Why Does Golovkin constantly say he's a ''small Middleweight?''

[uppercut510]

for years people on various boxing sites have made threads against champions who went up in weight and constantly won but the smallest criticism of geeGgee means ur a troll, a racist, and u hate boxing. this is terrible

[Robbie Barrett]

What does that prove? As long as he makes weight comfortably why should he move up? He is 35 so he isnt growing either. Only reason you want him to move up is so he can have a weight diadvantage against bigger guys. I want him to love up also but first I want him to beat the top guys at MW. It is not like 168 is a great division with any big fights for him anyway... who knows, Jacobs might beat him...

People are bringing up Ward saying he was a big SMW when in fact he rehydrated less than Golovkin. Golovkin isn't a small MW.

[Kigali]

People are bringing up Ward saying he was a big SMW when in fact he rehydrated less than Golovkin. Golovkin isn't a small MW.

GGG is bigger than Arthur Abraham.

[OnePunch]

He was 165 a month out from his last fight. When people say "small middleweight" they don't mean height. What they mean is what weight they walk around at, how much they rehydrate to, how big their frame is etc. Someone who is a "big middleweight" would be someone who is killing himself to make weight, has a huge frame or rehydrates alot after the weigh in. Khan and Canelo are the same height. Think they are the same size? Lol

This is common knowledge bro. How the *** can you have 8k posts on a BOXING forum and still think that height = size? Seriously..

That being said I dont think he is that small. He is a solid middleweight that keeps in shape year round

because he's obsessed with Golovkin. I'd bet a steak that at least 90% of his waking thoughts are somehow related to GGG.

But then again, his posting history isnt exactly "mensa" type content either, so maybe he does actually believe that Diego Corrales was bigger than Mike Tyson..........

[Robbie Barrett]

Golovkin weighs between 170-173 on fight night. Here are fight night weights of other MW's below to show you he isn't small at all.


Martinez - 165, 168
Proksa - 166
Zbik - 165
Taylor - 166, 169, 171
Lee - 167.5
Pavlik - 168, 171
Hopkins - 166, 168, 169
Wright - 168
Barker - 168
Jacobs - 170
Pirog - 170
Quillin - 170
Macklin - 172
Monroe - 172
Miranda - 173
Korobov - 173, 174

As you can see Golovkin isn't a small MW at all, so can we stop the nonsense.


All weights taken from this very helpful site.

http://basementgymboxing.blogspot.co...s-list-of.html
http://basementgymboxing.blogspot.co...ration_22.html

[OnePunch]

Ok I obviously didn't make myself clear. Ward Amateur at 175 goes pro at 168. Grows out of the division with age and moves back up to 175. Because he could not cut the weight anymore without doing harm to himself. Loma will do the same. when it becomes hard to make weight he will go up. Golovkin fought at Middleweight in the Amateurs and turned pro at middleweight and still fights at middleweight. He has no issues making weight at age 35. Most fighters grow out of divisions because they cannot make weight without doing damage to their bodies or effecting their performance, Golovkin does not have that problem because he isn't cutting 15-20 lbs like most middleweights. Most of the time he comes into camp needing to lose 7-8 pounds but loses about ten. And weighs in at 158-159 at official weigh ins and with IBF rules cannot re-hydrate more than 10% on fight night. Where as other fighters BJS for example look like holocaust victims at weigh in. Golovkin doesn't.

he also fought at LIGHT WELTER and LIGHT MIDDLE in the ams.......

[kafkod]

For fucks sake you're an idiot.

Ignore him. He'll start race baiting soon and get himself banned again. That prick is like a hamster on a wheel ... round and round ... same stuff over and over.

[Sp0rty Cr@ig]

People are bringing up Ward saying he was a big SMW when in fact he rehydrated less than Golovkin. Golovkin isn't a small MW.

Difference is Ward would have to kill himself to make 168 thus moved up in weight so he could make weight easier. GGG does not have that issue.

I do agree that he isnt that small of a middleweight. Solid middleweight. What I dont get is how he is ducking Ward who has never been in the same weightclass as him.. Ward cant even make 168 now and people are still bringing him up. Ward should concentrate on not ducking the Kovalev rematch IMO

[Derranged]

Ignore him. He'll start race baiting soon and get himself banned again. That prick is like a hamster on a wheel ... round and round ... same stuff over and over.

Yea I know, he's a like a ******ed broken record.

[Lester Tutor]

What does that prove? As long as he makes weight comfortably why should he move up? He is 35 so he isnt growing either. Only reason you want him to move up is so he can have a weight diadvantage against bigger guys. I want him to love up also but first I want him to beat the top guys at MW. It is not like 168 is a great division with any big fights for him anyway... who knows, Jacobs might beat him...

wtf....