Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) claims to be admitted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), writes vRINGe.com.
"Former pound leader, former unified world champion, fighter of the year, division record for most successful defenses, division record for stoppage wins in title fights and stoppage percentage, current IBF champion and division leader, one of the most popular era boxers.
Iconic wins: Daniel Gil, David Lemieux, Kell Brook, Daniel Jacobs.
Yes, the track record is inferior even to most of the fighters from the previous two categories, but Golovkin's popularity guarantees him getting into the IBHOF. And on the first try," the site writes.
It should be noted that, in addition to Golovkin, Ukrainians Vasily Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk, Russian Sergei Kovalev, Mexican Saul Alvarez and Briton Tyson Fury were included in this list, among others.
Recall that on April 9, Golovkin, in the rank of IBF and IBO world champion in middleweight, will meet with the WBA Super belt holder in the same division, Japanese Ryota Murata (16-2, 13 KOs). The fight will take place in Saitama (Japan).
The Golovkin-Murata fight was originally supposed to take place on December 29, but was postponed due to coronavirus restrictions in Japan. The new date was officially announced on March 3rd.
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