Has Golovkin earned a spot in the Top 5 p4p?

[LoadedWraps]

That's where he ranks according to The Fight Game with Jim Lampley.

If you look at it objectively does his resume and quality of opposition merit it? Or is this just a sign of HBO being desperate and trying to push GGG faster?

Absolutely not. I love GGG, but he has beaten no one, literally. I have a problem with him in the top 10. I don't have him in mine, and he's one of my favorite active fighters, as you can see in my sig list.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Why would beating Martinez put him in the top 5? The guy would be 40 by the time they could fight, with bad knees and has looked awful and washed up against mediocre Murray who arguably beat him. Why is that a great win? He's not an elite fighter anymore, far from it, you guys put weight to much stock in a title and name value rather than looking at their quality as a fighter.

Martinez would be a very good win. People overplay how "washed up" he was against Murray. He simply got outboxed by a guy with a great gameplan - one which has been used with some success against a supposedly "prime" Martinez.

I expect Sergio to look fantastic against Cotto and he could potentially look great against Golovkin. Don't think he deserves to be written off just yet.

[RubenSonny]

Martinez would be a very good win. People overplay how "washed up" he was against Murray. He simply got outboxed by a guy with a great gameplan - one which has been used with some success against a supposedly "prime" Martinez.

I expect Sergio to look fantastic against Cotto and he could potentially look great against Golovkin. Don't think he deserves to be written off just yet.

Having injuries in your knees at this age and especially for a mover like Sergio isn't good. Physically he looked pretty terrible against mediocre Murray, much slower and no snap in his punches. He will be 40 by the time he can fight Golovkin.

[Bull24]

I like GGG alot but honestly he hasn't earned a top 15 spot yet.

[brickcityboxing]

No no no , NO ! NOOOO! NOOOOOOOO !!! No no no. NO. God dammit ! NO !

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Having injuries in your knees at this age and especially for a mover like Sergio isn't good. Physically he looked pretty terrible against mediocre Murray, much slower and no snap in his punches. He will be 40 by the time he can fight Golovkin.

He had no snap in his punches because he could hardly land any. I don't particularly rate Murray either but he came with a solid gameplan. The high guard threw Sergio off and his rhythm became predictable. Martinez didn't look good against Macklin or Barker either and they adopted similar strategies. This was before his knee surgery.

Golovkin will not come in with a defensive strategy. He'll walk onto shots. Just depends if Sergio can keep him at a distance and not get caught with something big.

[Mr. Philadel]

Money
SOG
Desert Storm
Rigo
Swift
Maravilla
Cobra
Dr Steelhammer
Dinamita
Mikey
Pac

Where do you put GGG amongst those names?!?.....I'll tell you...BELOW them ALL

[IronDanHamza]

Glob, The Ring has seriously lost so much credibility over the last year or so with their p4p lists. They'll probably put Khan or Maidana on the list when Mayweather decides which of them he wants to fight.

Nah, they won't.

[IMDAZED]

Jim Lampley.

I think Jim's credibility is taking a hit from this though, he is acting more like a shill thank like an objective analyst in my opinion.

He is a shill. It's his job.

[MartinC]

I think he has a record for the most title defenses without fighting a top ten contender so no, not yet in the top ten.