Why Kazakh great Gennadiy Golovkin is the Roger Federer of boxing
Gracious in victory and defeat, watching Federer's forehand in full flow is an absolute pleasure, even now at the ripe age of 39. He is one of the good guys and an icon of the sport, just like boxing's pound-for-pound star Gennadiy Golovkin.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Jake LeMotta, Dick Tiger and Harry Greb - Golovkin is certainly a throwback fighter similar to those names mentioned. The Kazak is not afraid of no one and will return to the ring this summer to defend his 160lb IBF crown.
Like Federer's Grand Slam joint-record of 20 titles, Golovkin holds various records of his own, including the highest knockout ratio at 160lbs just under 90% and delivered 23 consecutive wins inside the distance between 2008 to 2017.
Daring to be great, Brook moved up two weight classes in a bid to dethrone Golovkin and while Eddie Hearn did a great job in making casual fans believe an upset was on the card. GGG reminded people of his ferocious style, breaking Brook's eye-socket in a five round beating.
With three fights remaining on his lucrative deal with DAZN, we should have another two years to enjoy having Golovkin in the sport and while he is still active, he will remain the people's champion.