Golovkin's Manager: Andre Ward More Realistic in 2016

By Edward Chaykovsky

Max Hermann, manager of WBA/IBO/WBC interim-middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29KOs), says super middleweight king Andre Ward is not a realistic option for 2015, but he is a realistic option for next year.

Some of the fighters who are more likely include IBF middleweight champion Andy Lee and WBA 'regular' super middleweight champion Carl Froch. Lee will defend his title against former champion Peter Quillin in April. Froch is not scheduled for a fight, but likely will wait it out until the summer with the hope of facing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. or Bernard Hopkins.

"Carl Froch and Andy Lee are definitely more realistic. Andre Ward has not fought since November 2013 so he hasn't fought for 18 months now and he will want a tune-up fight when he comes back and then we will need to then build up the fight with Gennady. It takes time to do all that but 2016 it's a fight that is realistic for Gennady," Hermann told reporter Nick Parkinson.