Don't hate on Golovkin

I could not agree more with the original poster. Who else could Golovkin fight in May? Cotto obviously wants nothing to do with him and the other top contenders are busy around that time.

 

No it doesn't work like that. Only idiots and haters would criticize him for not remaining in a weight class where he doesn't belong at this late stage in his career. The guy has a family to think about.

 

That's why you have to wait and see if he defends the belt and who against instead of making premature accusations.

 

Noone thinks Cotto should stay at 160. Rather, boxing fandom in general would be perfectly satisfied I think if he just relinquished the 160 title and went back to 154.

No title no problem.

 

Exactly. It's not as if he is avoiding the top opposition. They're just not available for that date. You would think boxing fans would be happy to see Golovkin fighting as often as possible.

 

The expectations are already NOT for him to fight GGG. The expectation is for him to vacate and move back down to 154, which he might do.

I don't know but I'm sure there are plenty of options. I'm sure many MW's would like a shot at the title.

 

1. Cotto might let that happen after his voluntary defence.

2. I'm not sure how many fans want to see that fight. I see many fans who would rather Cotto to go back where he belongs at 154.

 

He has the star power but I don't think most boxing fans think it will be a test or a competitive fight. I see many boxing fans say Cotto is too small and would lose to most or all of the top 10 middleweights. Cotto did lose to Trout, Margarito and little guys like Pacquiao remember. He only beat one MW who was small for a MW and considered by many to be a shot fighter. I can't see GGG getting much credit for beating Cotto.