GGG Not Afraid To Lose His ‘0’

By Olly Campbell - 05/18/2015 - Comments

In the wake of his sublime 6th round destruction of Willie Monroe Jr, Gennady Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez has spoken out to address the issue of future fights for the Kazakh wrecking machine – saying that it’s the other big names out there in and around 160lb (like Cotto and Canelo) who need to step up to fight his man – insisting that Golovkin himself is not afraid to lose his ‘0’ against marquee names in the big fights.

After the fight with Monroe Jr – (in which if there was any criticism of Golovkin – it was over the fact he is extremely hittable at times) Sanchez praised it as a learning curve against an awkward southpaw who gave his fighter much needed ‘practice’

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Telling Fighthub.com Sanchez said;

“It was a learning experience against a difficult guy – a southpaw – so all the things that we needed to practice, we practiced on him.”

“He wanted to fight against a different style, he wasn’t threatened and he was able to do what he wanted to. (Get the finish)”

Immediately after the fight, attention began to turn towards the big names and fights, most notably against WBC champion Miguel Cotto – although aside from Andy Lee (WBO) – there has been talk of Canelo Alvarez moving up to 160 or Golovkin himself going up to 168 lb and fighting Andre Ward.

Sanchez said of the future;

“Of all of these potential opponents all we are hearing is talk. Potential opponents don’t call Tom Loeffler. The promoters don’t call Tom Loeffler, the managers don’t call Tom Loeffler. Those opponents need to step up and create those fights like there were in the 80’s.”

“Great fighters shouldn’t be afraid to get an ‘L’. We’re not afraid of that. We are willing to fight the guys that are the most relevant and that make the most sense. If somebody wants to step up then I’m sure it can be done if they call Tom Loeffler.”

After Saturday’s fight, Miguel Cotto must be getting very nervous indeed. WBO champion Andy Lee – who is set to face his mandatory Billy Joe Saunders when he returns from injury – will also have one eye on the situation. With Daniel Jacobs holding the WBA (reg) and David Lemieux soon to fight for the IBF title, the 160lb division really are on notice.

Gennady Golovkin is taking names. Step up and be counted.

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