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Golovkin likes being active and building his momentum so he isn't just going to sit on his ass and wait for the Canelo/Cotto winner or Lee/Saunders winner. He is going to fight. The Way I see it there are 3 options:
1. Fight a second tier middleweight contender: This is the most likely option and also the one that will draw the most criticism. This would be like fighting Heiland or Johnson or maybe Eubank jr. In fairness, these guys are good and could be top 10 middleweights, but nobody knows who they are...the GGG haters will have a field day and the GGG fans will be dissapointed as well.
2. A gimmick fight: Bradley, Oscar, Mosley, Tyson lol...who knows. This is probably the worst option. It would draw extreme criticism as well, and endanger the livelihood of each opponent. The only positive is that it would be more publicity for GGG.
3. Try to find a tough guy at 168. This may be difficult but it may be good for Golovkin to try out the weight class. But the main guys at 168 are mostly tied up with title shots that they are not going to risk. Groves and DeGale are on course to fight each other, Gilberto Ramirez is lining up to fight the Abraham-Steiglitz winner. The Dirrell brothers are with Haymon, and Felix Storm has been avoiding Golovkin for almost a decade. However, maybe Rocky Fielding, Fedor Chudinov, or Caleb Smith could be made. Any of those 3 guys would be my choice...He might as well test out 168 while he waits for a middleweight to man up.
So which one of these options should GGG go for.
Please do not answer with Ward, Mayweather, Cotto, Lemieux, Canelo, Lara, Quillin, etc. These guys are either actively avoiding GGG, want more tune-ups first, or are hiding behind Al Haymon.
1. Fight a second tier middleweight contender: This is the most likely option and also the one that will draw the most criticism. This would be like fighting Heiland or Johnson or maybe Eubank jr. In fairness, these guys are good and could be top 10 middleweights, but nobody knows who they are...the GGG haters will have a field day and the GGG fans will be dissapointed as well.
2. A gimmick fight: Bradley, Oscar, Mosley, Tyson lol...who knows. This is probably the worst option. It would draw extreme criticism as well, and endanger the livelihood of each opponent. The only positive is that it would be more publicity for GGG.
3. Try to find a tough guy at 168. This may be difficult but it may be good for Golovkin to try out the weight class. But the main guys at 168 are mostly tied up with title shots that they are not going to risk. Groves and DeGale are on course to fight each other, Gilberto Ramirez is lining up to fight the Abraham-Steiglitz winner. The Dirrell brothers are with Haymon, and Felix Storm has been avoiding Golovkin for almost a decade. However, maybe Rocky Fielding, Fedor Chudinov, or Caleb Smith could be made. Any of those 3 guys would be my choice...He might as well test out 168 while he waits for a middleweight to man up.
So which one of these options should GGG go for.
Please do not answer with Ward, Mayweather, Cotto, Lemieux, Canelo, Lara, Quillin, etc. These guys are either actively avoiding GGG, want more tune-ups first, or are hiding behind Al Haymon.
As much as I would hate to derail this thread, it would be awesome if everyone just kept posting photos with the "take your pick" caption.
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