GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
Was looking for an article I read the other day to post in here.
Yeah, I think GGG should stay a bit. He has long said he wanted to be considered "The Champ" at 160. He now is considered the best fighter, but doesn't have the belt, or won the belt from the guy. Since he makes weight so easily I see no problem in him doing so...and there is worthwhile fights there.
Martin Murray is a very good opponent and helps his resume. Cotto or Canelo are the guys holding the financial cards and he wants one of them. And if he had to fight Korobov or Lemiuex in the meantime while he waited for one of them, that isn't bad.
168 isn't super open yet right now either and I bet he considers moving there if it does open up. Froch says he prefers JCC and they continue to work on getting that fight made. JCC has been offered, but it looks like he is looking at Froch and still having issues with Arum. Ward is still under contract issues and can't make a fight yet. Not sure the other guys at 168 are worth moving up, when he will be the smaller fighter (George Groves sparred with GGG and said size wise he makes weight easily and isn't a huge MW) and still hasn't cleaned out 160.
http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/356601.html
"Golovkin is an elite fighter who you have to mention up there in the pound-for-pound rankings after Floyd Mayweather, Andre Ward, Guillermo Rigondeaux and perhaps Manny Pacquiao," Macklin told ESPN.
"He really is a level above anyone at middleweight. There are five top middleweights who could beat each other, but he beats all of us."
Having also faced both Felix Sturm and Sergio Martinez, Macklin ranks Golovkin above them both as the most dominant middleweight since Bernard Hopkins' days in the division.
"He's better than Martinez, even the Martinez of a few years ago," Macklin claimed.
"When I fought Martinez in 2012, he was fast, awkward and a spiteful puncher. But when I fought Golovkin a year later I thought he was much more of an all-rounder. He hits hard for a start, he's strong and his balance, footwork and judgment of distance are superb. Those are things that make him special.
"There are strong guys out there but they can't get their shots off. He plants his feet and picks his shots. Your best chance is probably going toe-to-toe with him to see if you can get lucky."
Golovkin believes he has another four years left in the sport. His place in history will depend upon whether he can guarantee the TV revenue to make fights against worthy opponents such as Cotto, Alvarez or Ward.
"I think he will step up a division eventually, and fight Ward," Macklin said. "Ward and Golovkin don't have that appeal yet but it's climbing in the right direction.
"I don't see anyone beating Ward except Golovkin, and I don't see anybody beating Golovkin except Ward."
Yeah, I think GGG should stay a bit. He has long said he wanted to be considered "The Champ" at 160. He now is considered the best fighter, but doesn't have the belt, or won the belt from the guy. Since he makes weight so easily I see no problem in him doing so...and there is worthwhile fights there.
Martin Murray is a very good opponent and helps his resume. Cotto or Canelo are the guys holding the financial cards and he wants one of them. And if he had to fight Korobov or Lemiuex in the meantime while he waited for one of them, that isn't bad.
168 isn't super open yet right now either and I bet he considers moving there if it does open up. Froch says he prefers JCC and they continue to work on getting that fight made. JCC has been offered, but it looks like he is looking at Froch and still having issues with Arum. Ward is still under contract issues and can't make a fight yet. Not sure the other guys at 168 are worth moving up, when he will be the smaller fighter (George Groves sparred with GGG and said size wise he makes weight easily and isn't a huge MW) and still hasn't cleaned out 160.
http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/356601.html
"Golovkin is an elite fighter who you have to mention up there in the pound-for-pound rankings after Floyd Mayweather, Andre Ward, Guillermo Rigondeaux and perhaps Manny Pacquiao," Macklin told ESPN.
"He really is a level above anyone at middleweight. There are five top middleweights who could beat each other, but he beats all of us."
Having also faced both Felix Sturm and Sergio Martinez, Macklin ranks Golovkin above them both as the most dominant middleweight since Bernard Hopkins' days in the division.
"He's better than Martinez, even the Martinez of a few years ago," Macklin claimed.
"When I fought Martinez in 2012, he was fast, awkward and a spiteful puncher. But when I fought Golovkin a year later I thought he was much more of an all-rounder. He hits hard for a start, he's strong and his balance, footwork and judgment of distance are superb. Those are things that make him special.
"There are strong guys out there but they can't get their shots off. He plants his feet and picks his shots. Your best chance is probably going toe-to-toe with him to see if you can get lucky."
Golovkin believes he has another four years left in the sport. His place in history will depend upon whether he can guarantee the TV revenue to make fights against worthy opponents such as Cotto, Alvarez or Ward.
"I think he will step up a division eventually, and fight Ward," Macklin said. "Ward and Golovkin don't have that appeal yet but it's climbing in the right direction.
"I don't see anyone beating Ward except Golovkin, and I don't see anybody beating Golovkin except Ward."
