Gennady Golovkin Next Fight: Andre Ward Believes 'Triple G' Won't Face Him
Former super middleweight champion Andre Ward believes Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin will not face him ever.
Ward told Fight Hype that he feels bad for his and Golovkin's fans as they will no longer witness a supposed Golovkin-Ward showdown, Boxing Scene noted. He shared that he was the only one motivated to give this battle a shot, but clearly, "GGG" is not up to it, citing the correspondence between their two camps.
"I was willing to fight him anywhere, anytime. I can show you the texts between my people and his people. He just doesn't want to fight me, period. He can come up with any excuse he wants to, but the fact is that the fans will never get to see this fight and it would have been a great one."
Sports commentator Max Kellerman thinks that a clash between Golovkin and Ward could not happen soon.
"The fight is not ready yet," Kellerman told Fight Hype. The HBO commentator understands that "GGG" would not like to fight Ward at the moment, especially he is bigger guy and the risk taste his first loss is higher with Ward.
There's a big chance these two fighters will not see each other in the ring soon as both are already focused on their respective paths. Golovkin's full attention is to unify the middleweight division. Tom Loeffler announced this intention of the undefeated knockout master in July, per a separate Boxing Scene report. The World Boxing Association and International Boxing Organization king successfully captured the International Boxing Federation crown from Canadian boxer David Lemieux on Oct. 17 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Thus, he is already one step closer to his goal.
He is also anticipating his shot at the World Boxing Council title, which the Mexican rising star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez gained after defeating Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto on Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
However, there's still hurdle on the proposed Alvarez vs.Golovkin match as "Canelo" wants to meet Golovkin at 155 pounds, per Fight Hype. On the other hand, "Triple G," the WBC mandatory challenger, refuses to go down at 155 and desires to fight only at 160 pounds, Boxing Scene informed.
Meanwhile, Ward has decided to move up to another weight level, which is the light heavyweight division, per Fight Hype. He could collide with the unbeaten World Boxing Organization, IBF and WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the latter part of 2016 if Kovalev defends his titles against challenger Jean Pascal on Jan. 30 in Montreal, Canada, Boxing News 24 reported.
Should fans still wait for a Golovkin-Ward battle to happen?
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