Golovkin at super middle?

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Macklin was a hype job... I wouldn't put any stock in that. If Golovkin had stopped Froch or even Bute (which he probably could have stopped Bute at middle or super middle, at least) then you would have impressed me.

The only thing with this Macklin fight for Golovkin was to compare it to the Martinez fight. If Martinez takes this Golovkin challenge that's brewing, he WILL lose and he will retire shortly afterwards.

A lot of people were shocked that Martinez took the Chavez fight, and did WELL in it too. Well, did well up until the last round- but he surprised me.

But then again, perhaps we had Chavez up too high- higher than he was supposed to have been?

Lucky for Golovkin hes not tryinmg to impress you. Martinez was favorite to beat Chavez and most people, including me, thought he would do so comfortably. If Golovkin fights Martinez he will be a good fav with the bookies too and will most likely stop Martinez but given Martinez' latest performances I dont see how that would be any more impressive then stopping Macklin.

Your opinion of fighters is poor, your predictions of how fights will go are poor and your overall judgment of boxing is poor. You need to learn a lot more about the game before questioning fighters abilities.

You GGG fans absolutely love him his resume isn't great for a 31 year old

What did Martinez resume look like at 31? Anyways, Sergio is old and broken, his body is completely failing him. We won't see him in the ring for the rest of 2013 anyways and his own promoter has just come out and said he won't put him in with Golovkin even when he does return. This means Golovkin is the man at 160.

[jehoshaphat]

Sign me up for Froch/Golovkin. I'll pay for that at the full PPV. Give me that being signed/negotiated for boxing fans' Christmas present. That fight will answer all questions and maybe some questions not dared asked.

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Golovkin may be strong in this weight but it wont transfer as easily as some seem to think if he moves up. His power will be the same, it wont increase, the difference will be even stronger fighters that will be able to take that power. Just like Abraham moving up. Take that strength advantage away and he's not left with much else. Froch would bully Golovkin.

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Abraham couldn't fight worth a shit in the first place, that's hardly the end all example of a hard puncher moving up in weight. Now obviously it's possible Golovkin wouldn't be nearly as effective at 168, and I don't think he should try just yet. He's not even a big middleweight. Would give him a great chance against Froch myself though.

[TitoFan]

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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Well it would appear this Onetime poster is a new addition,with an agenda to convince everyone that is in fact racism which has thrust Golovkin to such heights
There there is Ross

And there you basically have the hate for Golovkin.

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Well it would appear this Onetime poster is a new addition,with an agenda to convince everyone that is in fact racism which has thrust Golovkin to such heights
There there is Ross

And there you basically have the hate for Golovkin.

Dont be a dick...

Im not "hating" on Golovkin.

He is a middle weight for a reason, hes not a super middle. Another example of a big, strong, hard punching middle who did nothing above middle? Pavlik? McClellan?

Or lower weights, Hatton.

When they move up in weight, their opponents are more resilliant. Its just a fact. When its the strength of their punch and not the sharpness like a Mayweather or Duran then their punches wont have the same effect or bring them the same results.

[Spicoli]

No, he should forget about that right now. He beat Macklin, thats a solid step...but come on. He needs to be punched in the mouth vs a perceived threat or like contender at middle first! The slickest guy, honestly, who he beat was Rosado and that was mostly self preservation punching from the backseat by Gabriel who's first instinct is to trade. Not a guy who baits traps and isn't afraid to piss off a crowd style wise. Save all that Proksa showing signs of Martinez style stuff. You don't get to just toss proven champions in the garbage on the grounds of being 'old' today. How Martinez gets shit on as a near cripple afterthought is comical, and no the Chavez fight wasn't close, and yes real Champions get punched in the teeth, scuffed up and come back! Lets see how it plays out...hopefully Golovkin will get his shot at scalping THE champion but there are other guys there also so no need to add to the list of division jumping just to get a push.