Has There Ever Been A More DUCKED Fighter Than Gennady Golovkin?

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  1. LomachenkoIsTBE

    LomachenkoIsTBE Member banned Full Member

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    This is the most remarkable case I've ever seen, yes even more than Burley. All of the belt holders across a few waves of titleholders have ducked Golovkin. Hell, even WBO is ducking him!
    If Golovkin retires today, I almost feel like he should be inducted into HOF for being SO dominant that the very best wanted no part of him. Michael Moorer is considered one of the very, very best LHW's of all time. He fought lesser opponents than GGG!

    The title holders who ducked GGG -
    1. WBO - calls for Saunders to have two mandatory defenses and wants him to ideally fight Canelo (they want Saunders to duck GGG).
    2. Saunders Ducked GGG
    3. Eubank Jr Ducked GGG
    4. Jacobs Ducked GGG
    5. Canelo Ducked GGG
    6. Chavez Jr Ducked GGG
    7. Quillin Ducked GGG
    8. Martinez Ducked GGG
    9. Cotto Ducked GGG
    10. Sturm Ducked GGG
    11. N'Dam Ducked GGG
    12. Barker Ducked GGG
    13. Soliman Ducked GGG
    14. Zbik Ducked GGG
    15. Mundine Ducked GGG
    16. Geale Ducked GGG (relinquished title to avoid him but fought him years later)
    Lesser ducks:
    16. Mayweather Ducked GGG (at 154)
    17. Froch Ducked GGG


    If you have any queries about any of the fighters and their duck, I'll be happy to provide information.
    WBO ducking Golovkin -

    Taken from Fight News.com

    "Next to the heavyweight division, the most fireworks came from the middleweight division where early rumblings emerged that WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders might be fighting Saul Alvarez next. However, regardless of if an Alvarez fight materialized, Saunders would be fighting soon, with November 26 on the table. Due to his long period of inactivity, Saunders was ordered by the WBO to fight two back to back mandatory defenses, although one of the “mandatory” defenses could be Alvarez if that fight materialized. The Saunders camp then threw some jabs towards Chris Eubank Jr., noting that much of Saunders inactivity could be directly linked to Eubank’s stalling tactics."
    Thanks to @Omair for names I hadn't mentioned that had shamefully ducked GGG.
     
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  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. LomachenkoIsTBE

    LomachenkoIsTBE Member banned Full Member

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    It's the worst case of ducking I've ever heard of :/
     
  4. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm sure.
     
  5. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    He'd be in the top 100 possibly.
     
  6. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    He's the unified champion. I fail to see that as being a ducked fighter.
     
  7. LomachenkoIsTBE

    LomachenkoIsTBE Member banned Full Member

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    He's the unified champion, not by fighting title holders. He won the vacant WBA against a no namer. The WBC was given to him after Canelo relinquished the title to duck Golovkin. He won the vacant IBO against a no namer.
    The WBO is held hostage by Saunders who is ducking him.
    He only won the IBF title from someone who just won it.
    All of the lineal champions ducked him.
    If you fail to see any of what I've written being a ducked fighter, then you're actually crazy.
     
  8. BCS8

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    Golovkin's got more ducks than I have, and I live on a farm.
     
  9. channy

    channy 4.7.33 banned Full Member

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    :couch: GGG hiding, he does the ducking
     
  10. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Please add Andre Ward to the list.
     
  11. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What a shame that you don't know about Mike McCallum.
     
  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Rigondeaux and Demetrius Andrade.
     
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  13. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    GGG is definitely the most dangerous fight for anyone in the division to take.
     
  14. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    I agree that he was avoided before. Now he is universally recognise as the Man at middleweight. In a traditional sense, a challenger should not be accused of ducking the champion, if the are not ready, they are not ready.
     
  15. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    All it meant is that it is the sign to seek greater challenge, which seems GGG is reluctant to do. HOF at this stage but not great YET.