Golovkin's next opponent

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  1. Karaganda

    Karaganda cakewalker Full Member

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    Fighter Last/upcoming fight Injured ? Brave ? Desperate ? Earliest date available Realistic date HBO material Available for December fight ?
    Sergio Martinez September 2012 yes yes no - needs cash only February 2013 June 2013 - after rematch Chavez Jr yes no
    Daniel Geale September 2012 no no no - needs to build name December 2012 May 2013 - after Sam Soliman fight maybe no
    Felix Sturm September 2012 no definitly no yes December 2012 will retire before facing Golovkin no no
    Julio Cesar Chavez Jr September 2012 no yes no December 2012 June 2013 - after rematch Chavez Jr yes no
    Dmitry Pirog May 2012 yes yes possibly December 2012 December 2012 yes yes
    Matthew Macklin September 2012 no yes yes - career going nowhere December 2012 December 2012 yes yes
    Hassan N'Jikam October 2012 no no no - up and coming man January 2012 March 2013 yes no
    Martin Murray June 2012 no possibly yes - cannot fight in the US October 2012 December 2012 - in the UK no yes
    Peter Quillin October 2012 no no no January 2013 March 2013 yes no
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    Brian Vera August 2012 no irrelevant yes - career going nowhere December 2012 December 2012 no yes
    Sergio Mora August 2012 no irrelevant yes - career going nowhere December 2012 December 2012 no yes
    Vanes Martirosyan November 2012 no no no February 2012 February 2012 yes no
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    If Golovkin is aiming for a December 2012 fight on HBO he will have a hard time making it as all the headlines are filled up.
    The options available are another network or an undercard fight

    Sturm on German TV would be ideal, but is Sturm up for it? Not unless it is his last fight anyway.
    Golovkin would travel to Britain and take on Murray. Murray can not fight in the US due to visa issues. This fight could be good and it could be made.
    Golovkin could also take on Macklin, but Macklin is less desperate compared to Murray. If Macklin is smart he lets Golovkin bulldozer Murray before he takes a shot at Murray himself.
    Pirog in Moscow is not so hot. Possibly hard fight for no real cash. My guess is that they are saving Pirog for an HBO fight later. Fighting him in Moscow on Russia2 TV makes no sense whatsoever.

    The US undercard fights available are just Brian Vera or Sergio Mora. Golovkin will have no trouble here, but the fight will interest absolutely no one except his fans. Golovkin - Macklin is headline material, not undercard.
    So if Golovkin's management are serious about a December 2012 fight i guess the best options are:

    Likelyhood
    1. Sturm in Germany 1%
    2. Murray in the UK 35%
    3. Macklin in the UK 1%
    4. Pirog in Moscow 1%
    5. Brian Vera 35%
    6. Sergio Mora 20%
    7. Other 7%

    Of the above fights it is basically only the UK fight with Murray that could both be made and make any money.
    But if Golovkin is desperat to stay on HBO it is time for Brian Vera to step up, at least he beat Sergio Mora to earn it.

    Am I happy with this? No - but it is the only realistic matchups so late in 2012.

    What do you guys think?
     
    Karaganda, Sep 18, 2012
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  2. RickieLambert

    RickieLambert Member Full Member

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    Martin Murray is pretty much unheard of in the UK, apart from his local area i guess
     
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  3. kk17

    kk17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He should defend his belt vs Sturm in germany but i doubt that Sturm wants the fight
     
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  4. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    The only guy less likely to fight GGG than Sturm is N'Kijam, so that's not going to happen.

    Ideally, I'd like to see him face Pirog, Geale or Macklin. I'd be very happy with any of those. When you add Quillen, Murray, Barker, Chavez etc, you start to realise how many good fights can be made at 160. I just hope Golovkin is in a few of them.
     
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  5. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pirog owes him the fight. Really, really hoping this gets made.
     
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  6. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Geale should stop ducking GGG, as WBA champion he has responsibilities, responsibilities left by Sturm for not unifying with the regular champ, but responsibilities nonetheless. He MUST Face the GGG by the end of the year or gets stripped.
     
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  7. thawk888

    thawk888 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Brian Vera would be crushed.
     
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  8. PolishPummler

    PolishPummler Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Unfiy against Sergio or Geale.
     
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  9. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't know when he is able to fight again but the Pirog fight and Geale are the best options, Macklin would be decent as well and I think all 3(if Pirog is recovered) are available for a Dec. bout.

    Quillen wouldn't be bad but he's fighting in October so that probably doesn't happen. HBO should really try to build up some of these middleweights like Golovkin by fighting each other in order to find challengers for Martinez.
     
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  10. celtic-warrior

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    macklin deserves it and should be fresh....
     
    celtic-warrior, Sep 18, 2012
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  11. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Golovkin is number 3 ranked Middleweight in the World,His next fight should be between the number 1 or number 2 ranked if possible,Fans will love it and we vould see who really is number 1 in the World.!!!!!! Come on Martinez or Geale make it Happen.!!!!
     
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  12. mrdoctor

    mrdoctor GGG Full Member

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    Guys geale has till December to fight him or get stripped and geale wants the fight so it will be in December or January....I'm not sure why u didn't mention him in the Poll..
     
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  13. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe he's/she's Australian?
     
    BigBone, Sep 18, 2012
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  14. str1

    str1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :huh So everyone and their mother was saying that Martinez should of gone to Russia to take on Pirog but its not okay for GGG and everyone seems to agree? :huh :lol:

    I will say the same thing I said about Martinez, if GGG wants exposure on the US he needs to fight in the US. Fighting in Russia will gain him nothing. The other option he has is fighting in Germany against Strum but we know that aint happening as Sturm sees GGG as a high risk/low reward. Sturm will get more money fighting Abraham than GGG. Gaele vs Golovkin on HBO is possible but don't know if HBO will push for it. **** even Mora/GGG on an undercard just to get GGG the exposure. Martinez and/or Chavez wont be ready for GGG this December.
     
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  15. mrdoctor

    mrdoctor GGG Full Member

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    Yes mate I'm Australian...and I'm a firm believer in triple ggg and how good he is...I can't see anyone beating him
     
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