Golovkin weight

[bigjavi973]

Ward fought at 160 when Boone knock him down.

That & he had like 7 of his early career fights at or around 160 lbs.

[SUBZER0ED]

Fighters usually move up to where the money is. They don't move up just to satisfy haters, who want to see them lose to someone who is naturally heavier than they are.

[Larry the boss]

There wasn't a SMW division until after he retired.

Yea they dont get that at all..Super middle did not come till the late 80's

[Scipio2009]

I've seen a lot of people question why Golovkin doesn't/hasn't moved up in weight so far in his career, without realising he fought at junior welterweight (141) and welterweight (152) at the start of his amateur career, so he has moved up in weight. Not as much as the likes of Pac and Floyd, but he has moved up almost 20 pounds since he started boxing.

Golovkin fought his last four years as a top-level amateur at 165 pounds (fought light welter at 18, light middle at 20, and has been at 165 since he was 21 years of age). He's 33 years old now and is still fighting at 160.

Let that sink in a bit; the man's spent more than a decade fighting at a weight below what he fought at as an amateur.

Name a single other fighter, outside of Marvin Hagler, who stayed fighting within five pounds of the weight that they were at by the age of 21; heck, even Wladimir Klitschko has put on 20 pounds in weight since he was 21.

Golovkin should've at least moved up even a single division by now.

[niceguy45]

Why are GGG fans so fearful about him moving up in weight? Ya'll scream that he is this monster and GGG himself says he beats anyone at 168 so whats the problem?

the problem is, he wants to $$$$ in before moving, thats the point of professional boxers earn as much ca$h as possible and make it a great career, of course he doesnt want to move up if he has a chance on getting the big fights, at a lower weight that would get him the $$$$ big money fights, everyone wants the big bucks

[SilverMiles]

That's where you're wrong. Floyd doesn't have to fight at 154 if he doesn't want to and if he does he certainly doesn't have to fight Golovkin who's never fought there. Floyd just beat Pacquiao, rather easily, and beat everyone else from 147-154 worth a damn. He's proved all there is to prove. Let it go.

Reading comprehension, do you have it?

I clearly said if Floyd had to heart to fight him at 154 than GGG would whip is ass and be the king there as well.

Never said Floyd had too move up and please save the beat Pacquiao easy stuff for someone else, Pac had a harder time dealing with Cotto than Mayweather.

[Robbie Barrett]

Reading comprehension, do you have it?

I clearly said if Floyd had to heart to fight him at 154 than GGG would whip is ass and be the king there as well.

Never said Floyd had too move up and please save the beat Pacquiao easy stuff for someone else, Pac had a harder time dealing with Cotto than Mayweather.

Pacquiao couldn't deal with Mayweather.

"if he stand still i throw more punches"

[i'm a fun haver]

Natural MW.

[i'm a fun haver]

Golovkin fought his last four years as a top-level amateur at 165 pounds (fought light welter at 18, light middle at 20, and has been at 165 since he was 21 years of age). He's 33 years old now and is still fighting at 160.

Let that sink in a bit; the man's spent more than a decade fighting at a weight below what he fought at as an amateur.

Name a single other fighter, outside of Marvin Hagler, who stayed fighting within five pounds of the weight that they were at by the age of 21; heck, even Wladimir Klitschko has put on 20 pounds in weight since he was 21.

Golovkin should've at least moved up even a single division by now.

You're so used to guys killing themselves to make weight then re-hydrating 20lbs for an advantage on fight night lol.
GGG is a middleweight.
Just come out and say what you really mean: "GGG is too good so I think he should move up in weight" lol

[ИATAS]

Golovkin fought his last four years as a top-level amateur at 165 pounds (fought light welter at 18, light middle at 20, and has been at 165 since he was 21 years of age). He's 33 years old now and is still fighting at 160.

Let that sink in a bit; the man's spent more than a decade fighting at a weight below what he fought at as an amateur.

Jesus, read the thread. Amateur boxing is different than pro boxing. They weigh you just about every day. There is no 24-hour before the fight weigh-in, it's same day, every day. Middleweight in the amateurs is 165. There is no 160 pound division. The weight classes are all a bit off because it's same day weigh in. Just like Ward fought at 178 pounds as an amateur (which is light heavyweight).

Name a single other fighter, outside of Marvin Hagler, who stayed fighting within five pounds of the weight that they were at by the age of 21; heck, even Wladimir Klitschko has put on 20 pounds in weight since he was 21.

-Shawn Porter. Started his pro career at 165 pounds. Now he's 147. He actually went in reverse to what you say.
-Tim Bradley at age 21 lost the 2004 United States Olympic Trials at 152 lbs, against Vanes Martirosyan. He then turned pro and fought at 140 pounds for years.
-Andre Ward. Was fighting at 178 pounds, won gold there. Turned pro at 168 and stayed there for years and years.
-Carl Froch. Has fought exclusively at 168 pounds (besides his first 9 fights in which he weighed a tad over 170 pounds).

It's actually pretty common man, guys often go down when turning pro because of the same day weigh ins in the amateurs.

Golovkin should've at least moved up even a single division by now.

Why hasn't Carl Froch moved up again? Why hasn't Ward? Why hasn't Porter moved up instead of down? Perhaps there are weight classes for a reason.