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What happened to Gennady Triple G Golovkin. It wasn't too long ago where the world of
boxing couldn't stop talking about the middleweight division's boogeyman. He was once before nicked
as the baddest man on the planet. But now talk is little heard about one of the sports
most forgotten middleweight champions when it comes
to the spotlight of sports media. One of the problems often seen in boxing is sometimes
when an incredible figher comes along and he demolishes
his opponents in the way that Golovkin did, he ends up garnering a stigma of invincibility.
People think he's one of the greatest boxers in recent
memory and when he gets in a tough fight, people think he was never as good as previously
percieved and he's been exposed of some sorts. Which isn't
exactly how boxing works, boxing entails two men hitting one another, no one can evade
the reality of what boxing is. You can't swim without getting
wet, you can't box without getting hit. Gennady Golovkin has some tremendous wins on his record.
For years he was avoided by others in the division. He
hits incredibly hard for a middleweight champion and yet we still don't see much talk of Golovkin
unless it's against Canelo Alvarez. Many people claim
he's too old, past his prime, incapable of remaining as one of the sports kingpins. People
say he didn't look impressive in the Steve Rolls fight, yet he
still knocked him out. Golovkin scored a draw against Canelo in the first fight, where I
felt Golovkin deserved to take home the win. We last saw Golovkin
in the ring against Sergiy Derevyanchenko, and if I'm being completely honest I believe
he was sick that night. And this belief didn't come from his performance,
it came from me seeing his ring walk through the corridor, you can clearly see
he looked ill. So if you were to ask me I'd say Golovkin has had an
awfully unlucky string of events in the last few years. And because he hasn't looked invincible
in some recent fights, everyone thinks he lost them, simply
because of the fact that he didn't live up to people's unrealistic expectations.
Speaking of the Derevyanchenko fight, who by the way is an extremely top tier opponent
and by no means an easy touch, he and Golovkin still gave the
fans an absolute blockbuster of a fight, trading back and forth all the way to the sound of
the final bell. Even if Golovkin wasn't sick it's still
an incredible performance by him to endure that hardship at the age of 37. I don't think
people realise the kind of fitness an athlete needs to have to
do this for 12 rounds straight. It does tell us that although he might be past his prime,
years of a disciplined lifestyle will allow Golovkin to maintain
his fitness for a long period of time. That's without mentioning the fact that Golovkin
dropped him in the first round. Golovkin is still one of the top
middleweights, there is absolutely no doubt about that when you look at his performances
realistically. He turns 38 in April and he has his gifts working in
his favour because his most prized gift, brute strength, is typically the last thing to go
in a fighter when they age. I'm looking forward to assessing
Golovkin's next fight where hopefully he will appear in full health. Sure father time may
remain undefeated, but we just saw Pacquiao look stronger than ever
in his fight at 40 years old against Keith Thurman. So as long as Golovkin conditions
himself he can easily last longer in the sport of boxing. Take a look at
Bernard Hopkins in this video, he's 51 years old here. Some fans may believe Golovkin is
finished, but not me. With a bit of luck finally coming his way I can
definitely see Golovkin possibly succeeding at a secondary championship reign.
Of course we would like to see the Canelo trilogy. Canelo said if Golovkin wanted a
third fight he'd have to get a belt, and the only other belt held not by
Canelo was the WBO world title held by Demetrius Andrade. But then Canelo got stripped of his
IBF belt when his management team couldn't come to an agreement
with a bout of a mandatory challenger. Ironically Golovkin then won that very same belt when
he defeated Derevyanchenko as it was vacant. So now Golovkin has
a belt. Canelo's belt as such. Canelo told Golovkin to get a belt, I don't think Canelo
knew he'd be getting his belt. Boxing politics really has a fun sense
of humour sometimes. However I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that if we are
to see a third fight between Canelo and Triple G, I wouldn't put it past
Canelo to stage the fight at the super middleweight division of 168 pounds. While Canelo may think
that would work in his favour, I wouldn't be so sure.
Speaking of a trilogy fight, how would that fight even go. Most fans see Golovkin as the
clear winner in the first fight, but more fans see Canelo as the
clear winner in the second fight. Common terminology would say the boxer who won the second fight
is getting better, and surely he would be even better
again in a third fight. But past trilogies tell us this is not the case. For example
the great trilogy between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bow. Bow won the
first, lost the second, but then won by technical knockout in the third. So the argument of
thinking Golovkin will lose a trilogy because he lost the second fight
is perhaps not as clear cut as you'd think. Golovkin is signed with a new trainer, how
that coupling will unravel will take time to deduce.
Golovkin has long been the best bang for your buck when it comes to exciting fights. No
matter what age Golovkin is, or what level of opposition he faces, I'll
be tuning in to watch the big drama show that so many fans have grown to love. But this
year in 2020 I expect Golovkin to pick up the pace in regaining his once
before very respected reputation of being an unstoppable train in the ring. Perhaps
you could say it's his road to redemption. I think the last couple of years
in Golovkin's career was more so a rough patch rather than an ending. I believe he will shine
again. He won't be invincible, because no boxer is, but he will
display again why so many fans love him around the world.
And since we've just closed out the decade let's take a look into the past to see Golovkin's
journey of the last 10 years. He began the decade with a great knockout
win over Milton Nunez, which would be only 1 of 20 knockouts. You heard that right, for
the next 9 years Golovkin would win 19 more fights within the sound of the
final bell. I couldn't name every boxer he defeated as it would take too long, but all
highlights you're seeing now are of the last 10 years. He has been without a
doubt one of the most active fighers we've seen in boxing today. We see tremendous displays
of his balance, economy of movement, punching power, his chopping overhand
left, shifting of the feet, his looping right hand, his brilliant jab, really there is so
much more to Gennady Golovkin than just a strong punch. He truly has had a
remarkable last 10 years. It's had it's ups and downs and that is what makes a great fighter
in the sport of boxing. Golovkin rose to fame when talks of a superfight
between Canelo Alvarez heated up. When the fight finally happened, he didn't get the
decision he deserved. But the fans know who won that first fight. I have the score
1-1 between them both now. I want to see a trilogy fight just as much as the next guy,
but not because I want to see one or the other lose, but because the first two
fights were very entertaining. And with the second one being even better than the first,
I can only imagine how good a third would play out to be. But Golovkin's career
shouldn't ever rely on Canelo's name, he has wins over high caliber opponents which makes
Golovkin a name of his own. There are some good fights to be made out there and
I hope we see Golovkin go out with a bang when it comes to his next few fights. He's
genuinely a great ambassador to the sport of boxing and he deserves every fight fan's
respect.
What do you guys think, are you excited to see Golovkin the next time he steps into the
ring, what are your feelings about a final third fight with Canelo Alvarez.
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