By Chris Williams: Trainer Abel Sanchez says middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin could do down to 154 to accommodate welterweight Manny Pacquiao for a fight if his promoter was serious about wanting to make that fight. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum recently floated the idea of a fight between Pacquiao and Golovkin if Pacquiao wins his title fight against WBO 147lb champion Jessie Vargas this Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Arum initially said Golovkin was a possibility for Pacquiao. However, Arum then backtracked and said he wasn’t serious about putting Pacquiao in with Golovkin. That’s not surprising, because there’s a potential for injury for Pacquiao if he were to take on a guy with the kind of power that Golovkin possesses.