It's becoming somewhat of a trend... Golovkin obliterates an opponent and the rest of the division's best run for cover. This time it happens to be newly crowned Sam Soliman (44-11, 18 KOs) who most recently dethroned Felix Sturm. Instead of taking on Golovkin this year to unify the middleweight belts, he's decided to take on the once formidable Jermain Taylor (32-4-1, 20 KOs) who probably should have retired after the first Pavlik fight... and definitely should have stayed retired after the Froch KO.
Regardless, for someone who's been vocal about the "over-hyping" of Golovkin, you'd think that Soliman would back his claims up as soon as possible. Instead he wants to fight on HIS terms...
“I have a fight date later this year in the USA but will be free in March or April next year if Gennady wants to get it on,” Soliman said to Fightnews.com.
Soliman knows what he's doing... he wants to hold onto that belt as long as possible knowing Golovkin will most likely not be available next spring. The aura of Golovkin continues to haunt the middleweight divisions. One of these "so-called" champions need to show some courage and fight boxing's boogeyman...
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