Why was Golovkin willing to move up to 168 for Chavez Jr but not for Andre Ward?

[Sir Babatunde]

No but it's not just about the short term, right?

True but you're basically saying that it's ok for GGG to fight lower opposition for the time being so that he is unbeaten for longer rather than being whooped by Ward in the short term.

[IMDAZED]

True but you're basically saying that it's ok for GGG to fight lower opposition for the time being so that he is unbeaten for longer rather than being whooped by Ward in the short term.

No, I'm basically saying that he's probably waiting to see if he can get a Cotto/Canelo/Chavez Jr. before embarking on a supreme challenge like Ward. Just like Ward is waiting on a GGG/Chavez Jr. before moving up to face a Kovalev.

[MDPopescu]

Seems strange.....

Who's alt are you? Andre's?

[MDPopescu]

In case Ward is able to offer Golovkin at least a 2 million dollar purse, I trust that the Russian would step up... But Ward can't provide that much i guess.

[Sir Babatunde]

Who's alt are you? Andre's?

There are normal fans of Ward like myself. Golovkin fanatics like to make out nobody knows Ward but the funny thing is that Golovkin was a complete nobody until late 2012. He will come and go just like other power punching cash outs.

Luckily you have a computer to quickly check on boxrec but lets be honest if you couldn't check and i asked you 'who did Golovkin beat to win his world title' the chances are you would have no idea even though you will pretend you do.

[MDPopescu]

There are normal fans of Ward like myself. Golovkin fanatics like to make out nobody knows Ward but the funny thing is that Golovkin was a complete nobody until late 2012. He will come and go just like other power punching cash outs.

Luckily you have a computer to quickly check on boxrec but lets be honest if you couldn't check and i asked you 'who did Golovkin beat to win his world title' the chances are you would have no idea even though you will pretend you do.

Thanks for guidance -- it's so original.

(You didn't answer the question.)

[Sir Babatunde]

In case Ward is able to offer Golovkin at least a 2 million dollar purse, I trust that the Russian would step up... But Ward can't provide that much i guess.

The fight would make more than the he is making with Geale, i guaruntee that.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Same reason Ward won't move up to 175 to fight Kovalev.

[M Bison]

The fight would make more than the he is making with Geale, i guaruntee that.

But can you garan it?

[King_]

Why was Ward criticizing Golovkin for wanting Chavez Jr when Ward himself wanted to fight Chavez Jr like a month earlier?