You're pretty much right, of course it's not an even playing field with WBA or any of the other guys. But I think they were putting the squeeze on Sturm, it's one reason he finally wanted to unify. Btw, Jones is from Panama, as is the WBA. Povetkin doesn't want to exercise his mandatory. John, who the hell knows.
I don't believe the WBA ever would have stripped Sturm, just like I don't think the WBC ever would have stripped Chavez. They may have upped their rhetoric after Golovkin's promotional situation improved and even made more threats, but I see little reason to not regard those as empty.
geale is going for the money rather than trying to fight the best at MW. Shameful? yeah, sort of. On the other hand why not take a big payday while he can. GGG would have brutalized him and then he would not be in any position to make decent money.
Geale fought the Ring #1 middleweight (SM is champ) in his own backyard and won, you moron. He has won two world titles in 2 fights overseas so give the guy a ****ing break, wheras GGG has feasted on bums which idiots like you lap up as impressive. Geale has earned a payday and the right to avenge the only loss on his record and there is nothing shameful about that. Golovkin has done **** all to deserve the credit that idiots like yourself are giving him and some of the comments about GGG are absolutely absurd and shameful. But that's okay, Ill let you continue you fapfest over GGG highlights on YouTube
I cant blame Geale for fighting money fight first if he fights Golovkin next! Golovkin beats him dominantly!
It's a tad unfair he gets stripped instantly for doing what Sturm did for years. I guess Geale wouldn't provide the WBA with the big brown envelope they regularly got from Sturm. Let's just hope that Geale fights GGG after Mundine. Very doubtful it will happen though. The only top fighter I can see fighting Golovkin is Pirog.
Sad thing is, I really wanted to see Golovkin vs Geale. Not that I give Geale much of a chance, but merely because GGG needs a name on his record. With the way things are going the big names will keep avoiding Golovkin like the plague, wich will keep him in the circle from "but he hasn't beaten anybody yet". The same thing bothered Bute for years because he wasn't in the super 6. So I really hope Geale will keep his word (after the Mundine fight) afterall and will fight GGG anyway.