Golovkin Eyes Unification, Sees Mayweather as Long shot
By Edward Chaykovsky
WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (32-0, 29KOs) is looking to win every world title at 160-pounds. Besides the two belts around his waist, he also holds the WBC-interim title which makes him the mandatory challenger to champion Miguel Cotto.
Golovkin will return later tonight, to face Boxcino champion Willie Monroe Jr. at The Forum in Los Angeles, California. Beyond Monroe, Golovkin hopes to fight Cotto or possibly a fight with the winner of David Lemieux and Hassan N'dam, who battle for the vacant IBF middleweight title.
"My goal is to win all of the belts in the middleweight division. For me that is very important. I want a unification fight. But for right now my focus is on Monroe. He is a good fighter and I respect him. I think it is a good show, not just my fight. I think the second fight on my show with "Chocolatito" [Roman Gonzalez vs. Edgar Sosa] is beautiful, too. A lot of great champions on my show," Golovkin told reporter Brian Campbell.
Golovkin's dream fight is a clash with WBO/WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. He realizes there is a little chance of the fight taking place and Mayweather is unlikely to face him at 154-pounds, who Floyd ventured up to fight and beat Cotto in 2012. Mayweather has not fought above 147 since 2013, when he beat Saul Alvarez at a weight of 152.
"Of course, anybody would want to fight the No. 1 pound-for-pound. Of course, this is my dream fight with Floyd, and I understand that I am [a middleweight]. This is big for a [welterweight]. Maybe [Mayweather moves to] 154 [pounds] just for Cotto. This is a big deal," Golovkin said
