Should GGG target the winner of Kovalev-Ward...

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  1. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    .....after the joke fight of a money grab against Brook? Assuming Golovkin beats Brook and still can't land a meaningful fight at middleweight, should he show the same 'courage' Brook is showing and demand the winner of the fight between P4P elites Ward and Kovalev?

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  2. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    No he shouldn't.
     
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  3. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Why? If he can't get a meaningful middleweight fight after the absolute joke against Brook, who should he fight? Another welterweight?
     
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  4. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    Unless its at 168 an both ward an kova can comfortably make it then id say no.
     
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  5. SteelShoulders

    SteelShoulders Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nah he gets KO'd and embarrassed vs both
     
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  6. drenlou

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    There's no guarantee that GGG can beat the WW. I'm starting to think Brook has a serious chance at upsetting the applecart.:deal
     
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  7. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    If Brook is an absolute joke for GGG isn't GGG an absolute joke for Kovalev then?
     
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  8. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Anyone from 147-175, remember?
     
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  9. RacingBeat

    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    No move up and take on a top 10 68 pounder first to get acclimated. Then after one of two of those sure why not
     
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  10. RacingBeat

    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    Never mind 175 seems too big
     
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  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    IMHO, no. Not according to the hype and respect he receives throughout the boxing community.
     
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  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Of which most Golovkin's detractors strongly disagree with.
     
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  13. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    From the perspective of a boxing fan, the answer is undoubtedly yes. Why not? It would be very interesting to see how Golovkin does at the higher weight.

    But we cannot expect fighters to take such huge risks such as going up two divisions to fight a p4p-level talent. We can and should applaud it when it happens, but it cannot be demanded.

    I'd certainly respect him more if he did go up to fight Ward/Kovalev. But even if he stays at 160 lb his whole career, as long as he's willing to fight anyone in his division, he deserves respect.
     
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  14. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why not?

    I still think their are good fights at 160 and a couple at 168 for GGG, but he could fight the winner of Ward v Kovalev and win, lose or draw, come back down in weight again.

    I doubt it would happen, though.
     
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  15. RacingBeat

    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    He needs to do something, if nobody at middleweight is going to fight then give up on that and just move on up. Not much time left to make a run
     
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