The Golovkin Legend

[freethinkersam]

LOOKING through boxing's middleweight greats, watching the careers of boxers like Marvin Hagler and Bernard Hopkins were great achievements for the 160lb division.

Kazakhstan's Golovkin is currently 29-0 (26KOs). Apparently, he has the highest KO ratio in the division's rich history, and some observers predict his greatness may supercede the middleweight greats of yesterday.

BUT a quick glance at Golovkin's padded resume shows a roster of sub-standard opponents. His notable victories probably come against Macklin and Ouma! And his power aside, he doesn't appear outstanding to me.

I therefore wonder how this type of brain rot spreads through the boxing community? The hype surrounding Golovkin reminds of the same bubble that was around Matthyse - and we saw what happened there.

The mildest of suggestion that Golovkin is as ring savvy or near accomplished to the division's true greats ought to be considered an indictment for fraud.

[Larry the boss]

They just use the excuse that everyone at 160 is ducking him...yet in the same breath say he shouldn't move to 168 where the lineal champ wants to fight him...meaning he can just fight no names and it is a great fight

[-Huey-]

GGG a legend?

Lol, just, lol....

[Craveman]

They just use the excuse that everyone at 160 is ducking him...yet in the same breath say he shouldn't move to 168 where the lineal champ wants to fight him...meaning he can just fight no names and it is a great fight

It is almost true that everyone at 160 division is ducking him. You wouldn't throw him against 168lbs division without him proving himself in the 160 division? He just hasn't had really good options lately to prove himself.

[wiz1030]

GGG's professional resume isn't really great at all, but the top rated guys at 160 ARE ducking him. He's not a big MW either, he shouldn't be compelled to go up to 168. Even though he called out 154-168 he should at least get the chance against 1 or 2 top MW's before going up.

[Larry the boss]

It is almost true that everyone at 160 division is ducking him. You wouldn't throw him against 168lbs division without him proving himself in the 160 division? He just hasn't had really good options lately to prove himself.

So you would rather him stay at 160 fighting c-class fighters rather then move up 1 division and fight a-class fighters?

[Jack Napier]

he's staying busy, knocking out whoever's around while he waits for a shot at the world title, what's to complain about?

[just the facts]

Given GGGs shall we say "modest" level of competition, it's hard to get a true read on his skill level. There is a lot of questions to be answered. All that said, man does he pass the eye test

[deanrw]

Yup the hate continues. Floyd, Manny, and Wladamir are all rolling out the red carpet for Gennady. Success = Hate

[boliodogs]

LOOKING through boxing's middleweight greats, watching the careers of boxers like Marvin Hagler and Bernard Hopkins were great achievements for the 160lb division.

Kazakhstan's Golovkin is currently 29-0 (26KOs). Apparently, he has the highest KO ratio in the division's rich history, and some observers predict his greatness may supercede the middleweight greats of yesterday.

BUT a quick glance at Golovkin's padded resume shows a roster of sub-standard opponents. His notable victories probably come against Macklin and Ouma! And his power aside, he doesn't appear outstanding to me.

I therefore wonder how this type of brain rot spreads through the boxing community? The hype surrounding Golovkin reminds of the same bubble that was around Matthyse - and we saw what happened there.

The mildest of suggestion that Golovkin is as ring savvy or near accomplished to the division's true greats ought to be considered an indictment for fraud.

He beats the best fighters that have the courage to fight him. He also has the best amateur record in history with 345 wins and only 5 losses and you can't pick your opponents in the amateurs. He has 10 successful defenses of his world titles, all by KO. He has the best KO percentage of any world champion. He is ranked #1 by Ring Magazine, Boxrec, Boxing Scene and just about every other organization that ranks fighters. Do they all have brain rot too??? Martinez must see something good about GGG. He has been Martinez's #1 challenger for two years and Martinez avoids him like the plague. If GGG ever loses a fight then your opinion will have some validity to it. As long as he keeps knocking everybody out I think he is the best fighter alive today and I am going to continue to enjoy being a GGG fan.