Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez is raining down some criticism over the Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) being offered a 'flat fee' to fight Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs) next September.
At the moment, there is no reason for Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) to make a move to 168-pounds - according to trainer Abel Sanchez. Golovkin, holder of the IBO/WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight titles, is focused on unifying the entire division before a decision is made to move up.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has been on a roll all week, with his statements regarding the ongoing negotiations to make a fight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs) and Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs).
Gennady Golovkin's trainer, Abel Sanchez, says a potential fight with Andre Ward would have never come off - because Ward would have never been capable of making the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds.
Abel Sanchez, trainer of middleweight king Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs), could see Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) being tempted to fight GGG in the future.
The negotiations are ongoing for a middleweight showdown between IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin and WBA mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs. The two sides are working out the terms for December 10th, in New York City - at either the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
Speaking with the Sheffield Star, Kell Brook's trainer Dominic Ingle discussed his fighter's operation to repair a broken eye socket.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who doesn't have a dog in the fight, believes IBF/IBO/WBC/WBA middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) should be properly compensated for a mega-fight with Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs), who holds the WBO 154-pound title.
There is a lot of talk swirling around a possible middleweight showdown between unified champion Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) and Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29KOs). This match-up would take place on December 10th in New York.
WBO/WBA/IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs) has a rejected the circulating rumors that he was battered and dropped by Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs), who holds the IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC titles at 160, during a sparring session several years ago.