I think most fans assume Golovkin as the true middleweight king, I find it really embarrassing that the rest of the division do not look to fight him. Cotto: Lets start with the lineal champion. Lets be honest Cotto will most likely leave the ring on a stretcher if the fight happens, as the cash cow of the division I don't blame him in avoiding GGG to pursue fight with Canelo. Martinez: Ducked GGG for the last one year or so, smart move cause the Martinez that fought Cotto probably leaves the ring in a coffin againest GGG. Kid Chocolate: still hiding behind network war Sturm: Bribed his way out of a fight for years Soliman: Backed out of fight with GGG, due to a an offer "too good to refuse" against washed up Tayloratsch Murray: Still turning down fights They excuses are that GGG is not top draw,other than Cotto who is a bigger draw than GGG in this division? I know boxing is sport that takes a lot of courage but its getting embarrassing in the middle weight division.
His Promoters could stepped and showed "replay" what other boxers said about Golovkin and asked to back up their words or wacant their titles. But they do not work good enough for their money. Even Golovkin opened his own promotion company!!! From Sturm "Golovkin not ready" and Quillin's "I sparred Golovkin and can beat him", to Soliman's recent words that his style is no match for Golovkin Golovkin finished amateur in 2004. It is hilarious that no champ did give Golovkin single chance. it is almost 10 years left. His style haven't changed at all. He could beat Sturm, Abraham in 2006 as he can do it now. I think Golovkin will end up fighting Khytrov, Eubank or other young strong prospects, instead of belts unification
According to GGG haters GGG is the one avoiding them like the plague?.....:think But in all honesty in those guys shoes, I'd also stay the f away from GGG unless they offered me a **** ton of cash.
They could make few millions. Just do fight in Germany or his native Kazakhstan, or UK, or even Australia. I think they can gather full sport arena there.
Problem is though, they need to look at the bigger picture. In all likelehood all are getting KO'd by Golovkin. For a guy like Qullin, he disappear into irrelevance. He'd make good money for the GGG fight alone, but he won't do after he becomes just another victim of the GGG Juggernaut, plus taken shots like that will significantly shorten your career. If looking for one last big payday Strum or Soliman could take it. Possibly Martinez too. Cotto has even bigger money fights available to him, so if I was his adviser, I'd instruct him to stay clear- people can give him **** about it on here but if any of them told me in Cotto's shoes right now they fight Golovkin, they be either a fool or a liar.
What is wrong with the middleweight division? Just that there is one dominant fighter in it that nobody else looks capable of beating. Same thing happened during Monzon and Hagler's reigns.
Truly, completely pathetic. But yeah this is the MW division for you, everyone ducking one guy, before they had excuse of him not being a draw, now apart from Cotto he's probably the biggest draw in the division and they still refuse to fight him, it's quite amusing. The state that boxing is in is just shocking.
Well I don't agree with pathetic but Murray doesn't even hide the fact he's scared of Golovkin, he basically near enough says it in interviews
Geale wanted to proved it, and fought GGG. History shows he fell well short. But to his credit he stepped up and gave it a shot.
Nobody with anything to lose wants to step up and fight Golovkin at the moment, he simply looks unbeatable at 160lbs. The rest of the division is pretty weak and Golovkin doesn't present a big enough payday for the inevitable loss to GGG. It's a pretty sad state, if Golovkin cannot get the other champions to face him there is little he can do other than keep winning against those who are willing to face him.
Reasonable summary. Dominant fighters have comes along and cleaned out divisions before and no doubt it will happen again. Just a part of boxing.
The middleweights of today are showing exactly why as a body of fighters the fighters of the past are the better men
Its hard to compare era's. The business side of boxing has taken over the "warrior" side. If you look at SRR's era they were fighting once a month and going through murderers row for little pay. Now it seems its about building up your stock and taking the easiest route possible to a title.