When Golovkin Retires

[Smash]

i think he was a bit unlucky in that better fights became available for him as he reached mid 30's but definitely hof guy

[djtmal]

Where would you place him on the ATG list ?
Is he an ATG ?

No one seems to GAF about him

I made a GGG dedication thread and it didn't go over well, I expect the same for this thread

Well we know considering the source its coming from a bad place.

Probably has something to do with him calling Floyd's bluff and Floyd coming up with excuses.

[QballLobo]

He was the last star built by the HBO machine. He was knocking out low level guys for years and was being positioned as the next Pacquiao.

He came up short with his biggest opportunity so I don’t see him as an ATG level guy but he’s one of the best of the last 10 years.

[Citizen Koba]

Not an ATG overall but IMO top 20 ATG Middleweight.

[AKAcronym]

He'll obviously be judged on the fights he got at 35+ years old but you'd be lying to yourself if you said that the late 20's, early 30's version of Golovkin isn't a H2H monster. He's not an ATG but as far as MW goes, at his best, you know he's no cakewalk for anyone.

[Smash]

u know when your time is almost up when eubank comes begging

[The D3vil]

It depends on how you determine all-time great.

If you're talking top 20, I think definitely.

More defenses of the belt than anybody in history

It's not his fault he got robbed twice against Canelo & everyone else ducked him at his peak.

He's a 1st ballot hall of fame, top 10-20 middleweight.

[eco1]

I feel sorry for GGG if he actually got the win in the first Canelo fight people will feel differently about him, the fact he lost twice to Canelo and got a draw nobody cares. Why it doesn't even matter long term if you rob a fighter because the official score is all that matters.

He won the 1st 2 fights.
Go watch them with unbiased eyes

[TheSlickster]

He's an ATG for sure.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Most All Time greats have a defining fight, a fight which they had to win, a pivotal fight in their career.

Mike Tyson had Berbick, Spinks.

Muhammad Ali had, Liston I & II, Foreman, Frazier II & III, Norton II, Spinks II.

Roy Jones Junior had, Hopkins, Toney, Ruiz.

You can go through many all-time great resumes, and understand what type of fight I am describing.

Golovkin vs Alvarez I, II & III was that type of fight for Golovkin. And controversial or not, unfortunatelyhe did not get the official win in any of those fights.

But overall as a Champion, without a shadow of a doubt Golovkin is a all-time great. The man is still the IBF & WBA World Middle Weight Champion right now.

And I still believe, that there is a defining fight out there for Golovkin.

Golovkin vs Jermell Charlo.