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boxing_rocks wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 16:11 That is a f*ckingly biased article.

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 17:22 Golovkin is fighting his IBF mandatory. There is nothing wrong with that after a grueling previous fight. The guy will be turning 38 ...

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 20:36

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 17:22 Golovkin is fighting his IBF mandatory. There is nothing wrong with that after a grueling previous fight. The guy will be turning 38 ...

Part of me agrees with you, but there is a part of me that remembers GGG’s words when he announced his deal with DAZN.

And his penchant for facing the likes of Kamil Szeremeta and Steve Rolls, as well as facing someone dire like Vanes Martirosyan (when he was previously with HBO) is clearly contradictory in nature, especially when there are better fighters calling out Golovkin that he refuses to face.

You’re a fan of his that passionately defends GGG’s honour at all cost, I get that, but even you can’t pretend that Golovkin’s actions don’t contradict his own words.

You’re welcome to try though.

lazboy wrote: ↑24 Jan 2020, 00:10 The boxing fan in me would’ve liked a Derevenchenko rematch if there were not bigger fish to fry such as Canelo, BJS or even Callum Smith.

Now that could be the reason why this match was made, as a bigger fish opponent has been lined up however this remains to be seen.

Right now, given I’ve never heard of the opponent and even though the opponent is a mandatory it is disappointing. It was ripe time for a rematch. A rematch that would be competitive, contains controversy around the result of the first and a fight that could be made. Why not?

On the other hand the Golovkin fan in me sees him in a new vulnerable light and would like him to minimise his damage/pain.

Thomastearns wrote: ↑26 Jan 2020, 10:54

lazboy wrote: ↑24 Jan 2020, 00:10 The boxing fan in me would’ve liked a Derevenchenko rematch if there were not bigger fish to fry such as Canelo, BJS or even Callum Smith.

Now that could be the reason why this match was made, as a bigger fish opponent has been lined up however this remains to be seen.

Right now, given I’ve never heard of the opponent and even though the opponent is a mandatory it is disappointing. It was ripe time for a rematch. A rematch that would be competitive, contains controversy around the result of the first and a fight that could be made. Why not?

On the other hand the Golovkin fan in me sees him in a new vulnerable light and would like him to minimise his damage/pain.

Same here. Glad that GGG changed his damaging training regime for something more sensible.

He may be one of the most naturally toughest men to have ever walked intro a boxing ring - but even Gennady Golovkin is human (as far as we know).

Given his age I'm still surprised he's planning such a quick return to the ring after that murderous war with Sergiy Derevyanchenko. I'm guessing Sergiy will fancy taking a slightly longer break before any return to the ring.

Thanks to Sky Sports Boxing you can watch that epic battle here once again in HD.




and a bit more on the new training regime here.

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/g ... 140468/amp

Bandog wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 20:46 At GGG's stage in his career, mandatories are used as an excuse, when unification fights are right in front of him. Why waste his last couple of years on that? He turned down opportunities to fight Lara, a slick south paw. I'm guessing it's the same reason he doesn't want to fight Andrade.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 21:13

Bandog wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 20:46 At GGG's stage in his career, mandatories are used as an excuse, when unification fights are right in front of him. Why waste his last couple of years on that? He turned down opportunities to fight Lara, a slick south paw. I'm guessing it's the same reason he doesn't want to fight Andrade.

Andrade is probably chasing a Brian Rose rematch, only that could eclipse him fighting a beast like Luke Keeler. The years go by and boo boo's 1 fan makes hundreds more excuses than Andrade has good wins . Funny thing is this Kamil is even better than Andrade's last opponent, and GGG's last opponent is better than anyone Andrade has faced

'anytime, anywhere, any money!'

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 21:13

Bandog wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 20:46 At GGG's stage in his career, mandatories are used as an excuse, when unification fights are right in front of him. Why waste his last couple of years on that? He turned down opportunities to fight Lara, a slick south paw. I'm guessing it's the same reason he doesn't want to fight Andrade.

Andrade is probably chasing a Brian Rose rematch, only that could eclipse him fighting a beast like Luke Keeler. The years go by and boo boo's 1 fan makes hundreds more excuses than Andrade has good wins . Funny thing is this Kamil is even better than Andrade's last opponent, and GGG's last opponent is better than anyone Andrade has faced

'anytime, anywhere, any money!'

Bandog wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 19:52

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 21:13

Andrade is probably chasing a Brian Rose rematch, only that could eclipse him fighting a beast like Luke Keeler. The years go by and boo boo's 1 fan makes hundreds more excuses than Andrade has good wins . Funny thing is this Kamil is even better than Andrade's last opponent, and GGG's last opponent is better than anyone Andrade has faced

'anytime, anywhere, any money!'

Your'e a fornicating idiot.

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 23:10

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 21:13

Andrade is probably chasing a Brian Rose rematch, only that could eclipse him fighting a beast like Luke Keeler. The years go by and boo boo's 1 fan makes hundreds more excuses than Andrade has good wins . Funny thing is this Kamil is even better than Andrade's last opponent, and GGG's last opponent is better than anyone Andrade has faced

'anytime, anywhere, any money!'

Margo, are you OK? Did you really say something not so negative about GGG ?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 22:29 Ya, bandog got da boo boo balls all to himself, one for lunch, one for dinner

Jeff_lacy_ko wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 21:49 Andrades got a fan!??!!?!?

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑20 Feb 2020, 01:02 Golovkin is falling apart:

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/ ... next-fight

Bandog wrote: ↑21 Feb 2020, 07:41

Jeff_lacy_ko wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 21:49 Andrades got a fan!??!!?!?

I'm a fan of Andrade's skills and talent. Some think he is boring, but most thought Floyd was too.

Call me crazy, but I'd rather see Andrade vs GGG than Szeremetas and Rolls and Vanes M. I also think Andrade vs Canelo would be much better than Canelo fighting Amir Khan, Rocky Fielding, and Chavez Jr.