{"id":4288,"date":"2023-01-04T03:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T03:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/sergio-martinez-on-gennady-golovkin-i-could-give-him-boxing-lessons\/"},"modified":"2023-01-04T03:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T03:02:03","slug":"sergio-martinez-on-gennady-golovkin-i-could-give-him-boxing-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/sergio-martinez-on-gennady-golovkin-i-could-give-him-boxing-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Martinez on Gennady Golovkin: &#8216;I could give him boxing lessons&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Along<strong> Jim Calfa:<\/strong> Former two-division world champion Sergio Martinez hopes to face IBF\/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez is confident he can give Golovkin boxing lessons and is eager to let him try.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, we can&#8217;t rule out the possibility that Golovkin is giving #3 WBA Martinez a chance. Canelo because he has faced weaker opponents for the most part since his 2019, except for his one fight against Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>If GGG is looking to make easy money, it makes sense to think he&#8217;ll give Martinez a spontaneous title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, there will be a huge backlash that Golovkin will have to deal with, but I doubt it will keep him from sleeping at night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martinez&#8217;s five comeback opponents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noah Kidd (6-7-2, 5 KOs)<\/li>\n<li>Macaulay McGowan<\/li>\n<li>Brian Rose \u2013 37<\/li>\n<li>Jussi Koivra \u2013 39<\/li>\n<li>Jose Miguel Fandino (15-10, 8 KOs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Martinez turns 48 next month on February 21st, a fossil of the sport. Bernard Hopkins fought at that age, but he was a special case because of his skill and his ability to put on weight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1euKBcGMVl0\" data-id=\"1euKBcGMVl0\" data-query=\"start=2&amp;feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1euKBcGMVl0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube videos\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"&quot;GOLOVKIN ME PUEDE MATAR O NO&quot;: MARAVILLA MART\u00cdNEZ HABLA DE PELEAR TITULO MUNDIAL CON GGG O LARA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1euKBcGMVl0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>I can give him boxing lessons.i am getting better everyday<\/strong><\/em>I am not as good as I used to be. It&#8217;s a lot better,&#8221; Sergio Martinez, 47, told Izquierdazo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2023, I have a world title fight starting in July.<\/p>\n<p>Given Sergio&#8217;s age, the 40-year-old Golovkin will be ridiculed endlessly by boxing fans when he goes to great lengths to give the aging former two-division world champion an undeserved title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Golovkin has become sluggish and no longer the fighter he used to be, but he can still throw punches and should easily take down the soon-to-be 48-year-old Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear why the World Boxing Association gave Sergio &#8216;Maravilla&#8217; Martinez such a high rating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Golovkin and I are a great match in style. I think we can have a great fight,&#8221; Martinez said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Still not Golovkin level yet<\/em><\/strong>because the level of opposition I had was inferior, and sometimes very inferior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiaWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJveGluZ25ld3MyNC5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS9zZXJnaW8tbWFydGluZXotb24tZ2VubmFkaXktZ29sb3ZraW4taS1jYW4tZ2l2ZS1oaW0tYS1ib3hpbmctbGVzc29uL9IBAA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Along Jim Calfa: Former two-division world champion Sergio Martinez hopes to face IBF\/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in 2023. 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