How Far Can Golovkin Go?

[Boxer4life]

He is obviously a great fighter. Personally I think he should stay at 160 and take on anyone willing to fight him there. It'd be a huge mistake for him to go up to super middle, he's really not a big guy and very few with an agressive style of fighting moved up successfully(Duran being the exception). Personally I think he beats someone like Canelo or Cotto, but loses to someone like Ward. So that being said.

How far does he go in boxing?
Where is his career headed?
Who at Middleweight can actually challenge him?

My opinion is he can be a superstar if he avoids moving up, but giving the lack of options at the moment, he may not have a choice.

Thoughts?

[Master]

I think GGG is the new Hagler, he not only beats his opponents he wipes them away. He will stay around and clear the division beating the canadian that Beanflicker loves, Quillin, and Saunder/Lee winner. He will be avoided by Canelo/Cotto winner, the winner will wait until he moves up in weight.

When Ward leaves the weight he will take over supermiddle.

[imp]

I think GGG is the new Hagler, he not only beats his opponents he wipes them away. He will stay around and clear the division beating the canadian that Beanflicker loves, Quillin, and Saunder/Lee winner. He will be avoided by Canelo/Cotto winner, the winner will wait until he moves up in weight.

When Ward leaves the weight he will take over supermiddle.

GGG is praying that ward leaves the weight.

Ward needs these money fights so the best move for ward would be to stay around at 168 and destroy ggg and then leap up to 175 and beat stevenson and fight and beat a very tough kovalev.

[Master]

I think GGG is the new Hagler, he not only beats his opponents he wipes them away. He will stay around and clear the division beating the canadian that Beanflicker loves, Quillin, and Saunder/Lee winner. He will be avoided by Canelo/Cotto winner, the winner will wait until he moves up in weight.

When Ward leaves the weight he will take over supermiddle.

GGG is praying that ward leaves the weight.

Ward needs these money fights so the best move for ward would be to stay around at 168 and destroy ggg and then leap up to 175 and beat stevenson and fight and beat a very tough kovalev.

Ironically GGG best bet is to do the same and stay at middleweight.

[imp]

I think GGG is the new Hagler, he not only beats his opponents he wipes them away. He will stay around and clear the division beating the canadian that Beanflicker loves, Quillin, and Saunder/Lee winner. He will be avoided by Canelo/Cotto winner, the winner will wait until he moves up in weight.

When Ward leaves the weight he will take over supermiddle.

GGG is praying that ward leaves the weight.

Ward needs these money fights so the best move for ward would be to stay around at 168 and destroy ggg and then leap up to 175 and beat stevenson and fight and beat a very tough kovalev.

Ironically GGG best bet is to do the same and stay at middleweight.

If GGG beats andre ward I will sing his praises all day.

He is a strong powerful fighter but if he wants to be a superstar he needs to beat the best at middle and thats andre ward.

[Primo Carnera]

I'm a big fan of GGG, I think he's great. But I don't think history will be very kind to him. People will say he was the best of a bad bunch of MW's and he will get avoided by Canelo and Cotto. He won't beat Ward at SMW, because he's not big enough strong enough or good enough. That's no disgrace, Ward could be the best SMW There's ever been , although he's been nowhere near active enough to prove that.
So if he does go up to SMW after Ward has gone to LHW and beat them all, again people will say, "he wouldn't have beat Ward" or "again the best of a bad bunch" this is why he was desperate to fight Froch, because people would've given him credit for that , although I believe Froch was overrated (mainly by himself!)
And let's not forget , he's what 32? 33? Time is running out, it could all change overnight. Not everyone can compete at the top level way into their Thirties like Floyd can.

[beenKOed]

I think GGG is the new Hagler, he not only beats his opponents he wipes them away. He will stay around and clear the division beating the canadian that Beanflicker loves, Quillin, and Saunder/Lee winner. He will be avoided by Canelo/Cotto winner, the winner will wait until he moves up in weight.

When Ward leaves the weight he will take over supermiddle.

GGG is praying that ward leaves the weight.

Ward needs these money fights so the best move for ward would be to stay around at 168 and destroy ggg and then leap up to 175 and beat stevenson and fight and beat a very tough kovalev.

I'm not sure that GGG is afraid of Ward. "I want make good, exciting fight!" Remember that!
He thinks he's the baddest man on the planet, maybe he is.

[powerpuncher]

Depending how long he can last since he is older, he could definitely be known as a top ten MW ever. I believe that he has fought a solid group of guys and I believe that will continue. I also believe that he will eventually get his signature win. I think he loses once he moves up in weight eventually and gets outworked by a bigger guy. Unless he fights Ward then he will just get beat.

[walrus]

I disagree, I think he can beat Ward. I think he can keep Ward off him. He may not be able to cut off the ring as much, which is a large part of his success. Ward is a great fighter but I think ggg can beat him. I'm biased, I really like ggg so that may be an issue here.

[IamInuit]

How Far Can Golovkin Go?

Kind of begs the question how far could have already gone had he already had the opportunity. I dont think there is any doubt is any objectives fans mind that he would already be undisputed champion. Instead he has to wait out the celebrity era of plastic champions. The best fighter in the division has to watch while false one gets 30 million and his opponent 6.5 to fight for some 150 catchweight title masqueraded as a middleweight title and not only that the Ring and Lineal. And yet the real champion barely cracked 7 figures in his last fight. Its a middleweight mockery. I dont think this has ever happened in the history of the division.

Its a shame because it seems in order to get one champion you have to have one promoter owning all the players. I say that because the last time we had a undisputed middleweight champion it was Hopkins and Don King owned all the players and put on the tourney.

So lets suppose we had a tourney to answer how far he could go:



And the winner is?

The man who's country ends its name with the first name Stan.

[beenKOed]

Let's wait and see how he does against that Canadian punk. Lol