Golovkin and Mayweather: Why their opponents think so different of them

By Michael Vena - 06/13/2015 - Comments

golovkin101By Yannis Mihanos: WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) is from Kazakhstan and has knocked down almost all of his opponents (30) so far, but it seems he has difficulty to find and fight other top contenders like Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Miguel Cotto.

The prime reason and most obvious is that Golovkin cannot be stopped by anybody at this current moment. Coaches and promoters try to avoid Golovkin so they can preserve and protect the unbeaten status or winning streak of their fighter.

And all that is left is class B and class C opponents like Willie Monroe Jr. or Martin Murray. Golovkin seems to scare away the big names. That also makes me doubt how big names are fighters like Cotto or many others if they shy away from GGG.

Fact is that Gennady at the moment is not attractive to them and it brings me to mind Randall Bailey, who despite his exceptional knockout power, never got the fights he deserved. Of course, there is a big difference between these two: it’s the frequency that Gennady trains and fights (every 3-4 months). Truly remarkable. In three years he might match or exceed Floyd Mayweather Jr’s boxing record.

So it is inevitable that sooner or later he will meet with one of the popular guys and then we will see what he really is about.

With Floyd Mayweather (48-0) has always been the fighter that everybody want to watch. Any top contender has always Mayweather on his sights. And the reason is plain obvious: he is the best marketable fighter in boxing history.

Anyone who gets the golden ticket (not from a chocolate of Willie Wonka…) is guaranteed of a big paycheck and amazing exposure. And so we have fighters like Amir Khan who would try everything not to lose to get this opportunity.

Fighting Mayweather is not just about winning but about getting the opportunity, that’s what really is about. Nobody cares to lose everybody cares to fight Mayweather. It is one in a lifetime opportunity.

Of course that eventually will pass as Floyd is soon to be a happy retired man and so then I expect that there will be a gap in the attention and promotion of the fights and maybe after fighters will begin again to fight not just for money.

It can well lead for the best to fight with the best more often.



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