Gennady Golovkin wants to face the winner of the upcoming showdown between Miguel Cotto and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, but the undefeated middleweight world champion insisted that it should be a 160-pound fight.
Golovkin, who holds an impressive 34-0 record with 31 knockout victories, remained as the mandatory challenger for the World Boxing Council middleweight title, which will be at stake in the Cotto-Alvarez bout on Nov. 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cotto and Alvarez are fighting for the middleweight title, but both fighters agreed to a catchweight of 155 pounds. Both fighters are used to fighting at a catchweight lower than the limit, particularly Cotto who has not fought at 160 pounds in his last two middleweight bouts.
According to BoxingScene, Golovkin was previously open to fighting at 154 pounds against Floyd Mayweather Jr. But in a title unification bout against Cotto or Canelo, the reigning World Boxing Association, International Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation middleweight champion is not open to fighting at a catchweight.
"I'm champion of 160, middleweight is my comfortable weight," Golovkin said. "For what reason would I do a catch-weight? For business or for what? I'm a boxer. I'm the champion of the middleweight division."
Promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions recently said that a fight against Canelo is easier to arrange than a showdown with Cotto. Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya also expressed strong interest in making the fight happen if Canelo wins against Cotto next month.
De La Hoya told BoxingScene that he cannot see any hurdle for the bout. The Hall of Famer even said that they are not looking to force Golovkin to move down to his desired weight limit.
If the fight happens, De La Hoya is quite confident that his prized fighter will win against Golovkin. The former world champion liked Golovkin's strategy during his eighth-round knockout win against David Lemieux on Saturday, but De La Hoya said that Triple is all about power.
"He was very smart," De La Hoya said of the way Golovkin fought Lemieux. "But the one thing about 'Triple G' is he's all about power, nothing else. He's all about power. It's a power jab and it's a power hook and a power right hand and in the meantime he's leaving himself wide open."
