Golovkin vs De La Hoya

When is Golovkin vs De La Hoya?

Gennady Golovkin could take on Oscar De La Hoya in Early 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Golovkin vs De La Hoya stats

Gennady Golovkin would step into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 37 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oscar De La Hoya would make his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Golovkin would have advantage in power over Hoya, with a 88% knock out percentage over Hoya's 77%.

Gennady Golovkin is the younger man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Hoya has 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Gennady Golovkin & Oscar De La Hoya fight out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2006, 13 year and 5 months later than Hoya, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He has fought 68 less professional rounds, 240 to Hoya's 308.

Gennady Golovkin goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO at middleweight.

Golovkin vs De La Hoya form

Golovkin has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Canelo Alvarez on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Ryota Murata on 9th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kamil Szeremeta on 18th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Before that, he had beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Steve Rolls on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Hoya has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Manny Pacquiao on 6th December 2008 by knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Steve Forbes on 3rd May 2008 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on 5th May 2007 by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Ricardo Mayorga on 6th May 2006 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had lost to Bernard Hopkins on 18th September 2004 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Gennady Golovkin has been fighting more than Oscar De La Hoya.

Gennady Golovkin last fought 1 year, 4 months and 11 days ago, while Oscar De La Hoya's last outing was 15 years, 1 month and 22 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Hoya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 19 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

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