Golovkin vs Jacobs

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(03-03-2017 09:19 AM)ViperSniper Wrote:  I'm ALL for a fighter owning his division & cleaning it up too. However GGG/team did claimed they could beat anyone from 160-175, as noone wants to fight.

It's true Golovkin has been ducked, while also fighting in a weak division. By saying that though, they have also denied challenges from fighters like Lara & Ward who both put their hand up. Ward was top 3 best in the world & Lara was a highly respected fighter that was more talented or accomplished than anyone Golovkin had face then or even now.

I don't blame Golovkin hunting for Cotto or Canelo, cause why wouldn't you. But Lara would have been a bigger fight than any other opponents and Ward is a better p4p fighter than both Cotto or Canelo..they just don't offer the highest paycheck.

Golovkin really shouldn't have been too picky considering his situation and the weak competition in his division. If he didn't want to fight Ward, he should have at least fought Lara.

Either or, the Jacobs fight is one of the most interesting fight so far for Golovkin. Should be fun.

Hopkins claimed he could fight at heavyweight and beat a heavyweight champion, too, but I wouldn't hold it against him that he didn't back it up. Fighters and their teams say all types of shit.

I agree with you about Lara, though. That would have been a perfectly acceptable fight for GGG to take, legacy-wise, and would have been a terrific notch on his middleweight reign.



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