Could Golovkin make 152 for Mayweather if need be?

[NearHypnos]

I don't like the fact that people are putting so much weight (no pun intended) on Canelo's fight night weight against Trout. How do we know it wasn't a one time thing? Like when Matthysse rehydrated to 160 and Bradley to 165. Was it something out of the ordinary or does he do it on a regular basis like Chavez? We need more information.

Matthysse in an interview said that was a typo. It was 53, not 63.


Bradley also put on a lot of weight due to inactivity...Canelo has been active and consistantly seems pretty big and solid.

[bojangles1987]

I'd rather Golovkin stay at middleweight and take that division over then kill himself for a Mayweather fight. If he's going to leave middleweight, it should be for Froch or Ward at a catchweight. Maybe Kessler, since Kessler said he would move down for Sergio.

[HeroBando]

GGG already works very hard to go down to 160 (often gets sick because he's so drained), he would be a walking corpse at 152.

Highly doubt that. AFAIK he's never hit 170 fight night, and supposedly can make 154.

[Sancho Puncho]

GGG already works very hard to go down to 160 (often gets sick because he's so drained), he would be a walking corpse at 152.

Where did you get that? GGG is a small middleweight, practically every other middleweight and many junior middleweights are bigger than him. He never ever had weight issue as a middleweight. He can mix with bigger guys than he is, because of his power. That being said, probably 152 is a bit too much, but he can definitely make 154, without sacrificing his efficiency.