I don't get some of the hate for Golovkin. He obviously loves to fight, will fight whoever they put in front of him, hasn't been accused of ducking anybody (on the contrary... fighters will now be ducking him), and is an exciting fighter. Yes... it might be too early to annoint him ATG just yet... but give the guy some time. Hopefully, he will get opponents who will put up a better fight than Macklin. I don't think Martinez, a great fighter but on the decline, will want any part of Golovkin. Golovkin should stay at middle for awhile and fight whoever will fight him. It's anybody's guess how he'd do at 168. Like someone said, he's not a big middleweight, and that might not translate well at 168. But any guesses are just that... guesses.
For my money, I'd love to see him in there against a Chavez Jr., without the diuretics and 30-pound post weigh-in bloating. That would be the closest thing to manslaughter you'd ever see in the ring.
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