Ryan Garcia Questions Gennadiy Golovkin’s Corridor of Fame Worthiness, Says GGG By no means Beat a Nice Fighter

Ryan Garcia says he doesn’t assume former unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin deserves to be voted into the Boxing Corridor of Fame for what he completed throughout his 16-year professional profession.

Questioning GGG’s Greatness

Garcia states that Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) didn’t beat any “nice’ fighters throughout his profession. That’s true in the event you ignore his controversial 12-round draw towards Canelo of their first battle in 2017. Gennadiy had tried to battle Alvarez beginning at age 32, and needed to wait till 35 earlier than the Mexican star fought him for the primary time on September 16, 2017.

GGG made 20 consecutive title defenses of his varied belts from 2010 to 2018, which tied a file held by Bernard Hopkins. That was spectacular.

Golovkin’s greatest profession wins:

Daniel Jacobs
Ryota Murata
David Lemieux
Kell Brook
Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Daniel Geale
Matthew Macklin
Curtis Stevens
Vanes Martirosyan

The Corridor of Fame Debate

“For one, GGG by no means had any actual nice victories. Who did he beat?” stated Ryan Garcia to the InsideTheRingShow, who questions whether or not Gennadiy Golovkin belongs within the Boxing Corridor of Fame. “The one factor I can provide him is that he was one of many superstars in boxing for a very long time.

Ryan doesn’t say who he thinks Golovkin wanted to beat to be Corridor of Fame worthy. Most of the followers who had been round when GGG fought Canelo Alvarez for the primary time on September 16, 2017, imagine he deserved a win in that battle. Rather a lot additionally felt that Golovkin ought to have gained the second contest as effectively, as he rallied down the stretch after the Mexican star light.

“For me, it’s onerous for me to place any individual within the Corridor of Fame. I can’t give him that nod,” stated Garcia.

Canelo, Crawford, and Comparisons

You may argue that quality-wise, Golovkin has the same resume to Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. Each of these fighters are destined for the Corridor of Fame. They gained many fights, however towards older, lesser opponents. Neither of them beat higher fighters than the fellows GGG defeated.

By Sean Jones — Senior Boxing Author, Masking the Sport Since 2016.