Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Promoter: GGG Could Fight For Another Five Years

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Tom Loeffler, promoter for IBF, WBA, WBC, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), believes his boxer could fight for another five years. Golovkin, 35 years old, has been labeled as of late as a fighter who is starting to show his age. Back in March, his streak of knockouts came to an end. After stopping 23 opponents in a row, he went the full twelve round distance in a close points win over Daniel Jacobs.
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[Boxing42]

He can fight the calibre of opponents pre Jacobs until he's 40 but he won't be fighting elites until he's 40

[BrometheusBob.]

...but should he?

[Scary_canary]

I really hope he doesnt... 2 or 3 more fights and retire

[Boxing Logic]

He can fight the calibre of opponents pre Jacobs until he's 40 but he won't be fighting elites until he's 40

He definitely seems to be showing his age. Speed is his only weakness as well, especially as he ages, and he just fought the two fastest guys at 160. Power is also a problem for anyone and he just fought two guys who are not only very fast, but who are also very powerful, so if you mess up and their speed catches you, it's not just getting caught with speed, it's getting caught with big power.

So, Canelo and Jacobs might just be "all wrong" for GGG, and yet he found a way vs both. Unless they improve his training, I dont see how he fights 5 more years at the top level, but maybe if he can transition to 168 successfully as he ages, a weight class where power counts for more and speed slightly less, then he can continue to win at the top level. The higher you go up in weight, the more you can survive losing a tiny bit of speed, since it becomes less about fast twitch boxing and more about size and power. GGG doesn't have the size either though... but, maybe with modern "nutrition," he can get it just like Ward did for the rematch with Kovalev, and Canelo did for the GGG fight.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

He can stick around, but he will be getting beat by top guys soon, especially if he moves up in weight

[Joe Beamish]

Yeah no.

One fight, maybe two and adios, amigo. Hang 'em up.

You old.

[Dramacyde]

He takes too much punishment to be around for another 5 years. Adonis Stevenson is 40 & on top because he takes very little punishment

[TheCell8]

I'm sure he could, but why would he?

If the numbers for the Canelo PPV are accurate, he's going to walk away with $30M+ at least. Then he's going to likely make that same amount in the rematch. He'll never see that kind of pay day again.

[sammybee]

He can continue to 40yrs but I don't think his unbeaten record will see defeat by a good boxer.