If Golovkin spent his prime competing at 168lbs?

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  1. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Did Gennadiy Golovkin have the ability to unify the Super Middleweight division if that were his mission, gunning for title shots starting at somewhere around 2010? Let's say with no political hold ups.
    Here is a reference as to who were the Champions during this period.
    IBF
    2007-2012 /Lucian Bute
    2012-2015 / Carl Froch
    2015 -2017/ James Degale
    2017-2018 / Caleb Truax
    2018-2018/ James Degale
    WBC
    2010 -2010/ Mikkel Kessler
    2010 -2011/ Carl Froch
    2011 -2013/ Andre Ward
    2013 -2014/ Sakio Bika
    2014- 2015/ Anthony Dirrell
    2015 -2017/ Badou Jack
    2017 -2018/ David Benavidez
    WBA
    2009 -2015/ Andre Ward Super Champ
    2009 -2011/ Dimitri Sartson ( regular)
    2011-2012 / Karoly Balzay regular
    2012 -2012/ Brian McGee regular
    2012 -2013/ Mikkel Kessler regular
    2013 -2015/ Carl Froch regular
    2015 - 2016/ Fedor Chudinov Super
    2015 -2016/ Felix Sturm Super
    2016 -2016 /Giovanni De Carolis regular
    2016 -2018 / Tyron Zeuge regular
    2017 -2018 / George Groves Super
    2018 -2018 / Rocky Fielding regular
    WBO
    2009 -2012 / Robert Stieglitz
    2012 - 2013 / Arthur Abraham
    2013 -2014 / Robert Stieglitz
    2014 -2016 / Arthur Abraham
    2016 -2019 / Gilbert Ramirez
    2019 -2021 / Billy Joe Saunders
    Golovkin was a natural middleweight but he competed in the amateurs at 165lbs so he could have done it. Imagine all the great fights that could have been made. How do you think it would have went if GGG'S primary goal was unification of the 168lb division?
     
  2. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For me, if Golovkin was already fighting at 168lbd for a few years and used to the weight, fight for Stieglitz WBO title in 2011. Then go after his old opponent from the amateurs Lucien Bute's IBF title in 2012. Then Andre Ward in 2013 for his WBA super and WBC titles. How do you think GGG fares in these endeavors?