Golovkin is in the gym, more or less, year round; fighting fit, he's still likely in the low 170s on the weight. Principle has nothing to do with it, when you and your camp have openly talked about 154-168 for any meaningful fight, when the only fight that he's even considering going down to 154lbs for is a hypothetical one against a welterweight who has never stepped on the scales above 152lbs in his life.
After fighting Floyd, Alvarez has basically fought at 154lbs +1 (the Lara fight was contracted at 155lbs to avoid Lara's regular belt, with the Cotto and Khan fights also contracted for 155lbs).
The moment he was ready to fight for a title belt again, he made 154lbs and still performed well.
After fighting Floyd, Alvarez has basically fought at 154lbs +1 (the Lara fight was contracted at 155lbs to avoid Lara's regular belt, with the Cotto and Khan fights also contracted for 155lbs).
The moment he was ready to fight for a title belt again, he made 154lbs and still performed well.
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