Khan Tells De La Hoya: Canelo Would Beat Golovkin

By Edward Chaykovsky

British superstar Amir Khan (30-3, 19 KOs) was not overly impressed with Saturday's big win by IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), who knocked out Willie Monroe Jr. (19-2, 6 KOs) in six rounds.

After the fight, Golovkin called for matches with Miguel Cotto and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Canelo's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, is open to the idea of making a fight with Golovkin but not until some point in the future. Canelo says he is not yet ready to move up to 160-pounds, but he's been fighting at 155-pounds for his last three ring appearances.

Khan is of the same opinion as Monroe, by stated that Canelo (45-1-1, 32 KOs) would beat Golovkin. After his defeat, Monroe picked Golovkin to beat Cotto, but said Canelo has very fast hands and a clear edge because of his style.

“Watching the fights on HBO Boxing, I think Canelo would beat GGG. Oscar De La Hoya make it happen. GGG is a beast but I see holes,” Khan wrote on his Twitter account.

Khan never detailed the holes that he was referring to, but Monroe stated after the match that Golovkin was vulnerable on the inside and always became uncomfortable when Monroe stayed close and made it a dog fight.