Golovkin vs Ryder

When is Golovkin vs Ryder?

Gennady Golovkin could face John Ryder in Summer 2022 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 Ryder stats

Gennady Golovkin would step into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 36 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John Ryder would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Golovkin would have a massive power advantage over Ryder, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Ryder's 57%.

Gennady Golovkin is the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Gennady Golovkin fights out of the orthodox stance, while John Ryder is a southpaw.

Golovkin is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, 219 to Ryder's 217.

Gennady Golovkin goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at middleweight.

Golovkin vs Ryder form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Steve Rolls on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on 15th September 2018 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beat Vanes Martirosyan on 5th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Mike Guy on 18th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Callum Smith on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bilal Akkawy on 4th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Andrey Sirotkin on 27th October 2018 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Hehad defeated Jamie Cox on 5th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, John Ryder has been fighting more than Gennady Golovkin.

Gennady Golovkin last fought 10 months and 6 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing was 10 months and 6 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Ryder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Ryder?

John Ryder is currently (+100) to win the bout outright, while you can get (+100) on Gennady Golovkin if you fancy the incredible upset.