What should be next for Golovkin?

[BillyBoxing]

Like most I thought GGG won but at the end of the day he lost his 160 title.

That being said, I think his star status went up even more.

He fought a great fight and I saw a great fighter last night.


So wassnext?

I think he should leave 160. GGG doesn't kill himself to make 160 but he looks a bit drained for the weigh in, too much for a soon 37 years old guy.

Fighters fighting old: Nard, Pac, JMM, Floyd, Toney, Duran moved up and didn't have to hurt their old body to make weight.

You don't recover from weight draining being +35 years old.

He could still fight Jacobs or Mall at 165 but I think getting 168 belt holders would be better for his legacy.

He should fight De Gale, Rami or Ucaz at 168, then a final vs Benav or move up to 175 to get a scarp at Jack, would be a helluva fight.


What worries GGG at this point IMO is making weight and speed, I think he would do fine at 168/175 against bigger/slower guys, his power and chin will allow him to trade with those big fellas, his experience and underrated boxing IQ will give him the nod.

Poll with options coming

[QballLobo]

He’ll star in Borat 2.

[Mammoth]

His contract is up and ESPN has Murata and Ramirez. Those fights would be alright.

[Star Platinum]

He should retire to be honest. I had him winning, but unless he can get it up like he did last night, then he should call it quits.

Either take on Billy Joe or the loser of Jacobs-(Insert Russian Name here), if he decides to fight on.

I think he did enough to ensure his legacy and put him up there with Kelly Pavlik and Sergio Martinez

[NEETzsche]

For starters he should absolutely never fight on HBO again. He should also ditch K2 since they're obviously too weak to keep him from being messed around like this. Murata sounds like a good bounce back opponent - credible but unlikely to cause any damage to GGG or his career

[Star Platinum]

For starters he should absolutely never fight on HBO again. He should also ditch K2 since they're obviously too weak to keep him from being messed around like this. Murata sounds like a good bounce back opponent - credible but unlikely to cause any damage to GGG or his career

oh yeah I forgot about Murata, that would be a good bounce back for him.

[g27region]

Nothing. It might be his last fight. On the other hand, a lot of people were waiting for his loss, so let's see if boxing will be better without him

[TheBigLug]

wouldn't surprise me if he retires if he doesn't get a rematch.

He's coming up 37 so he's only getting worse, been on the end of two robberies in his biggest fights and there isn't enough big money fights out there, except the one he keeps being robbed in.

[Mammoth]

oh yeah I forgot about Murata, that would be a good bounce back for him.

And a lot of money

[BillyBoxing]

Nothing. It might be his last fight. On the other hand, a lot of people were waiting for his loss, so let's see if boxing will be better without him

Looking at his performance last night, how this should be better without him?

This guy is classic warrior with skills.