Comments Thread For: De La Hoya: Mayweather-Golovkin Will NEVER Happen!

[Reloaded]

Currently, Pacquiao does not have a belt at 154. Also, if Mayweather can't make the 154 weight limit, why doesn't he drop the belt?

Manny has a WW belt when was the last time he fought a WW , why dont he drop it if he cant fight WWs without a CW , why CW a Jnr WW and then make a public statement that he is going to JW , why not just fight Algeiri at 140 for his title instead of enforcing a CW in the WW division .

[rasdun]

If you fight the top guy in your division a year into your career, you're daring to be great. If you've won major titles in five divisions, you've dared to be great. Just because people choose not to acknowledge it because they don't like you personally is irrelevant.

BTW, don't the same rules apply to GGG? His fans wanna see him fight Floyd, who he's a huge favorite against. People wanna see him fight Cotto, who he's a huge favorite against. His fans wanna see him fight Canelo, who he's a huge favorite against. The only fighter in his weight range that he won't be a huge favorite against is Ward, who his fans have a million excuses for him not to fight. Do your "dare to be great" rules apply to him? Because according to your logic, the only fight for GGG that matters is the one his fans don't want.

You are right. Floyd did d2bg at 130 and 135. But he's missed alot since. Tszyu, Williams, Pac, and he could've d2bg v. Martinez.
Nxt point, GGG would not be a big favorite v floyd. Favored, but not huge at all.
nxt, ggg is getting going and hasn't even had an opportunity to have the biggest fights at 160 pounds, much less at 168.he should get an opportunity to fight the top fighters at 160 1st. He is not being spoken of as an all-time great, not just yet. Although if and when that time comes, then yes, he should dare to be great as well by taking on the toughest fights possible.
you are comparing a fighter that is just starting to become a star verse one of the biggest boxing superstars of all time. Not quite apples and apples, you see what I'm saying.
Plus, Andre Ward isn't fighting anyone at all right now and has no plans to. Even if ggg wanted to fight him, he couldn't.

[rasdun]

Manny has a WW belt when was the last time he fought a WW , why dont he drop it if he cant fight WWs without a CW , why CW a Jnr WW and then make a public statement that he is going to JW , why not just fight Algeiri at 140 for his title instead of enforcing a CW in the WW division .

Your saying mannys opposing good? Braley is better than most of floyds recent competition - guererro, maidana, ortiz

[T18Z]

So you are telling me that he sold out MSG everytime he fought??? hahahahahahaa

Also, 75% of a 9000+ seating arena, comes out to a lil over 6500. Meaning, there were nearly 3k empty seats. So no, thats not "sold out". So how am I lying?

I'm talking about your second comment. You said the majority of the seats were sold by Donaire's fight, are you mentally ******ed? How is that even possible when 75% of tickets were sold before Donaire was even added to the card? Did you go to school?

By the way, 75% of 9000 is 6750. 2250 is not "close" to 3000 at all, dumb kid. Go watch the video I linked previously and realize your ******ity. GGG's popularity sold the last fight, Donaire was just icing on the cake.



Now sit down.

[champion4ever]

It's a natural for GGG and Canelo to inevitably square off against each other. The two are actually closer in size than they are to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

[daggum]

Manny has a WW belt when was the last time he fought a WW , why dont he drop it if he cant fight WWs without a CW , why CW a Jnr WW and then make a public statement that he is going to JW , why not just fight Algeiri at 140 for his title instead of enforcing a CW in the WW division .

his last fight

[hitking]

You are right. Floyd did d2bg at 130 and 135. But he's missed alot since. Tszyu, Williams, Pac, and he could've d2bg v. Martinez.
Nxt point, GGG would not be a big favorite v floyd. Favored, but not huge at all.
nxt, ggg is getting going and hasn't even had an opportunity to have the biggest fights at 160 pounds, much less at 168.he should get an opportunity to fight the top fighters at 160 1st. He is not being spoken of as an all-time great, not just yet. Although if and when that time comes, then yes, he should dare to be great as well by taking on the toughest fights possible.
you are comparing a fighter that is just starting to become a star verse one of the biggest boxing superstars of all time. Not quite apples and apples, you see what I'm saying.
Plus, Andre Ward isn't fighting anyone at all right now and has no plans to. Even if ggg wanted to fight him, he couldn't.

Dude, the Tsyzu fight couldn't be made because of contractual conflicts. Floyd was a relatively nobody when that fight would have been biggest, and so was Tsyzu. But even to that point, Floyd did KO the guy that retired Tsyzu. Yet that's a fight he's criticized for. The Paul Williams argument is also a ridiculous one. After his arrival win against Margarito, he turned right around and lost to Quintana. And after he avenged that he was basically one-n-done at jr middleweight against Verno Phillips and was off to middleweight. And I can tie Martinez into that argument. Why is Floyd requiref to fight middleweights? He's not a career welterweight that's killing himself to make 47 like guys like Leonard and Hagler were. At some point, you have to settle in whete you max out. Its almost identical to the Roy Jones argument through much of his reign as P4P King. Most of his time as light heavyweight champion, he was a natural super middleweight. And folks were wanting him to fight Lenox Lewis. As for Pac, tired of that argument. Everybody knows where everybody stands and no one's mind is changing.

As for GGG, he's not "just getting started." This guy is the same age as Cotto. He fought in the same Olympics as Ward. He's been a pro nearly a decade. Sorry, he doesn't get the "rising star" treatment homie. If anything, he should be pressed moreso than a guy like Floyd to "dare to be great." Because he's spent a lotta time doing nothing, and getting his balls massaged for it.

As for Ward's current situation, its irrelevant. Because when questioned about a Ward fight. GGG's team's initial response was that Ward "doesn't make financial sense." So let's not dress it up and act like GGG was all for it if not gor Ward's situation. They didn't want the fight because the reward isn't worth the risk. Much like Floyd won't fight GGG, because the risk isn't worth the reward. Its completely apples to apples.

[Build That Wall]

De La Hoya said it like he doesn't want to see it

[hugh grant]

Floyd will never be as great as Pac or BH, as he don't take a risk whereby he is underdog. THe reason he wont fight GGG is because he will be underdog and he wont have any of it.

BH will always be greater than Floyd, as he is fighting Kovalev who is the equal of GGG in hitting power and intimidation. BH is 50 years old and Floydies already make the excuse that Floyd cant fight cos he is 37.

Do everyone a favour then, and at least don't go around claiming to be the best in the world. Fight someone your an underdog against that people don't think you can beat, just like Ali did 40 years ago against George Foreman. Be the underdog Floyd where people say you cant win, and then prove us wrong, and we will all bow to you and say you were better than we thought. How dare we make you the underdog until your 50 years old like Ali said.

[elishua F]

how bout ggg vs pacquiao