Gennady Golovkin v Ryoto Murata

[X]

Golovkin has had a great career, but he must still feel shortchanged. Coming up, he was avoided by everybody for years and years. He was the best middleweight in the world for ages before he was actually recognised as such.

He then gets completely robbed by the judges (at least once, possibly twice). Then get gets frozen out all over again until he is ancient.

[imp]

No Ward, No Charlo, No 168.

Now he is just waiting for the trilogy.

He did beat a tiny Kell Brook though..

Did he ever unify a division?

Are we going to ignore the missed potential?

[Master]

Gennady Golovkin's £100m world title defence under threat due to new Covid rules

Golovkin could lose out on his latest unification bid against Ryota Murata, after Japan announced the suspension of foreign visitors from the end of the month

Gennady Golovkin may not be permitted to enter Japan for his world title unification against Ryota Murata due to the latest suspension of foreign visitors.

The fight, worth a reported £100million, is considered the biggest in Japanese history and was set to take place on December 28 on the border of Tokyo in Saitama.

Golovkin has been out of action since his routine victory over Kamil Szeremeta at the end of the last year.

He could now face missing out on a huge payday with his latest tilt thrown into doubt after Japan employed their latest coronavirus restrictions to limit inbound foreign travel.

Chairman of the Teiken Boxing Gym Akihiko Honda is planning to clarify the situation with the Japanese sports agency and is awaiting a decision on the status of the bout.

"I am prepared to change the situation in this way," Honda said. "I think it will come out, so I will keep an eye on it.

"This match is the biggest match in the history of Japanese boxing with a total budget of over 15 billion yen. If Golovkin is positive in the test the day before the game, we can't play the game.

"We are prepared for such a risk. However, it is a sudden matter for the Japan Sports Agency, and nothing has been decided yet.

"We are in close contact with the Japan Sports Agency, and have submitted all the plans and documents necessary for the match to be completed, such as the entry of the Golovkin camp and related parties, and the subsequent quarantine.

""I hope that if you [Golovkin] complete the application before this talk, you will be able to enter the country."

Golovkin is looking to reconquer the middleweight division after losing his belts to pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez back in 2018.

Their previous meeting in 2017 was deemed unfortunate for Golovkin, who was expected to be pronounced the winner before being held to a draw.

Several other options are available for Golovkin including a middleweight defence against British star Chris Eubank Jr who has been awaiting a title shot since his middleweight return.

But a showdown any time soon seems unlikely with the Briton set to face domestic rival Liam Williams in a rescheduled clash in January.

Golovkin is also being considered as an option for rival Alvarez's return in a historic trilogy bout next year.

But the 39-year-old has admitted he will not make any weight switch to pursue the Mexican without a concrete offer on the table.

"This fight is possible," Golovkin told Sky Sports. "Theoretically nothing has changed.

"There are certain questions which have been posed. They are still open, they remain unanswered.

"We have been discussing it but haven't moved towards this fight for quite some time. We fought, I know who he is. I don't think about him at all, It isn't something I don't give any thought to.

"I don't want to entertain moving to a different division unless there is an offer on the table."

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[ykdadamaja]

Canelo can't roid down back to MW anymore. GGG may as well forget it unless he wants to follow Canelo to Cruiserweight.

[TIC]

postponed

[Master]

Gennadiy Golovkin has been forced to postpone his world title fight, which could influence Chris Eubank Jr's plans to challenge the Kazakh star in 2022.

Golovkin was preparing for an IBF and WBA middleweight unification clash against Ryota Murata, but the fight scheduled in Saitama on December 29 has been delayed amid stricter travel restrictions relating to Covid-19 in Japan.

'GGG' confirmed the postponement on Twitter, stating: "I am deeply disappointed that fight in Japan has been postponed but the health and safety of the public must always be the priority.

"I look forward to returning to the ring against Ryota as soon as possible."

Chris Eubank Jr will face Liam Williams in a rescheduled British battle in Cardiff on January 29, live on Sky Sports.

If he emerges victorious, Eubank Jr expects to become mandatory challenger for the WBA belt, and has voiced his desire for a fight against Golovkin next year.

"I'm the most exciting fighter in the weight division," Eubank Jr has told Sky Sports. "I'm the fighter that the fans want to see in with these guys, so it has to happen.

"I've been visualising it for years and I know how to beat him. I've just got to get the opportunity and it's coming.

"The styles that me and him have, it can't be anything short of an epic war.

"He doesn't know how to fight going backwards and I don't know how to stop throwing punches.

"You put those two styles together and you're in for a legendary boxing match."

Murata's promoter Bob Arum had even suggested that the Japanese fighter could face Eubank Jr next, if he produces a shock win over Golovkin.

"If GGG is successful, I'm sure that the Eubank Jr fight is very attractive to him," Arum told Sky Sports.

"But I think that Murata, on home ground, could pull off an upset.

"In which case I'd love nothing more than for Murata to fight Eubank Jr. It would be a big fight in the US, Japan and the UK."

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[Master]

New Golovkin-Murata date confirmed after postponement

Gennadiy Golovkin's middleweight title unification bout against Ryota Murata has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 9 in the latter's home country of Japan.

