Golovkin vs. Macklin: A good fight for HBO

By Boxing News - 09/17/2012 - Comments

Image: Golovkin vs. Macklin: A good fight for HBOBy Scott Gilfoid: Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KO’) said he was hoping to get the winner of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez fight, but now that we’ve seen the fight, it’s pretty clear that Martinez wants nothing to do with a time-wasting rematch against Macklin, who he already destroyed last March in an 11th round stoppage.

Chavez Jr. also likely won’t bother facing the little known Macklin. However, doesn’t mean that WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s). I personally think that’s a good fight for HBO, Macklin vs. Golovkin, and I’d bet you that HBO would be interested in that fight.

Golovkin was hoping he could fight the winner of the Martinez-Chavez Jr fight, but that’s obviously not happening, as both of those guys are talking about a rematch early next year in the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Golovkin’s second choice is a fight with IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Geale. However, it’s unknown if Geale will take the Golovkin fight because his promoter is looking to get him the best possible money fight he can get and that may not be a dangerous fight against Golovkin. So I’m betting that Geale ends up vacating his WBA title and holding into his IBF strap, which would keep him out of harms way of a match against Golovkin. With Chavez Jr., Martinez and Geale off the table for him, Golovkin may have to settle for a fight against Macklin, unless he wants to go backwards and look for a fight against Dmitry Pirog, which he already said he doesn’t want anymore.

I think Macklin would be perfect for Golovkin because he would no doubt try and go right at him to see if he can hurt Golovkin. This would lead to Golovkin destroying Mackklin in one or two rounds. It would be exciting while it lasted because Macklin would go right at him like wild bull and get smashed for his troubles.

Of all then opponents available for Golovkin, I think Macklin is one that HBO would readily agree to if Macklin’s promoter was up letting him fight Golovkin. It would be a mismatch but it would fun to watch, and it would give boxing fans a good indication of where Golovkin stands in comparison to Sergio Martinez. It took Martinez 11 rounds to knockout Macklin. If Golovkin can it in one-third of the time he’d end up looking real good for boxing fans. Macklin could get a good payday and some badly needed exposure in the United States in getting blown out by Golovkin.



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