Who is the Russian GOAT?

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    Kostya already had it in the bag but coming out of retirement to paddle Manny's daddy's ass after having not fought in 15 years and not having a single tune up has only further cemented his position.
     
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    Soon to be joining the likes of Fedor. @ForemanJab myself and maybe one or two others on here were way ahead of the curve in regards to knowing about Yans talent back when he was still fighting in Russia. Couldn't see this guy fight at any point of his career and not realize he was special.

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    If Kovalev had got given the result against Ward which he deserved he would be number 1

    Plus should Golovkin be considered because he's of 75% Russian descent?
     
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    Honorable mention to Sergei Kobozev too. Not because of what he accomplished but because the potential was there. Very likely he would have won a belt and made a few defenses(at least) had he not been brutally murdered by those cowardly thugs.
     
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    Half Korean, half Russian same as Kostya
     
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    No you are wrong. I remember when GGG first came on the scene there was discussions about this.

    He has 3 ethnic Russian grandparents, and one Korean-Russian grandparent. His mother is only half Korean So hes 75% Russian


    This was from a boxing monthly article

    'Golovkin, despite being from Kazakhstan, is not an ethnic Kazakh and does not speak Kazakh. He is mostly an ethnic Russian, with his mother being half Korean. Russian is the most spoken language in Kazakhstan.'

    [url]http://www.boxingmonthly.com/stories/gennady-golovkins-look-alike-forges-his-own-path-in-boxing/[/url]
     
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