The contest is officially back on having originally been set for December 29 before being postponed as a result of the Omicron outbreak.

Golovkin will put his IBF and IBO world title belts on the line against two-time WBA middleweight champion Murata, knowing a potential third meeting with Canelo Alvarez awaits should be come out on top.

The fight is due to take place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

"I am glad that the date has finally been set. I would like to express my gratitude to the organisers from Japan for their hard work and full support of the upcoming unification fight," said Golovkin.

"Ryōta Murata is an outstanding champion. I believe that boxing fans from this beautiful country and around the world will see an exciting event. I look forward to getting back in the ring and bringing the Big Drama Show to Japan."

Golovkin has not fought since December 2020 when he stopped Kamil Szeremeta with an emphatic performance including four knockdowns.

Prior to that he beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Steve Rolls on the back of suffering the first loss of his professional career to Alvarez in September 2018.

Murata himself has been out of the ring since December 2019, at which time he retained he belt with a stoppage victory against Canada's Steven Butler.

"I feel that my entire amateur and professional boxing career has been a preparation for this fight against Gennadiy Golovkin," said Murata. "This fight will determine my place in the middleweight division and boxing history.

"Gennadiy Golovkin has long been the standard-bearer of the middleweight division. To me, he is still undefeated. I have the highest respect for him.

"It has been a long time since my last fight, because of the pandemic, but I have put that time to good use, working very hard with my trainers on improving my physical conditioning and adding more power to my punches. I am so proud Japan is hosting this fight. It is a great honor for me."

The two-time world champions and Olympic medalists enter with a combined record of 57-3-1, including 49 knockouts.

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[Ron Swanson]

No Ward, No Charlo, No 168.

Now he is just waiting for the trilogy.

He did beat a tiny Kell Brook though..

Did he ever unify a division?

Are we going to ignore the missed potential?

People just ignore all the people he straight refused to fight. It’s pathetic how they twist it

[Spicoli]

I might be rooting for a draw here . If only to see Canelos cushy cash grab contract implode. Or Golovkin caves Murata in (more than likely) and defends. I love Golovkin nothing but respect but this still requires him to literally follow Canelo up..who will be coming off another 175 v Bivol . And at what CW will this be. Should Canelo um win of course. I get it..nothing sells like a true rivalry and familiarity to fans. But the honest truth is these two have gone in opposite directions over the last 4 years.

[TIC]

ggg chasing those dollars. i think ggg is only an option for canelo so could see canelo going in a different direction

[Master]

Gennady Golovkin has insisted there is ‘no bad blood’ between him and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, after recently calling him out for indecent behaviour.

That’s despite Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn claiming ‘they can’t stand each other’ amid reports ‘Triple GGG’ will fight the Mexican for a third time at some point later this year.

Canelo Alvarez, 31, has also accused Golovkin of talking ‘a lot of s***’ over the years as their rivalry continues to bubble away beneath the surface.

But Golovkin, who will face Ryoto Murata in a middleweight unification on April 9, insists he bears no grudges against Alvarez.

However, he did admit that they aren’t exactly the best of friends either.

The Kazakh, 39, told The Sun: “First of all, there’s no bad blood from my side, I’m not taking it personal.

“But commenting on his approach, he says it’s personal, where has he been after our second fight?

“For so long, why did he try to accumulate that bad blood?

“That is kind of unprofessional, too low when a fighter describes his approach to a fight in that way.”

Canelo currently reigns supreme at the top of the super-middleweight division with wins over Caleb Plant and Billy Joe Saunders, while Golovkin secured his first victory since 2019 last time out against Kamil Szeremeta.

The two rivals are reportedly in talks to meet in a trilogy fight in September following their pair of thrillers in 2017 and 2018.

Yet the Kazakh claims a deal is far from done despite reports suggesting otherwise.

He added: “It’s premature to have a discussion, there’s too many ‘ifs’. If one fighter beats the other fighter and so on.

“Let’s wait till May, let’s wait till our fights are behind us, then we can discuss and we’ll have a better understanding of what’s going on.

“Of course, I’m always excited to get back in the ring and it’s great that boxing is coming back.

“The entire approach, the entire tradition of boxing is still alive.

“I’m also excited that I have enough strength to continue to demonstrate quality boxing to my fans.

“So you’ll continue to see me in the ring.”

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[TIC]

where is the outrage for ryoto for taking on such an over the hill ggg? didn't canelo wait until ggg got old before he fought him? & this is over four years since then

[Ron Swanson]

Golovkin has had a great career, but he must still feel shortchanged. Coming up, he was avoided by everybody for years and years. He was the best middleweight in the world for ages before he was actually recognised as such.

He then gets completely robbed by the judges (at least once, possibly twice). Then get gets frozen out all over again until he is ancient.

Interesting fan fiction. He was offered tons of better fights he refused. He was even stripped because he chose to fight a guy coming off 2 losses and a retirement rather than his mandatory FFS. He hid from Ward, “we will never fight Charlo” can go on and on.

Dude has nobody to blame for the horrible names on his CV but himself