(Poll) Is GGG Ducking Dchenko?

Didn't read..

 

No Duck. Just an unfortunate set of events for all involved bar Canelo....

 

@Lazar

I would have voted yes, but instead I didn't vote because I recently heard from several good sources that Di Bella / Team Derevyanchenko changed their minds about wanting to step in when they saw the short money involved due to moving off PPV and the venue change.

Instead, they want the mandatory to be enforced straight after the May fight, or Golovkin stripped so that Derevyanchenko can gain the belt and get a lucrative unification at some point.

Of course, that doesn't change the fact that Team Golovkin didn't want the fight themselves, but that's not a full duck by any means.

 

This has all been explained very clearly by Loeffler. They’re not opposed to fighting Derevychenko. But feel he’s a serious opponent and they need more than three weeks to obtain the venue, set up the PPV, line up the broadcasters and commercial endorsements, prepare the promotion, and yes, train for this opponent. Currently all that’s available is HBO non-PPV at a small venue with almost no promotion and training for this opponent.

Now, if they had 4 months, would Derevychenko be their first option as an opponent? That’s doubtful. You can call that a duck, but honestly who is Derevychenko compared to BJS, Canelo or even a Jacobs rematch? And what makes anyone think a properly prepared GGG loses to him?

 

No dount SD is a quality fighter, but he's high risk, low reward. Golovkin wouldn't get ANY credit anyways if he beat him or knocked him out. They'd say SD had a month to prepare on short notice.

 

100% a duck. He didn't have to fight on May 5th and he didn't have to fight Vanes but he chose to.

He has no association to May 5th , that was Canelo's date but he hijacked it so he wouldn't have to reschedule and fight somebody better.

He had to move his fight to the Sub hub center cos he couldn't hold down the venue or another venue in Vegas , but if GGG pulled out , Nelo would still likely have fought somebody else in the T Mobile arena.

He used a Mexican holiday - which has no relevance to a Kazakh vs an Armenian - as an excuse to duck , and will seek out the Canelo rematch in Sept to duck a second time.

But he could still have fought this guy on May 5th without rescheduling .. If he iwas good enough to fight Canelo - a top P4P , then he should be good enough to fight his mandatory.

 

I just don't get the Vanes fight and I'm a big GGG fan. Very disappointing. If Vanes was an active 160 guy, I would understand it. But a 154 guy who has been inactive for 2 years?

 

Can't say since apparently HBO only offered $1Mil which if that's true it's not a legit offer to face a dangerous guy like that.

I think he should have fought him but then looking at that offer you can't blame him.

 

Yes, it's obvious!

 

All the tickets had to be refunded and the PPV model had to be abolished , so there was no reason at all to keep the May 5th date.

Had Golovkin been big enough to hold down the arena and the PPV , then keeping the date would have been pivotal , but he isn't so latching himself on to May 5th doesn't justify this fight.

 

Yes he dudkced him for Vanes because the risk was too high.

 

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