Gennady "GGG" Golovkin lists the Top 5 opponents he'd like to fight the most in the future

[Newzz]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...forum-monroe-canelo-cotto-20150319-story.html

Gennady Golovkin stopped by Wild Card Boxing Club Wednesday to wish Manny Pacquiao good luck in his May 2 fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
He departed with a sobering look at the obstacles that separate him from the fortunes being showered upon the world's top two boxers.
Pacquiao politely accepted Golovkin's wishes, and delivered his own good luck to Golovkin, the unbeaten middleweight world champion from Kazakhstan riding a 19-fight knockout streak who's generally considered the No. 3 fighter on pound-for-pound rankings.

Golovkin (32-0, 29 knockouts) will fight Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1, six KOs) May 16 at the Forum in Inglewood on HBO. Tickets went on sale this week.
The bout signifies Golovkin’s push to form a deeper connection with fight fans in the Southland, after a record crowd of 9,323 attended his October knockout of Marco Antonio Rubio at StubHub Center in Carson.

One of those Golovkin would like to lure is Pacquiao, who humbly admitted at Wednesday’s meeting – with Golovkin listening – that he hasn’t really watched the power puncher’s performances.
“Not really,” Pacquiao said.

Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, has pushed for bigger fights, including a Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout that fell apart and a title unification in which Miguel Cotto has showed no interest.

At Wednesday’s meeting, Golovkin was told by Cotto/Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach that a better fight for Cotto later this year is Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez given Cotto’s closeness to retirement and Golovkin’s dominating style.
Roach told a story to Golovkin about how Cotto owns 16 gasoline stations in Puerto Rico, and will be in fine financial shape when he calls it a career. Translation: He doesn't really need to fight Golovkin.
Golovkin listened, and delivered nods of resignation, saying later that he, too, thinks his best chance at a pay-per-view bout is Alvarez.

It’s believed Cotto will get first dibs on “Canelo.”
“Of course I want to fight [Cotto], he’s a legend, a big name for me,” Golovkin said. “Canelo’s the guy who will fight me.”Roach made it clear he deeply respects Golovkin, who trains in Big Bear with his Southland-based trainer Abel Sanchez. Roach said Golovkin, after a distinguished amateur career, is better than Pacquiao at cutting off the ring and subjecting his opponent to power shots.
“Freddie is a professor, I thank him for saying that,” Golovkin said. “I want to show my boxing class in this fight, not just my knockout ratio. I’m concentrated on my boxing style.”

Golovkin is coming off an 11th-round technical knockout of England’s Martin Murray in Monte Carlo on Feb. 21. Now he faces Monroe, who won last year’s Boxcino tournament on ESPN, then defeated hard-hitting Bryan Vera on Jan. 16. Monroe is ranked the No. 2 middleweight contender by the World Boxing Assn. Golovkin is the WBA champion.

“Willie is tough for me because he’s a southpaw, younger and is a tough guy,” Golovkin said. “All champions have had problems with southpaws, and the good ones are champions like [former middleweight champion] Sergio Martinez and Pacquiao. Floyd has had problems with southpaws, ‘Canelo’ had a problem with [southpaw Erislandy] Lara.
“This is a big test for me.”
Golovkin said he sought to make his pursuit of a 20th-straight knockout a challenge, admitting he’s interested to see if Monroe can take him into the late rounds like Murray.

Doing so in the Forum after recently moving his family to Los Angeles means something special to Golovkin. He was schooled by Sanchez in the “Mexican style” of fighting, watching many old fight videos Sanchez had of bouts that were fought inside the Lakers’ former home.
“This is classic, old school Los Angeles,” Golovkin said.

The card will also include a World Boxing Council flyweight title fight featuring the HBO debut of hardcore fan-favorite, Roman “Chocalitito” Gonzalez (42-0, 36 KOs) of Nicaragua, versus Edgar Sosa.
“Love him,” Golovkin said. “Small guy, big punch.”

