Knew there wasn't a snowballs chance in hell that Clenelo was fighting Kov or Callum. I'm glad for it, they were too big anyways. GGG 3 is the best realistic fight available. Andrade is too boring. Unfortunately, there is no way whatsoever that GGG can win any decision. He needs to go for broke against Clenelo. KO or be KO'd. I think he has that mentality and understands it...I hope... at some point he realizes the judges are bought and paid for, right??
Golovkin has repeatedly said for years, as far back as 2012, and as recent as 2017 that he would fight anyone between 154-168. In that time frame several fighters have called his bluff that include Erislndy Lara, Austin Trout, Demetrius Andrade, Andre Ward, Gilberto Ramirez, Derevyanchenko, BJ Saunders, Jermall Charlo. You can also include GGGs refusal of giving Jacobs the rematch, and also how he was actually unwilling to fight Canelo unless he got 5 times his highest payday. As a boxing fan it's frustrating seeing a talented champion like GGG refuse to take challeneges, I can imagine the frustration GGG fans feel.
Pretty much since the Brook fight, age and speed are were catching up. It was about the money at that point and quite rightly so. Jacobs gave a career best performance against Golovkin and it wasn't enough. He got his 2 Canelo fights and didn't get the verdict in either but got paid. BJS and Charlo are irrelevant. Before Saunders schooled a worn Lemieux in 12, GGG battered a prime latter in 7! 154lbs was mentioned purely to entice Mayweather. Avoiding Ward at 168lbs, if this was actually the case, was nothing less than wise. Canelo is a top fighter, no denying that fact, however Golden boy waited to pounce at the right time. GGG still won both fights in the eyes of the majority.
When you fight best you get close fights especially when you fight guy's who were as slick as prime Trout and Lara
1. The venue? That's a stretch. Nearly all mega fights are held in Vegas. 2. That's also a stretch. When was the last time WW challenged for MW titles and the MW champion conceded to a catch-weight like Canelo did? Tito fought Mayorga at the full 160 and GGG fought Brook at the full 160. 3. I'm not a big fan of rehydration clauses, the IBF has them though, and I do recall many Canelo critics being against weighing excessively on fight night. So you didn't prove much aside Canelo using his A side for a rehydration clause which I had already acknowledged.
