Bernard Hopkins's middleweight defense record.... and Golovkin

Golovkin wants 4 fights a year.

If he is able to get at least 3 fights a year, for the next three years, he will surpass Hopkins's record (Right? Someone double check me )

He will be 36/37 when he breaks the record, if hes able to keep his current pace.

You think he can do it? :think

This is what team Golovkin should be focusing on, imo. Stay at middleweight and write the next chapter of middleweight greatness (if G is good enough) in the divisions glorious history.


Obviously its too early to tell.... off nights happen, new contenders come out of nowhere, fighters have tremendous performances, robberies, injuries, ect. But still, Im interested in seeing what some peoples take is on if he can beat the record. Three years can be a long time in boxing.

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Three years is a loooong time in boxing.

In 3 years

- Roy Jones went from p4p #1, and a heavyweight titlist, to having lost 3 straight with boxing world asking him to retire

- Fernando Vargas went from a top 10 p4p fighter entering the Trinidad fight having never been knocked down, to getting knocked down or rocked his next three fights afterwards and looking like a shell of himself against Vanderpool

- Kelly Pavlik basically became middleweight champion, got dethroned, and became irrelevant, within 3 years.



3 years is almost a mini era in boxing.... I am very interested and curious in seeing if Golovkin will have staying power.


On a side note.... this should highlight just how impressive guys like Mayweather, Pac, and Hopkins are.... guys who have remained at the top level for so long.


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Hopkins Reign : 20 Defenses : 12 KO's, 7 UD's, 1 NC
1 - Steve Frank KO1
2 - Joe Lipsey KO 4
3 - William Bo James TKO 11
4 - John David Jackson TKO 7
5 - Glen Johnson TKO 11
6 - Andrew Council UD12
7 - Simon Brown TKO 6
8 - Robert Allen NC 4
9 - Robert Allen TKO 7
10 - Antwun Echols UD 12
11 - Syd Vanderpool UD
12 - Antwun Echols TKO 11
13 - Keith Holmes UD 12
14 - Félix Trinidad TKO 12
15 - Carl Daniels TKO 10
16 - Morrade Hakkar TKO 8
17 - William Joppy UD 12
18 - Robert Allen UD
19 - Oscar De La Hoya KO 9
20 - Howard Eastman UD 12
Loss to Jermain Taylor


GGG : 13 Defenses : 13 KO's
1 - Nilson Julio Tapia KO 3
2 - Kassim Ouma TKO 10
3 - Lajuan Simon KO 1
4 - Makoto Fuchigami TKO 3
5 - Grzegorz Proksa TKO 5 (12)
6 - Gabriel Rosado TKO 7
7 - Nobuhiro Ishida KO 3
8 - Matthew Macklin KO 3
9 - Curtis Stevens TKO 8
10 - Osumanu Adama TKO 7
11 - Daniel Geale TKO 3
12 - Marco Antonio Rubio KO 2
13 - Martin Murray TKO 11

 

I think Ouma was G's first title defense.... gonna have to look that up :think

If it was his first, how fitting it is still to this day his toughest one.

Ouma was, and still is, one of my favorite fighters of all time. I remember when he was scheduled to face Golovkin how ****ed I was his people put him in a fight like this.... and while it ended Oumas career he gave one hell of a final fight.