Why-how does Golovkin 'need' Mayweather at this current time He has another top elite champion in the wings in Martinez and that is the bull in the China shop. As far as big event pop or potential in matches its Mayweather who needs him and is in effect playing catch up with "legacy" with youth vs age. Feels like a race. Floyd needs to at least make a solid division move up, minus catchweight bs, before the thought even enters Golovkins head who has a solid and expanding platform and push. By the time this hypothetical happens I think Mayweather would honestly be in deep doo doo.