Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Promoter: No Word From Lara and His Team

[bug0092]

Not for me. His whole career, with the exception of maybe 3, have been stay busy fights. Lara or bigger/better name.

Dont be fooled by my trolling, i am a fan of GGG. I just cant support a career of stay busy fights anymore.

I agree. If he can't get Froch or another MW title holder, they should give Lara a call. Based on some ofGlolovkin's remarks lately, I think he's getting a little impatient as well.

[al-Xander]

Not for me. His whole career, with the exception of maybe 3, have been stay busy fights. Lara or bigger/better name.

Dont be fooled by my trolling, i am a fan of GGG. I just cant support a career of stay busy fights anymore.

Lara is a stay busy fight doe.

Make it happen!

[Fetta]

Lara is a stay busy fight doe.

Make it happen!

That is possible. GGG can cut off a ring and has thunder.

Not saying Lara will win at all but he will be the best opponent GGG faced.

No looking back now.

Name built and at 33 its time to maximize

[Beater_of_ass]

Of course not! That's why asked you, you dimwit! And it's 'vacate' BTW. Not 'vacant'.


You're vacant though.


Lol. Imagine if the HW champ says that he'd only fight with a limit of 210 lbs.



English is not exactly your specialty is it?

Wow, one misspell and you think that means Cotto should vacate at 160... some logic you have there.

If GGG won a HW title after winning one at each division along the way I really wouldn't complain, why would I that's a great accomplishment. For some reason though, because Cotto did it, it's not something GGG should aim for, even 1 moving up one division.

This is knowing Cotto has said he won't be forced into a fight over the title and Canelo saying in 2017 maybe.

[Beater_of_ass]

Are you being serious right now? Hopkins last PPV was against who and at what age? That's why it didn't sell much. His fight against Kovalev was one of the highest rated fights last year and so were his fights against Pascal. Hopkins always gets great ratings (only his PPV's against guys no one wants to see him fight do poorly).

Quite obviously Hopkins patience at 160 paid off. He was a no name in boxing but eventually got Trinidad & Oscar, two of the biggest names in all of the sport, which propelled Hopkins into a name fighter. He was never a huge name to be sure, but he was never going to be given his style of fighting. Regardless, Trinidad/Oscar made him into one of the bigger names in boxing over the past 10+ years. If Hopkins would have moved up to 168/175 sooner and never fought Tito/Oscar he wouldn't have been nearly as popular & successful as he was.

It doesn't look like GGG is going to get Cotto or Canelo though, Cotto at least just said as much. Is Canelo coming off of losses to Floyd and Cotto the best way to build GGG's name? Eh, if you think so.

[bug0092]

That is possible. GGG can cut off a ring and has thunder.

Not saying Lara will win at all but he will be the best opponent GGG faced.

No looking back now.

Name built and at 33 its time to maximize

GGG will force the action in any fight he's in. It won't play out like the Canelo fight did. Very good style matchup with the side benefit of shutting up a lot of people.

Out of curiosity, how do you think Lara would do against Martin Murray?

[kiaba360]

At this point he shouldn't have to say another word. He's willing. Without Froch, he's the best possible opponent. At least try to make the fight. If it can't happen because HBO or Lara's side won't make it, fine. At least Golovkin tried, and that's all people can ask.

It's that people want to make so many excuses to not even try, including Golovkin's team themselves, that should make people angry. At least try. Golovin became a name because he always took the best fight available. With Monroe he didn't, and if he doesn't contact Lara's side now then he won't be fighting the best possible name now. People should complain.

Loeffler acts like GGG/Lara is realistic because he's worked with Haymon before, but it's just smoke. Haymon could just use Lara as fodder for his own 154-160lbers, and he needs all of the fighters he can get at the rate PBC is growing. I can see him signing Andrade soon and matching him against Lara, or making J.Rock/Lara. Even if Haymon allows Lara to fight off PBC, who says HBO will welcome him? GGG/Lara has gotten so much attention yet seems to have no chance of happening, it's hilarious. The reality: Team GGG will exhaust all of their options before even contemplating a Lara match-up because they aren't oblivious to the negative relationship between HBO/Haymon.

It isn't difficult to see that this match-up isn't in the cards unless HBO/Haymon have a sudden change of heart. They have a good thing going with GGG, and aren't looking to mess it up. He'll keep pounding on overmatched MWs and wait for the unification fights. Lara is under the misconception that his 154lb resume makes him a viable candidate, but that's exactly why Team GGG will ignore him; Lara holds no weight at MW. There's no pressure for this match-up to happen, regardless of the fans' response. Lara could make himself a viable candidate by actually moving up to 160 and getting on the WBA/WBC rankings. Haymon seems to be building up Quillin/Jacobs, which means he'll probably keep Lara away from them because he has a decent chance of beating both. Haymon may not favor Lara, but he'll soon find a good use for his pawn. Who knows what it'll be? Will he let Lara go to HBO and face GGG with the hopes that he comes back to PBC with a big win? Will Haymon use GGG as a way to soften up Lara for his own 154-160lbers? If Lara does ok but ultimately get wrecked, we could see Lara/Jacobs.

