Middleweight sensation Gennady Golovkin improved to 33-0 when he scored his 20th consecutive KO victory against game challenger Willie Monroe Jr on Saturday night in Inglewood, California. Golovkin dropped Monroe twice in the 2nd round before ultimately stopping him in round 6. The big question is, what is next for the powerhouse middleweight from Kazakhstan?
In the post fight interview with HBO’s Max Kellerman, Golovkin expressed his desire to face a big name fighter, specifically mentioning Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez by name. When Kellerman directly asked Golovkin if he would be interested in facing 168 pound champion Andre Ward, however, Triple G expressed some reluctance, again stating his preference to first try and make fights against Cotto and Canelo.
Golovkin finds himself in a peculiar situation where the fights that make the most sense for him make little sense for his primary targets, which also include Floyd Mayweather Jr in addition to Cotto and Alvarez. In fact, Golovkin has stated that he would even be willing to drain down to the 154 pound weight class for the opportunity to face boxing’s pound for pound king. Unfortunately for Golovkin, the 3 smaller cash cows he is interested in do not seem eager to face him.
This edition of Rummy’s Corner explores possible future options that may or may not be available for the exciting middleweight KO artist. More specifically, this episode attempts to explain why Andre Ward is one fighter that Golovkin should avoid for the time being at all costs, unless necessity drives him in that direction as the only means for acquiring a big name opponent he so desperately seeks.
What does the future hold for Gennady Golovkin?
Check out this video to get one man’s take on the situation.
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