Former middleweight king Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin, who ruled the 160-pound division for many years, has been missing in action for the past 16 months, leading some to believe he has quietly retired without announcing it.
Former IBF, WBA and WBC 160-pound champion Golovkin (42-2, 37 KOs) will turn 42 in April and hasn’t fought since losing a twelve-round unanimous decision to Canelo Alvarez in their fight. trilogy in September 2022.
It was a fight that Golovkin could have won if he had started putting pressure on Canelo earlier, as he dominated him in the second half of the contest and fought well enough to deserve a draw.
Will this be the end of GGG?
Golovkin has vacated his middleweight title and has not spoken publicly about wanting to face the likes of Jermall Charlo, Jaime Munguía or David Benavidez.
Boxing fans on social media are speculating that they have seen the last of Golovkin inside the ring and that he walked away from the sport without telling anyone.
That said, with the Saudis hosting big money events in their country, it can’t be ruled out that GGG will return to the ring if he is offered a big payday for a fight against one of the big names at 160, 168 or 175.
Golovkin has made a lot of money during his 17-year professional career, with a net worth estimated at $30 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. With that kind of money, GGG doesn’t need to support his career.
Some fans feel that Golovkin was only waiting for his trilogy fight for four years, which is why he only fought four times from 2018 to 2022 before finally getting the third matchup against the Mexican superstar.
The fact that Golovkin has not made a retirement announcement suggests he keeps one foot in the door, leaving open the possibility of returning to the ring if he receives a lucrative offer, perhaps a chance to avenge his two losses to Canelo in a fight in Saudi Arabia.
It’s hard to believe that Golovkin would turn down the opportunity to fight Canelo for the fourth time. Most boxing fans believe Golovkin was robbed in his first fight with Canelo in 2017, a fight that scored a twelve-round draw.
If this is the end of Golovkin’s career, he has these excellent wins for fans to remember him by:
– Ryota Murata– Daniel Jacobs– Kell Brook– Martin Murray– Willie Monroe Jr– Kassim Ouma– Curtis Stevens– David Lemieux– Daniel Geale– Matthew Macklin– Vanes Martirosyan– Gabriel Rosado– Grzegorz Proksa
