Golovkin is starting to become a cherry picker

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  1. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    I like the guy but he would'nt move up to 168 to fight Ward because he is not a PPV fighter yet he is going to fight JCC who hasn't been active enough? :patsch
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Chavez has been so underrated on this forum, he's a tough fight for anyone when he's motivated, as far as the point of the thread, he needs to beat a few notable SMW's before going after the top guy, you're just being silly, and we don't even know what Ward is doing or planning on doing in the near future, I think Ward should finally move up and face Kovalev, so how do you like them apples.
     
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  3. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    GTFOH with that cr*p. JCC is not even the top guy in the SMW division. My point of the thread is GGG is avoiding a guy who is a threat to him yet he has no problems calling out a champ (Cotto- who IMO should just vacate the MW title).
     
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  4. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    No you're trying to make GGG look like a b***h, he's a Middleweight, Cotto should have thought his decision over a little bit before moving up, now he's champ let him defend.
    Golovkn still has many challenges at MW and when he cleans out that division maybe he can try his hand at another, maybe test the waters with an Abraham or Kessler, Ramirez or Groves before jumping right in with a Ward or Froch. Boxing fans expect far too much too soon with most fighters.
     
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  5. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Chavez Jr isn't in the top 10 at Super Middle so that's disappointing.

    I understand the business side of it all and it does make amazing sense.

    However as far as best fights to be made as far as pure ranking the victory relevance than Chavez is quite far down the list.
     
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  6. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Cherry picker or not, the man isn't in this sport to impress nobodies. He's here to make money. Chavez Jr. clearly and easily provides the most money available for him to consider. Ward has been inactive and completely forgotten and that's his own problem.
     
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  7. antonio plaisir

    antonio plaisir the detonator Full Member

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    another genius trying to pretend ward is a viable opponent for anybody.

    can you illustrate where cst80 stated jr is the top guy at 168?
     
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  8. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ward has not fought in like when? Cant make solid plans fighting that guy. He will come around when he comes around.
     
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  9. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Where did you see the Chavez fight finalised?
     
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  10. dellboi94

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    Kovalev > GGG
     
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  11. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    If your'e using the fact that one opponent, Andre Ward, is not really being considered over the next year or so (for eminently good reasons - including his lack of availability) to call someone a cherry picker you probably have an agenda.
     
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  12. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You know who else wants to fight inactive Chavez Jr?
    Inactive Andre Ward:lol:
    I think there's more morons on this forum p4p than there are on youtube comment section.

    JCC Jr's side send K2 a contract and GGG signed it and sent it back.
    Maybe Ward's team should do the same. I guess he'd have to stop taking them to court first:rofl
    2 tune ups=Another wasted year for Ward when ever he does decide to fight again.
     
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  13. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This.

    Plus, GGGs last opponents (Geale and Rubio) were probably the best non-titlists out there to fight - especially as the other champs won't fight him.
     
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  14. thurmanthegoat1

    thurmanthegoat1 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Back to the hole sweetsci
     
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  15. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    You can't blame GGG for picking guys who offer big paychecks. That's not ducking, that's not cherrypicking, that's just how business works. Chavez Jr. might not be the top guy in the division but he's the biggest paycheck because he brings tons of hispanic PPV money. End of story.
     
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