Hard-Hitting Boxers Fans Would Love to See Fight Gennady Golovkin

Big drama show.

That's what knockout king Gennady Golovkin tries to put on every time he steps into the ring. He has knocked out 27 of his 30 opponents overall and hasn't had a fight go the distance since June 2008.

He's without a doubt one of the most exciting fighters in boxing, but unfortunately we haven't seen him in the ring recently with a fighter who can match his power and aggressive style. Meeting the bar he's set is difficult, but fans deserve to see him in a match with someone who will actually push back.

Golovkin has fought a few other top-10 middleweights in recent years like Daniel Geale and Matthew Macklin, but neither fighter made it past the third round. Neither fighter could be considered a hard-puncher either.

Hopefully, someone with a tougher chin and a bigger punch will step up to the plate soon.

Here are a few durable, hard-hitting boxers that I would like to see Golovkin fight.

I seriously doubt Canelo Alvarez will take this fight before the rumored megafight against Miguel Cotto next year, according to Lem Satterfield of The Ring Magazine, but with his move to HBO, a fight against Golovkin—who also has an exclusive deal with HBO—is now more possible than it once was and could happen by the fall of 2015.

Alvarez currently fights at 154 pounds, but he's struggled to make weight recently and the speculation of him eventually moving up to middleweight has swirled around for a while. Obviously, if he books a fight with middleweight champion Cotto, that move could be coming soon.

His last two fights at 154 pounds have actually taken place at 155 pounds, so the move up in weight is more a matter of when and not if.

Alvarez only has two knockouts in his last five fights, but like Golovkin, he's a boxer who looks for the big punch and rarely takes a step backward.

If styles make fights, this bout could be great. Both men are offensive-minded and should create some fireworks in the ring.

Like with Canelo Alvarez, the current top dog at middleweight—Miguel Cotto—won't likely fight Golovkin until he gets his big payday fight next May or June. If Cotto defeats Alvarez, the next big payday would come from a unification bout against another middleweight champion; the biggest one obviously is Golovkin.

With that being said, I still wouldn't be surprised if Cotto chooses to go back down to the 154-pound weight division, where his body type is more natural and comfortable, which would mean relinquishing the belt and not taking the fight with Golovkin.

If the fight does happen, though, expect a classic war in the ring.

Ever since Cotto joined forces with legendary trainer Freddie Roach, his style has become much more offensive, aggressive and sharp. He's 2-0 with Roach with two blowout stoppage victories. His left hook is back, and so is Cotto.

Pitting a suddenly more aggressive and offensive-minded Cotto—who has 32 knockouts in 39 career victories—with Golovkin could lead to an epic brawl; I really hope we get to see the fight.

Whether or not this fight ever happens depends on the obvious question: Does James Kirkland actually want to fight?

Kirkland has backed out of more fights than he's taken over the last couple of years, citing reasons that seem to change with the wind. Since a very active 2011 when he fought six times, Kirkland has fought just twice since the start of 2012.

First, it's his health, then it's money; the truth has been hard to tell.

If Kirkland does want to get back in the ring and would be willing to move up one division to 160 pounds, a fight between him and Golovkin would be a definite candidate for Fight of the Year.

Like Golovkin, Kirkland's fights rarely go the distance, as he has 28 knockouts out of his 32 career victories. Kirkland hasn't had a fight go the distance since 2007 when he won a unanimous 10-round decision against Ossie Duran.

Both fighters throw sledgehammer punches and are very aggressive; that's a good recipe for a hell of a fight.

This fight should have already happened by now. Golovkin actually agreed to terms to move up in weight to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in what would have been an HBO pay-per-view, but Chavez and his promoter Top Rank couldn't come to an agreement on their side, which caused the fight to be canceled.

Chavez then pulled a similar move in regard to a possible fight against Carl Froch that would have been made for January.

Unfortunately, like Kirkland, many are unsure how badly Chavez wants to fight.

Since his September 2012 loss to then middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, Chavez has fought just twice—both against Brian Vera. Making matters worse, Chavez failed to make weight for the first fight and didn't look impressive in either match.

Despite all that, Chavez is a big name and isn't afraid to let his hands go when he does actually step into the ring, so he's an attractive option for Golovkin or anyone else at 168 pounds.

Chavez doesn't always fight smart, but he has good power and a great chin. He is always willing to exchange in the center of the ring, which would make a fight against Golovkin—who has a similar style—very entertaining.

Carl Froch isn't the knockout artist that some of the others on this list are, but he does possess good power and is usually willing to let his hands go to make an entertaining fight. Since his loss to Andre Ward in 2011, Froch has won five in row, with four of those wins coming by knockout or TKO.

The question for the possibility of this fight is if Froch would be willing to step into the ring at age 37 against a killer like Golovkin. Froch still has plenty left in the tank, but would he be willing to take a fight where he'd be a sizable underdog?

If they do make the fight, it could do huge business in Europe with possible destinations of either England or Germany, where the two fighters live.

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