Thought it would be interesting to compare resumes to see how much harder GGG has worked in order to get quality opponents.
Also who did the failed ones choose to face?
I used for all the rankings.
Since Sept 2012 Golovkin has fought 16 opponents.
(5) Not Ranked in top10 by TBRB. (6 if you count Vanes due to inactivity)
(3) have come up in weight.
GGG actively sought tougher opponents for every one of these lower ranked ones.
Golovkin was never ranked lower than #2 during this time.
Link in my signature if you'd like to find out more on why these fights fell through.
Fought--------Vanes Martirosyan---(ranking removed for inactivity)
Pursued--------Saul Alvarez-----------(suspended for PED's)
Fought---------Saul Alvarez
Fought---------Daniel Jacobs
Fought---------Kell Brook
Pursued--------Chris Eubank Jr.------(fought NR SMW---Renold Quinlan)
Fought--------Dominic Wade
Pursued--------Billy Joe Saunders----(fought NR MW----Artur Akavov)
Fought---------David Lemieux
Fought---------Willie Monroe Jr
Pursued--------Miguel Cotto-----------(fought #7 MW----Daniel Geale)
Pursued-------Carl Froch-------------(retired)
Fought---------Martin Murray
Fought---------Marco Antonio Rubio
Pursued--------Sam Soliman----------(fought NR MW----Jermain Taylor)
Fought---------Daniel Geale
Pursued------Julio Cesar Chavez Jr-(fought NR LHW---Andrzej Fonfara)
Fought---------Osumanu Adama
Pursued--------Peter Quillin-----------(fought NR MW----Lukas Konecny)
Fought---------Curtis Stevens
Pursued--------Darren Barker---------(fought #4 MW----Daniel Geale)
Pursued--------Martin Murray-------(fought NR MW----Siarhei Khamitski)
Fought---------Matthew Macklin
Fought---------Nobuhiro Ishida
Pursued--------Sergio Martinez-------(fought #8 MW----Martin Murray)
Fought-------Gabriel Rosado
Pursued--------Daniel Geale---------(fought NR MW----Anthony Mundine)
Pursued--------Felix Sturm------------(fought NR MW----Sam Soliman)
Pursued-------Edwin Rodriguez--(fought NR SMW----Ezequiel Maderna)
Fought---------Grzegorz Proksa
Pursued--------Dmitry Pirog-----------(back injury)
Since Sept 2012 Canelo has fought 11 opponents.
(2) Not Ranked in top10 by TBRB. (3 if you count Kirkland due to inactivity)
(3) have come up in weight.
----Fought---------Gennady Golovkin
----Fought--------Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
----Fought--------Liam Smith
----Fought---------Amir Khan
----Fought---------Miguel Cotto
----Fought--------James Kirkland (ranking removed for inactivity)
----Fought--------Erislandy Lara
----Fought--------Alfredo Angulo
----Fought---------Floyd Mayweather Jr
----Fought--------Austin Trout
----Fought---------Josesito Lopez
I could not find a single fight for Canelo that fell through. (other than GGG himself)
Also who did the failed ones choose to face?
I used for all the rankings.
Since Sept 2012 Golovkin has fought 16 opponents.
(5) Not Ranked in top10 by TBRB. (6 if you count Vanes due to inactivity)
(3) have come up in weight.
GGG actively sought tougher opponents for every one of these lower ranked ones.
Golovkin was never ranked lower than #2 during this time.
Link in my signature if you'd like to find out more on why these fights fell through.
Fought--------Vanes Martirosyan---(ranking removed for inactivity)
Pursued--------Saul Alvarez-----------(suspended for PED's)
Fought---------Saul Alvarez
Fought---------Daniel Jacobs
Fought---------Kell Brook
Pursued--------Chris Eubank Jr.------(fought NR SMW---Renold Quinlan)
Fought--------Dominic Wade
Pursued--------Billy Joe Saunders----(fought NR MW----Artur Akavov)
Fought---------David Lemieux
Fought---------Willie Monroe Jr
Pursued--------Miguel Cotto-----------(fought #7 MW----Daniel Geale)
Pursued-------Carl Froch-------------(retired)
Fought---------Martin Murray
Fought---------Marco Antonio Rubio
Pursued--------Sam Soliman----------(fought NR MW----Jermain Taylor)
Fought---------Daniel Geale
Pursued------Julio Cesar Chavez Jr-(fought NR LHW---Andrzej Fonfara)
Fought---------Osumanu Adama
Pursued--------Peter Quillin-----------(fought NR MW----Lukas Konecny)
Fought---------Curtis Stevens
Pursued--------Darren Barker---------(fought #4 MW----Daniel Geale)
Pursued--------Martin Murray-------(fought NR MW----Siarhei Khamitski)
Fought---------Matthew Macklin
Fought---------Nobuhiro Ishida
Pursued--------Sergio Martinez-------(fought #8 MW----Martin Murray)
Fought-------Gabriel Rosado
Pursued--------Daniel Geale---------(fought NR MW----Anthony Mundine)
Pursued--------Felix Sturm------------(fought NR MW----Sam Soliman)
Pursued-------Edwin Rodriguez--(fought NR SMW----Ezequiel Maderna)
Fought---------Grzegorz Proksa
Pursued--------Dmitry Pirog-----------(back injury)
Since Sept 2012 Canelo has fought 11 opponents.
(2) Not Ranked in top10 by TBRB. (3 if you count Kirkland due to inactivity)
(3) have come up in weight.
----Fought---------Gennady Golovkin
----Fought--------Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
----Fought--------Liam Smith
----Fought---------Amir Khan
----Fought---------Miguel Cotto
----Fought--------James Kirkland (ranking removed for inactivity)
----Fought--------Erislandy Lara
----Fought--------Alfredo Angulo
----Fought---------Floyd Mayweather Jr
----Fought--------Austin Trout
----Fought---------Josesito Lopez
I could not find a single fight for Canelo that fell through. (other than GGG himself)
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