Roach Says GGG Too Dangerous For Cotto

History repeating itself. Disgusting the way Golovkin has been treated. In fact, it's absolutely scandalous.

2012

Gennady Golovkin impressed a lot of fans and media with his HBO debut back on September 1. But promoter Lou DiBella says he's got no hope of fighting Sergio Martinez, because he brings nothing to the table.

''Who is Golovkin?''

---Lou Dibella

Um.. the WBA MW champion since late 2010 (would've been even sooner had Felix Sturm not been ducking the hell out of him)

Who were Dzinziruk and Barker?

Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO) is a legitimate contender in the middleweight division. But he is not a star, and he's got a long way to go before he builds his name enough that he could face the likes of Sergio Martinez, says Martinez's promoter, Lou DiBella.

"Who would give a flying ****, and why are you even asking? Who knows Gennady Golovkin other than you, me and a few other people? How many people would he bring to the table? How much money would he generate? ... He is a very good fighter, but it's a fight that economically makes no sense."

But Dzinziruk and Barker were well known and fights against them made economical sense? What did they bring to the table that trumped unifying the WBC and WBA straps?

DiBella's point is this: Sergio Martinez, now 37 years old and coming off by far the biggest (not best - biggest) win of his career over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, is in this game now to make money. He's got the credibility. He's got the quality wins. He's got the P4P love. He's got the respect. And now he wants to be that star-level fighter.

2013

Lou Dibella on Golovkin vs Macklin

''Golovkin is Overrated, This is a F***ing Fight!''

''This is going to be World War III''

''I think Golovkin's got his hands full with Macklin''

''Macklin will be Golovkin toughest test''

''We are going to shock the world''

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“Mr. Dibella told me, ‘Gennady, if you beat Matthew, I promise you a fight with Sergio Martinez.’ [I said] ‘Okay, Mr. Dibella, thank you.’ This [the Macklin fight] is a big step for the best fight.”

--Gennady Golovkin

Golovkin KO3 Macklin

“He's the best kid that I’ve fought. He's way better than Sergio Martinez,” Macklin said after the fight. “Sergio is a great fighter, but Golovkin is the real deal. Without a shadow of a doubt, he’s the best I’ve ever fought.”

--Matthew Macklin

''Golovkin is a beast! An old school animal. Simply great. Nothing but respect for GGG. A star is born.''

---Lou Dibella

"I heard that shot," Lou DiBella, Macklin's promoter, said. "It sounded like something cracked. That was the hardest body shot possibly I've ever seen."

DiBella said the knockout reminded him of Roy Jones' memorable one-shot body punch knockout of Virgil Hill, which caused a broken rib.

"That was one of the hardest body shots I've seen since that knockout," DiBella said. "Golovkin is a beast. He's an animal. This kid is going to demolish people for awhile. In terms of ability, he is an absolute animal. Matt was game and fighting, but Golovkin is super strong. He's a great fighter. I give him all his props. He needed to show it against a real guy. That was one of the great body shots I've ever seen, and I've been around this game for 25 years."

It would be a natural for Golovkin to take on Martinez to prove who the better man at 160 pounds is. But Lou DiBella, Martinez’s promoter, said fans shouldn’t count on seeing that anytime soon.

“It’s not out of the question. But he’s not going to come off a 14-month layoff to fight this animal,’’ DiBella said. “My advice to him would not to come off a year and a half layoff to fight this guy.’’

Martinez is out until at least the spring because of injuries, so that isn't happening. DiBella, who also promotes Martinez, said he had no interest in the fight even if Martinez was healthy and ready to go.

"There is no sense," DiBella said, realizing that he has an ageing fighter and that Golovkin, who earned $350,000, is coming into his own.

Moments after the fight, Macklin promoter Lou DiBella ventured over to reporters at ringside and ended any suspense. He's not looking to put Sergio Martinez, who holds the WBC middleweight belt, in with Golovkin any time soon.

Martinez is injured and likely to miss the rest of the year. Assessing a potential Martinez-Golovkin match, DiBella quickly killed all hopes of a fight.

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