By Edward Chaykovsky
2015 Hall of Famer Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini is very impressed with IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin. He sees him as the best fighter in the sport right now.
Golovkin is the mandatory challenger to WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, who defends his world title next Saturday night against Daniel Geale at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
But Golovkin probably won't get that chance, because Cotto in victory is likely going to face Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in the fall.
Mancini agrees Cotto-Canelo is the biggest fight in terms of money, but Golovkin-Canelo is the biggest fight in boxing.
"The best fighter in the world pound-for-pound bar none is Gennady Golovkin. He’s dismantling people, he’s not just beating them, he’s destroying them. What I like about this kid is that he’s called everybody out, from Floyd to Andre Ward and nobody has stepped up, including Canelo and Miguel Cotto. Nobody has stepped up, that’s pretty impressive. All the elite guys, he’s called out and nobody has stepped up," Mancini told On The Ropes Boxing Radio .
"They’re saying the biggest fight out there is Canelo vs. Cotto, if Cotto beats Daniel Geale. In theory, yes because the Mexicans versus the Puerto Ricans is the biggest fight, money wise. But the biggest fight boxing wise is Canelo vs. Golovkin. People say, “What if Floyd fights Golovkin?” Floyd ain’t gonna get one hundred yards within Golovkin, are you kidding me? Floyd fighting Golovkin, get out of here, Floyd’s not delirious, that would be a stupid fight for him."