Golovkin weight

[IronDanHamza]

So, GGG is really a natural SMW who has been weight drained and beating the dog**** out of MWs for the last 10 years? Drained himself for a decade and only lost a handful of rounds lol
Highest KO percentage in MW champ history as a weight drained fighter for the last 10 years lol
Is this what you are trying to say?
Ward better just go ahead and move up to 175 right now before GGG starts fighting at his natural weight lol

Don't see where I've said he's weight drained.

And yes Ward should move to 175. His only reason to stay at 168 is to fight Golovkin who doesn't seem to want to.

[Weebler I]

You don't need to move weight classes to be considered a great boxer.

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This is true, but Flomos are obsessed with Golovkin moving further away from Junior and this is the easiest way.

If Ward didn't exist, all we'd hear is fight Froch.

[IronDanHamza]

Do some research javi boy, When he fought Duran in 83, SMW was created in the same year.
That is 6 fights and 4 years of not moving up to SMW.

Now dont pull stuff out of your ass again, OK?

And what about Hopkins?, he stayed their until his 20th defense and he is also a clear ATG. Hopkins didn't move up from MW until he was 40 years old.

It wasn't considered a legitimate division until the late 1980's despite there being fights there.

And Hopkins should have moved up long before he did.

[Simurgh]

He should and he WILL move to SMW but ONLY when he unifies the MW.
It will happen eventually.

As for his size.. He is a perfect size MW. At SMW he will be smaller guy. Ward, Froch, DeGale, Groves, Direll are all significantly bigger. Also whoever sparred Gennady said he is not a big guy - see Groves interview. To summarise, his natural weight class is not SMW, but he will challenge himself in a year or so..

[rajaomair]

Marvin Hagler never moved up. I never read anybody criticizing him for that.

Exactly, and those who say that SMW didn't exist back then then they are WRONG,
When he fought Duran in 83, SMW was created the same year.
That is 6 fights and 4 years of not moving up to SMW.

Add hopkins ,he also didn't move up until he was 40 years old and 20 defenses at MW.

[Jubei]

Don't see where I've said he's weight drained.

And yes Ward should move to 175. His only reason to stay at 168 is to fight Golovkin who doesn't seem to want to.

Golovkin doesn't want to?

http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/6/16/8788845/gennady-golovkin-blasts-andre-ward

At our meeting with HBO they asked us whether we are ready to box. You know our answers - I said yes, you said no. You said something about your shoulder or promoter - I'm not interested in the reason, I only heard your "no."

[MDPopescu]

This is true, but Flomos are obsessed with Golovkin moving further away from Junior and this is the easiest way.

If Ward didn't exist, all we'd hear is fight Froch.

The truth is that Floyd is too frail for Golovkin, who would probably ruin Floyd.
As of Ward -- the guy just stated that he didn't decide on what weight division he will fight next. Which gives way to convenient ambiguity.

[vorgaphe]

This is true, but Flomos are obsessed with Golovkin moving further away from Junior and this is the easiest way.

If Ward didn't exist, all we'd hear is fight Froch.

This right here explains all the hysteria around Golovkin not moving up. A few crackpots suggest the fight between GGG and Floyd as a possibility and this is the result.

[IronDanHamza]

Golovkin doesn't want to?

http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/6/16...sts-andre-ward

I don't know I havent been following the back and forth.

I read some statements where Golovkin was saying he wasn't ready? Like I said I don't really know but what I do know is I want to see that fight.

[IronDanHamza]

Exactly, and those who say that SMW didn't exist back then then they are WRONG,
When he fought Duran in 83, SMW was created the same year.
That is 6 fights and 4 years of not moving up to SMW.

Add hopkins ,he also didn't move up until he was 40 years old and 20 defenses at MW.

The SMW division was around well before the 1980's.

But like I said it wasn't considered legitimate until the late 80's.