Gennady Golovkin and Sergey Derevyanchenko gave brief statements at the final press conference for Saturday’s IBF middleweight title fight on DAZN from Madison Square Garden. Their face-off lasted 23 seconds and GGG was the one to break it off.
Gennadiy Golovkin: I’m ready. I’m so excited…please guys, if you like real fights, don’t miss this fight.
Sergey Derevyanchenko: We had a phenomenal camp leading up to this fight and I’m extremely motivated.
Is it just me or does GGG actually look just a tiny bit nervous?
It may not just be you, but I think that hardly anyone else would perceive GGG to be nervous at all. GGG is not a fighter who comes in ready sometimes, and not at other times. He’s disciplined/professional enough to always be ready come fight time.
Derevyanchenko has improved tremendously over the past three years, and only lost to Jacobs by SD. He’s one of the toughest opponents GGG ever faced, but like in every GGG fight so far, I still see him as an undefeated fighter and real champ.
GGG by UD or KO.
GGG is not getting any younger. He needs to jump right in now if he wants to make a dent in the divisions.
The REAL champ is going to put pressure on the phony champ (Canela). GGG has ruled this division for many years, he now will stop Sergey and reclaim the IBF title (not that he ever lost it). Canela will fight Kovalev and it will go to a decision, Kovalev will get jobbed by the Delaho judges, GGG meanwhile will continue to make the 160 lb division his home. No one in that division can beat GGG, if Canela can possibly get down to 160 lbs he can then fight GGG, hopefully any place besides Mexico or Las vegas.
Steve, you bring up some good points. Simply amazes me Canelo has been given a few pats on the back by a few judges so Oscar can make money, exploit his company, and feel entitled. Funny Oscar gets Canelo the fight with Kovalev after the Russian has been beat, older, and semi-washed up…….
Scooby, the truth is, we CANNOT permit these phony events to prosper.BOYCOTT every P.P.V event. Canela/Delaho have made a mockery out of their events. i’m not saying Canela can’t fight, but the Delaho and his buying of the judges, and Canelas ROIDED up posture makes it extremely hard to like him anymore. Whenever Canela fights I go to a sports bar and watch the fight with friends and a good amount of Latinos there. The 1st fight with GGG was roundly booed after the draw was announced. The 2nd fight was booed as well (not as loud) but when a Mexican fighter is booed by his own people ( who are very staunch boxing fans) you know how disgusted they are with him and what he has become. Add to that Delaho and his antics and you have a recipe on how to make most boxing fans disgusted with the sport. BTW,unless Kovalev K.O’s Canela the judges already have it as a win for Kovalev.
Both GGG and Canelo will rather get stripped than fight Charlo or Andrade. They may can, too bad they dont believe it.
GGG looks like he’s losing bone mass. Will be hard to keep up the bully slugger-style he’s accustomed to.