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Chavez Jr. is willing to face Golovkin (168) !
Posted: 24 Mar 2017, 18:36
by ValMar
What do you think about ?
Personally, I prefer to see this match more than GGG - Canelo.
Re: Chavez Jr. is willing to face Golovkin (168) !
Posted: 24 Mar 2017, 19:13
by SaadOffTheDeck
Ggg already signed to fight him at 168 a couple years ago.
Re: Chavez Jr. is willing to face Golovkin (168) !
Posted: 24 Mar 2017, 22:06
by Cutman Scabbers
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Ggg already signed to fight him at 168 a couple years ago.
then what happened?
Re: Chavez Jr. is willing to face Golovkin (168) !
Posted: 24 Mar 2017, 22:29
by SaadOffTheDeck
Cutman Scabbers wrote:SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Ggg already signed to fight him at 168 a couple years ago.
then what happened?
Chavez backed out and signed with Al.
Re: Chavez Jr. is willing to face Golovkin (168) !
Posted: 25 Mar 2017, 05:56
by Enlightened-One
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Cutman Scabbers wrote:SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Ggg already signed to fight him at 168 a couple years ago.
then what happened?
Chavez backed out and signed with Al.
That's not the full story. Chavez Jr. was presented with two options by Bob Arum to face Golovkin: take a big purse and be compelled to extend his contract with Top Rank; or take a smaller purse and not be tied to Top Rank.
Chavez Jr agreed to the fight purse for the first option but didn't want to sign a contract extension with Top Rank. So he declined the bout and joined forces with Al Haymon.
A legal battle ensued with Top Rank claiming they were still owed one more fight with the highly-lucrative Chavez Jr., resulting in an out of court settlement.
Chavez Jr. not taking the Golovkin fight, was a decision based on his sour relationship with Top Rank rather than any perceived fear of fighting a man he used to regularly spar with.