Mayweather: I'm Not Ducking Golovkin, When Will He Move Up?
By Carlos Boogs
As previously reported, former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) is '50-50' on returning to the ring for his 50th professional fight.
Mayweather retired last September after dominating former welterweight champion Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Most insiders tab WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia as the frontrunner to face Mayweather in the fall.
Mayweather has been making a lot of noise with respect to a potential crossover fantasy fight with UFC world champion Conor McGregor. Most insiders view that chatter as smoke and mirrors to protect the actual comeback opponent.
When it comes to fighting WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin, Mayweather sees no reason for the fight.
He believes Golovkin has yet to prove himself by moving up in weight to take on someone like Andre Ward. If Golovkin were to move, and beat Ward, Mayweather has promised to fight him, but he strongly feels that a Golovkin-Ward fight will never happen.
"I just look at the situation like this...Sugar Ray Leonard, he jumped up in weight. Robert Duran, he jumped up in weight. Oscar De La Hoya jumped up in weight. Floyd Mayweather jumped up in weight. Pernell Whitaker jumped up in weight. Roy Jones jumped in weight. So many legendary champions jumped up in weight. I jumped up in weight. When is Triple G going to jump in weight," Mayweather stated.
"I proved myself over and over again, but I'm not ducking or dodging Triple G, but I'm a businessman. And my focus right now, if I was to get inside a ring and compete...the only guy I'm thinking about right now, business wise, is Conor McGregor."
Golovkin and WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez are in talks for a mandatory fall showdown. They have a purse bid set for May 24th in Mexico City.
