I see no reason for him to stay at 160 really apart from getting all the belts. If he wants to fight Jacobs and then Saunders to unify everything then that's fair enough but that should be wrapped up by March. I see no reason at all for him to stay at 160 apart from a Canelo fight.
The problem is there isn't even any big money fights or great wins at 168 that people will give him credit for. Someone like DeGale is a good fighter but he hasn't looked great recently and if Golovkin beat him, people will just say DeGale struggled with Porky Medina etc.
He isn't really going to get full credit until he beats a top LHW in my opinion. He's just at that stage now where his wins would be a great win for anybody else, just not him. A bit like Floyd was, he's a fighter that could beat other champions and a top 5 in his division and still get no credit.
The problem is there isn't even any big money fights or great wins at 168 that people will give him credit for. Someone like DeGale is a good fighter but he hasn't looked great recently and if Golovkin beat him, people will just say DeGale struggled with Porky Medina etc.
He isn't really going to get full credit until he beats a top LHW in my opinion. He's just at that stage now where his wins would be a great win for anybody else, just not him. A bit like Floyd was, he's a fighter that could beat other champions and a top 5 in his division and still get no credit.
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