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Vasiliy Lomachenko did his best to keep a low profile as he huddled in his ringside seat to watch Canelo Alvarez take on Gennadiy Golovkin. The two Hall of Fame fighters squared off in a somewhat mundane matchup this past Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Though the pair engaged in two historically big back-and-forth fights in recent years, their recent matchup lacked sustained action throughout. In the end, a visibly disappointed Lomachenko admitted he was ambivalent about seeing a listless Golovkin suffer only the second loss of his professional career.
While the Ukrainian star was hoping for more fireworks, he thinks age may have finally caught up with the 40-year-old Golovkin.
“Canelo was fine,” Lomachenko told Fight Hub TV. “But maybe Gennadiy is too old now.”
From the start, an aggressive Alvarez tried to impose his will on his much larger foe, landing countless huge shots in the early rounds. However, to Golovkin’s credit, his granite chin held up well.
After letting Alvarez dictate the pace early on, Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) turned things around in the championship rounds. However, Golovkin’s last-second rally failed to convince the judges to score things in his favor.
Despite the judge’s final decision and regardless of the fact that his birth certificate has accumulated a considerable amount of dust, Golovkin divulged that he has no intention of hanging up the gloves. Although he admitted that Alvarez was the best man of the night, Golovkin was quick to remind his critics that he still has three middleweight titles, the most natural weight class for him.
By now, fans of the 40-year-old power puncher have begun to salivate over possible unification fights between Golovkin and Jermall Charlo, the WBC belt holder, and Janibek Alimkhanuly, the WBO champion. Still, even with a seemingly endless array of great matchups, considering everything Golovkin has accomplished, Lomachenko believes he has cemented himself as an all-time great and could walk away from the sport of boxing with his head held high.
“I don’t know, it’s his decision, but I think he’s a legend now and he can retire.”
