Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
"The Cinnamon tree so that it sells a million houses needs Golovkin definitely. There has to be a complement. The fight of 'Male' Camacho with me was a complement, the Whitaker fight with me was a complement", he said 'The Big Mexican Champion'.
Last Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Texas, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hova revealed that his company offered Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) a guaranteed sum of $10 million to fight Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs), who that very night knocked out Liam Smith to capture the WBO junior middleweight title.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Life would be a lot easier if Gennady Golovkin bounced balls or slapped pucks. That way, the multi-belt middleweight title claimant would be able to prove his claims of athletic superiority by simply beating the would-be competition in front of him and waiting for the other side of the bracket to supply a suitable victim for him in an ultimate championship setting.
Light heavyweight contender Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) is getting ready for one of the most anticipated fights of the year, when he challenges IBF/WBO/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs) on November 19th.
This past Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - Canelo Alvarez knocked out Liam Smith and called out Gennady Golovkin.
In the aftermath of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's victory over Liam Smith on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium near Dallas, Texas, almost immediately the talk centered around a potential match-up with middleweight king, Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs). It was revealed by Golden Boy Promotions that they had made an initial proposal to Golovkin's side.
Canelo Alvarez expressed appreciation for Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s stance on Alvarez not needing to move up to 160 pounds to fight Gennady Golovkin. When Mayweather’s comments were relayed to him early Sunday morning, Alvarez told FightHype.com, “Thank you to him. Thank you so much for his support. All the support, no matter who it comes from, is appreciated.”
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs) believed he was taking the path to a major upset while his fight played out two weeks ago with IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight king Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs).
In recent weeks, British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. (23-1, 18KOs) has continued to demand a fight with IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs).
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17KOs) is the latest fighter to call for Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) to take a risk by moving up by two weight divisions.