• Lee: ‘It would be stupid of me to behold past Saunders
• Golovkin has made 14 successful defences of his titleWhen fighters say they are not looking beyond their next opponent – as the WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee was obliged to finish on Thursday when asked if he were chasing a payday against Gennady Golovkin – it is as well to reach for large pinches of salt.
There is no way the Irishman would turn down a chance to test himself against Golovkin,the hottest ticket in the division and fitting one of the biggest draws in the whole sport. While Lee has some serious commerce to attend to just before Christmas, against the unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders in Manchester, and Golovkin is the ultimate prize,and both of them would relish the challenge.
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Source: theguardian.com