Even though I have this expectation, Gennady Golovkin There may be one more fight before riding off into the sunset, his promoter said. tom loeffler We now believe that perhaps we have seen the last of the Kazakh middleweight in the ring.
“I was always hoping for one more fight, whether it was a farewell fight in Kazakhstan or a matchup like you see in the Middle East,” Loeffler told BoxingScene. However, Loeffler admits that such an event is now unlikely after Kazakhstan's National Olympic Committee announced Golovkin as its new president in February.
“This is a very high position in Kazakhstan. He is not only responsible for Olympic boxing in this country, but also responsible for all competitions of the Kazakh Olympic team. So it is a full-time job for him. It's work.”
If it is indeed the end for the 42-year-old Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs), Loeffler says he can look back fondly on the run they enjoyed together, especially after Golovkin's 2012 fight. It first appeared on HBO in 2016.
“He was very dominant,” he said. “Whether he could take a punch or not, whether he could throw a punch or not, there was no chink in his armor. When he first met Triple G, [trainer] abel [Sanchez] He said he had never felt anyone hit the pads so hard, and Abel had a long list of world champions. And that culminated in his one-punch knockout power, whether it was a body shot to his opponent. Matthew Macklin Or at Madison Square Garden daniel giel.
Loeffler particularly remembers her knockout of Geer in the third round in July 2014.
“It was the first time I'd ever seen that. He got punched red in the face, and the next moment he crushed Zeal in one blow.”
Loeffler maintains that Golovkin's only challenge during his run to the top has been finding enough quality opponents willing to face him.
“I've worked with a number of world champions and I've never had this much trouble getting someone to challenge for a championship. He had multiple world titles. You have to compete for a championship. “There's an opportunity. And the promoter would actually turn it down,” he said.
“There have been many times when a challenger has earned the same amount of prize money as the champion, which was unheard of at the time. But in order to get them into Gennady's ring, we had to overpay them. But it was a very fun ride. Mexican fans embraced his style and appreciated his style in the ring, making him one of the world's most beloved champions. I really appreciated his humility and personality. It was great. It was a great ride at Triple G.”
Golovkin has not fought since the decision was withdrawn. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez Loeffler said this in his third fight of 2022, when the Kazakhstani vacated his IBF and WBA middleweight belts rather than making a mandatory defense. Esquiva Falcao and Erislandi Lararespectively, he thought the ride was probably over.
“It didn't make any sense,” Loeffler said. “He has achieved so much in his career. He has made so many title defenses around the world and sold out the O2 Arena in London. [against Kell Brook in 2016]finding Ryoto Murata Saitama Arena is also sold out [in 2022]for that special night martin murray in monaco [in 2015] when we had prince albert and princess charlene ringside. Triple G has a lot of great memories and seems to feel like he accomplished everything he wanted to do in boxing. ”
If Golovkin does indeed decide not to return to the ring, I doubt Loeffler will make any official announcement.
“It seems like he's just going to move on with his life,” he said. “It is a big role that he was appointed in Kazakhstan, so I believe that he will continue his career. He will remain involved in the sport, but he will not actively enter the ring. ”
