By Dan Ambrose: WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) wasn’t happy to learn of the news of IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs) choosing to fight welterweight Kell “Special K” Brook (36-0, 25 KOs) for his next fight rather than choosing himself.
In fairness to Golovkin, he was in negotiations to fight middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. (23-1, 18 KOs) up until this week. The only reason the fight didn’t get made was because Eubank Jr. and his father Chris Eubank chose not to agree to the contract. Eubank Jr’s promoter Eddie Hearn came up with the idea of having Brook take the fight instead. The money will still be good for Golovkin, so it’s a smart business move on their part.