Any reason why GGG chose to get stripped instead of fighting Andrade and Derevy ?

[JimmyValmer]

He fought Vanes and got stripped last May. why didn't he fight Andrade or Derevy who were eager and willing to fight him in a month's notice ?

[DuckAdonis]

He never had to fight Andrade what are you talking about ?

[JimmyValmer]

He never had to fight Andrade what are you talking about ?

Andrade was volunteeering to fight GGG when Canelo got banned due to Clen in his system



GGG could have at least picked Andrade instead of Vanes. Pretty sure he won’t get stripped to since Andrade is a legit MW unlike Vanes who last fought years ago at SWW before fighting GGG

[Outwest Exp 355]

Not saying Vanes and Canelo have the same style but Andrade is a southpaw and nothing like what G was preparing for. He’d have to get all new sparring partners, and change everything on short notice. While taking a pay cut. **** that ****.

[R_Walken]

Because Andrade & Devre are both top MW and most likely give Golovkin a tough fight at the very least and possibly pull off the upset

Why would Golovkin or his team take that risk when there’s another winning lottery ticket as far how much he’ll make fighting Canelo in the rematch which was basically a guarantee to happen in September

HBO was offering sh.it $ whether it was Vanes / Andrade / Devre so what’s the point

Anyone in his position would have done the exact same thing , who’s going to take a big risk and risk out on a guaranteed 8 figure payday in 4 months . Anyone would do the same and if you wouldn’t your a f.ucking ******

[Ray*]

He didn't want to risk losing and messing up his payday against Canelo. The same thing that his fanatics were criticising one leg Martinez when he was looking for his final payday.

[Citizen Koba]

Andrade was volunteeering to fight GGG when Canelo got banned due to Clen in his system



GGG could have at least picked Andrade instead of Vanes. Pretty sure he won’t get stripped to since Andrade is a legit MW unlike Vanes who last fought years ago at SWW before fighting GGG

Possibly he could have fought either (and IMO he should have fought Derevyanchenko despite the fact that it may have put back the Canelo fight or even run the risk of him being stripped by the WBC), but at the time Andrade put his name forward the NSAC had yet to make a decision on how to proceed with Canelo's case. Had he taken a fight before the NSAC decided to ban Canelo he potentially ran the risk of being stripped by the WBC for failing to fight his mandatory Canelo. Furthermore Boo Boo made his offer when he thought he was talking about being on a PPV... you quite sure he would have fought GGG on short notice or regular HBO for a quarter mil? I ain't.

Probably, in both cases the reasons were more to do with on the one hand salvaging as much as possible of his reduced purse, and wanting to avoid protracted negotiations - and on the other not wanting to put the Canelo rematch in jeopardy, or take too dangerous a fight without proper preparation.

What's your take?... I wouldn't be too sure the IBF wouldn't have stripped him for fighting anyone except D'Chenko, although there is some oddness around the whole situation because technically the IBF jumped the queue in the rotation... despite Canelo being suspended GGG was still technically obligated to fight his WBC mando first, so we'll never know how things would have played out... a complicated situation all round.

[_Rexy_]

Andrade was volunteeering to fight GGG when Canelo got banned due to Clen in his system



GGG could have at least picked Andrade instead of Vanes. Pretty sure he won’t get stripped to since Andrade is a legit MW unlike Vanes who last fought years ago at SWW before fighting GGG

He still would have been stripped. That’s how the IBF works. They gave an exception for Canelo and ONLY Canelo, half the time the IBF won’t even do that, which is why they strip so many guys for giving rematches.

[jas]

Money

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[DreamFighter]

Because Andrade & Devre are both top MW and most likely give Golovkin a tough fight at the very least and possibly pull off the upset

Why would Golovkin or his team take that risk when there’s another winning lottery ticket as far how much he’ll make fighting Canelo in the rematch which was basically a guarantee to happen in September

HBO was offering sh.it $ whether it was Vanes / Andrade / Devre so what’s the point

Anyone in his position would have done the exact same thing , who’s going to take a big risk and risk out on a guaranteed 8 figure payday in 4 months . Anyone would do the same and if you wouldn’t your a f.ucking ******

MAYBE yes, thasts what I used to say.

BUT if you look at it in hindsight maybe facing Andrade/Dev instead of Can would have been better. He might win, then duck a loss to Canelo, and then still be champ today.

MAYBE it might have been better to take the tough fight. But then again he might well have lost too, thats why he ducked in the first place.

Why not though just fight Dev for ONE title, the IBF, and not put the others on the line?