Floyd Mayweather Would Beat Gennady Golovkin, Predicts Money's Father

Floyd Mayweather would beat undefeated WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin despite the pair's size difference if they met in the ring, according to Money's father and trainer, Floyd Sr.

The likelihood of the pair meeting for a fight at 154 pounds seems highly unlikely, as Floyd Sr. believes the Kazakh would be much heavier than the limit when it came to the actual bout.

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However, he still believes his son could beat the 33-year-old despite Triple G's immense strength and punching power, per Pro Boxing Insider (h/t Edward Chaykovsky of Boxing Scene):

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I would say something about this GGG. GGG, hey, if GGG can make weight, that would be different, but — no, no, we not fixing to fight no damn giant. I’m going to tell you like this right here. He [Golovkin] comes down, he be at 154, by the time he eats and fight that night, maybe 180, you just don’t know, man. People can eat up stuff, man, and hey. He don’t need to fight nobody like that, man.

Now they say that Floyd won’t beat him, but I’m just telling you because, the guy is probably just so big and strong, man. Floyd probably, all he would be doing is, he’d take a lot of punches. He’d come in, Floyd would run the stuff off of him. But the whole thing is, it’d be a struggle, but Floyd probably could beat him. I can’t say that he can’t beat him.

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Here is the full interview with Floyd Sr.:

Mayweather's defeat of Manny Pacquiao this month was hugely underwhelming given the huge hype surrounding it.

After the bout, in which the American won by unanimous decision to take his record to 48-0, the 38-year-old Mayweather said he would fight just one more time in September, per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated:

Unsurprisingly, there are many fighters out there who wish to be Mayweather's last opponent in the hope that they can ruin his unbeaten career record.

Britain's Amir Khan is a potential final opponent for Pretty Boy, per Alistair Magowan of BBC Sport.

However, a fight with the undefeated Golovkin is surely a more attractive option, and the Kazakh is on for the fight. The Guardian's Kevin Mitchell presents the case for such a meeting:

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Top of my personal list is a catchweight superfight between Mayweather and the Kazak wizard Gennady Golovkin, Lomachenko’s middleweight equivalent. If any fighter can drag a proper fight out of Floyd – the A game we have yet to see – it is the artful, hurtful Golovkin, who has so completely destroyed his 32 opponents, 29 of them failing to finish, that he carries the invaluable aura of invincibility known only by a few, Mayweather included.

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Unfortunately, Mitchell finishes his argument by saying "it won't happen," and he is right. It would be too much of a risk for Mayweather to take on Golovkin, no matter the desire from fans for it to happen.

Bleacher Report's boxing columnist Lyle Fitzsimmons recently discussed Mayweather's legacy, and his undefeated record is key if he is to go down in the history books as one of the best ever:

Khan is a much more realistic next opponent for Mayweather, even if Floyd Sr. believes his son would beat Golovkin.

Mayweather may even look for a rematch against Pacquiao if he has the desire to eclipse Rocky Marciano's record and go for 50-0.

However, any thoughts of risking his undefeated record will not be entertained, meaning a Golovkin bout is out of the question.