Here’s a summary of the main points discussed during this interview with Tom Loeffler:
• The WBC has mandated that the winner of Estrada-Cuadras will fight the victor of Chocolatito-Rungvisai (scheduled for the 9th September). If Roman Gonzalez emerges victorious from his rematch against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, then they're unlikely to face each other in a third bout in the short-term.
• A 122lbs boxer like Guillermo Rigondeaux is not on the radar to face a 115lbs fighter like Roman Gonzalez.
• Wladimir Klitschko hasn't officially announced whether or not he intends to engage in a rematch against Anthony Joshua. However, Eddie Hearn is already liaising with K2 to stage the bout in Las Vegas and he is also asking Tom for advice on the logistics as to how the Canelo-GGG bout is being staged in the US.
• Tom Loeffler says that GGG is more motivated for the Canelo fight than he has been against any of the opponents he's faced for the last few years. He also thought that Alvarez "looked spectacular against Chavez Jr.". He was explicitly asked if he was worried about any bias from the Judges for the Golovkin-Alvarez bout, but he politely refrained from answering this question.
• Loeffler states that GGG engaging in big bouts against the likes of Canelo takes precedence over any title unification opportunities. So Gennady would be pleased to face Alvarez again in a rematch, rather than challenge for Saunders' WBO world title.
Therefore, we’re more likely to see GGG compete in a rematch against Canelo than to see him face the winner of the Saunders-Monroe Jr. bout.
• Loeffler thought that including Oleksandr Usyk in the WBSS tournament validates it, since the best cruiserweights would be competing against each other (includes all four champions). Tom expects Usyk to not only emerge victorious from the tournament by unifying all the titles, but he strongly suggested that an eventual jump to the heavyweight division was also a certainty.
Thoughts?