Now...let's say we do get this fight next: If GGG beats Lara, then there isn't any excuse as to why we can't also get GGG vs. Jacobs/Quillin. This is the biggest reason why I don't think we get this match-up, because it breaks down all the barriers and illusions. PBC and HBO are on separate islands, each hoping that free-agents like Andy Lee will win belts so they can match their fighter against them. PBC got Lee/Quillin, but Mr. Price is Right failed to get the job done, so now HBO seems to have the advantage. As long as there are free-agents looking for opportunities, we'll have our current situation. We're seeing the same thing play out at LHW.

[bug0092]

Loeffler acts like GGG/Lara is realistic because he's worked with Haymon before, but it's just smoke. Haymon could just use Lara as fodder for his own 154-160lbers, and he needs all of the fighters he can get at the rate PBC is growing. I can see him signing Andrade soon and matching him against Lara, or making J.Rock/Lara. Even if Haymon allows Lara to fight off PBC, who says HBO will welcome him? GGG/Lara has gotten so much attention yet seems to have no chance of happening, it's hilarious. The reality: Team GGG will exhaust all of their options before even contemplating a Lara match-up because they aren't oblivious to the negative relationship between HBO/Haymon.

It isn't difficult to see that this match-up isn't in the cards unless HBO/Haymon have a sudden change of heart. They have a good thing going with GGG, and aren't looking to mess it up. He'll keep pounding on overmatched MWs and wait for the unification fights. Lara is under the misconception that his 154lb resume makes him a viable candidate, but that's exactly why Team GGG will ignore him; Lara holds no weight at MW. There's no pressure for this match-up to happen, regardless of the fans' response. Lara could make himself a viable candidate by actually moving up to 160 and getting on the WBA/WBC rankings. Haymon seems to be building up Quillin/Jacobs, which means he'll probably keep Lara away from them because he has a decent chance of beating both. Haymon may not favor Lara, but he'll soon find a good use for his pawn. Who knows what it'll be? Will he let Lara go to HBO and face GGG with the hopes that he comes back to PBC with a big win? Will Haymon use GGG as a way to soften up Lara for his own 154-160lbers? If Lara does ok but ultimately get wrecked, we could see Lara/Jacobs.

Now...let's say we do get this fight next: If GGG beats Lara, then there isn't any excuse as to why we can't also get GGG vs. Jacobs/Quillin. This is the biggest reason why I don't think we get this match-up, because it breaks down all the barriers and illusions. PBC and HBO are on separate islands, each hoping that free-agents like Andy Lee will win belts so they can match their fighter against them. PBC got Lee/Quillin, but Mr. Price is Right failed to get the job done, so now HBO seems to have the advantage. As long as there are free-agents looking for opportunities, we'll have our current situation. We're seeing the same thing play out at LHW.

So much logic in one post my head is spinning. Lara is not a draw and never will be the way he fights right now. He has great tools but lacks a killer instinct. He should've gone for the KO against Rodriguez. That's what the most of the fans want. As a promoter/manager/advisor, no draw means no money. They don't give a damn about satisfying boxing purists, they want guys who draw in the masses. Neither Lara's style nor his personality puts butts in the seats. Unless he changes one of those things to become either a hero or a heel, he will never be more than a pawn. Just the way it is.

[DLX]

I see no reason why HBO wouldn't approve GGG-Lara as long as Lara doesn't ask for too much. And they get to use the common opponent angle for a future Canelo fight. But for all the people saying Golovkin is ducking Lara, and Lara will be his best opponent...Will you then say G is picking on little guys after G stops him inside 8?

[ИATAS]

Wow, one misspell and you think that means Cotto should vacate at 160... some logic you have there.

If GGG won a HW title after winning one at each division along the way I really wouldn't complain, why would I that's a great accomplishment. For some reason though, because Cotto did it, it's not something GGG should aim for, even 1 moving up one division.

This is knowing Cotto has said he won't be forced into a fight over the title and Canelo saying in 2017 maybe.

Yeah because GGG winning a HW title is similar to Cotto isn't it :derp:

It doesn't look like GGG is going to get Cotto or Canelo though, Cotto at least just said as much. Is Canelo coming off of losses to Floyd and Cotto the best way to build GGG's name? Eh, if you think so.

Glad I could show you how beneficial it was for Hopkins career.

Losses to Cotto? Jumping the gun there a bit. Regardless, doesn't matter who wins or loses the idea is to unify. Like Hopkins before him Golovkin has made clear that's his top goal at middleweight.

BTW, everyone thought Oscar lost to Sturm and that didn't effect the Hopkins-Oscar fight one bit.