I kinda feel bad for GGG, because the Middleweights are scared to death of him


Nobody wants it with him and Cotto is blantantly ducking him so much, it's disgusting

 

[TheNig]

Offers 1 Milly of personal cash "No no no he's not real ...not serious...talk too much" :smugjr:

He's not real. Tell that fat pink panty wearing weed head to find a weight and stay there.

Fat fukk.

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

He's not real. Tell that fat pink panty wearing weed head to find a weight and stay there.

Fat fukk.

We fight at 168...only reason the fight is at 172 is cuz Froch pulled out N Fonfara a Light heavy was best available

"Nobody wants to fight GGG"

The Mexican hero calls him out N its wed rather fight junior middles



#chavezcoalition :jrcop:

 

[GREENandYELLOW]

We fight at 168...only reason the fight is at 172 is cuz Froch pulled out N Fonfara a Light heavy was best available

"Nobody wants to fight GGG"

The Mexican hero calls him out N its wed rather fight junior middles



#chavezcoalition :jrcop:

Who signed the contract the first time? And GGG's promoter said he was up for the milly bet. #GGGoodBoys will be fighting 4 times this year. Send over a contract if you want one of those dates.

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Who signed the contract the first time? And GGG's promoter said he was up for the milly bet. #GGGoodBoys will be fighting 4 times this year. Send over a contract if you want one of those dates.

JCC Jr wasn't about to be robbed by Arum

Don't hide behind HBO the Mexican Hero will gladly take an extra Milly from Borat :smugjr:

 

[Woodrow]

So, Mr. For The Fans will not fight SOG and his excuses are "Im focused on 160, I want to fight on PPV, and it's not a unification....it's just for the fans!"





But you're willing to face JCC Jr at 168 though in a fight that's not guaranteed for PPV and no titles on the line


If you scared, say you're scared


#SOGGang








Damn, he just shyt on my nikka


Take the $1,000,000 KO bet then GGG






There it is....GGG dont want that wreck from Young Cinnamon


Those sparring stories had to be all because why would GGG need time for a big fight with the dude he was putting hands on in sparring?


#CaneloCartel got 154 and 160 shook


#CaneloCartel

he's saying he's not a big enough draw yet for canelo.

 

[Newzz]

he's saying he's not a big enough draw yet for canelo.

Says who? That's a weak excuse from him then

Everybody would love to see Canelo or JCC vs GGG

 

[krackdagawd]

he's saying he's not a big enough draw yet for canelo.

But Lara/Angulo were big enough draws for Canelo


#Shookboys just need to say the real reason. They still having nightmares from those sparring sessions.

 

[Big Boss]

But Lara/Angulo were big enough draws for Canelo


#Shookboys just need to say the real reason. They still having nightmares from those sparring sessions.

Who in that gif?

 

[krackdagawd]

Who in that gif?

Canelo and whoever he has helping him prepare for Kirkland

whatever they paying him clearly ain't enough

 

[Big Boss]

Remember how Margacheato & Pacquiao made Cotto look by the end of their fights vs. Cotto? Picture that x3 vs. GGG.

It'd really be sad to watch. Roc Nation ain't trying to do that.

 

[NZA]

cotto wants no parts of this, he might as well get that canelo fight going

 

[GREENandYELLOW]

Says who? That's a weak excuse from him then

Everybody would love to see Canelo or JCC vs GGG

Nah, I think he is saying is that he wants the fight, but understands if Canelo looks elsewhere because he isn't the biggest draw Canelo can find (ie, Canelo-Cotto in the Fall).

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Canelo should be fighting GGG after Cotto. I think Canelo won't be made into a good boy in the fight either.

 

[Newzz]

Nah, I think he is saying is that he wants the fight, but understands if Canelo looks elsewhere because he isn't the biggest draw Canelo can find (ie, Canelo-Cotto in the Fall).

Canelo fought Angulo on PPV followed by Lara on PPV breh....Canelo IS the draw, he doesnt care about who's across the ring from him because he has a 80/20 deal with GBP on profits.