Is Golovkin starting his pro career at 160 the worst decision in modern boxing

He campaigned in the AMs at MW, and began his career at the same weight.
His closest contemporary, Andre Ward, campaigned at LHW and began his career as a MW, and STILL hasnt challenged a genuine LHW at the LHW limit.

Unlike JCCJr, a natural LHW who began at WW, or Canelo, a SMW who still won't fight at MW, GGG, like Marvin Hagler, is fighting right at his maximum weight class.

By skipping the WW and LMW divisions, GGG has scorched through the MW division fighting a host of top 5 MWs, rising contenders, and fringe contenders, along with former Champions and challengers.

Now, he's in such a place that others are afraid to campaign at MW for fear they will be back into a corner and forced to fight him, ie Cotto/Canelo.

There are a few who MAY have been willing some time ago, but now their stock is rising, ie Lemiuex, Lee, Saunders, NDam.....it may take GGG moving to an unnatural wieght class such as LHW for him to get it on with the #2 of his division.:think

 

:thinkYeah....your'e right.

Hindsight.

And starting with Universum has proven the detriment of so many good fighters.

At least with HWs, they don't have to worry about making fights with neighboring weight classes to get the respect they deserve.

I honestly think GGG should have started at WW. Had a dozen or so fights in the first 18 months, then moved to LMW to challenge for a title.

Even in Europe he coulda worked into a title fight vs the likes of Foreman or Basangurov.:think