It's been over a year since he was last in action, but IBF world middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin is finally back, taking on WBA ruler Ryota Murata in a unification clash this Saturday on DAZN.
Golovkin will be one day into this forties by the time opening bell sounds and Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn believes the four year age gap between the two fighters could be a major factor in the fight.
"I think this is a really, dangerous, tough fight on so many different levels," Hearn told The DAZN Boxing Show.
"We talked about Shields going to the UK, this is Gennadiy going to Japan, but this is a very inactive Gennadiy Golovkin.
"If you’re ever going to fight Gennadiy Golovkin, this is the time to do it.
"I remember when Gennadiy Golovkin came to fight Kell Brook, he was terrifying. One of the nicest guys you could ever meet, but when that bell goes and you see him dip the head with those eyes and come forward, and you hear the sound of those punches up close, this is one of the most terrifying power punchers I’ve ever seen live."
Hearn then went onto discuss Morata's mindset for the fight and questioned whether Golovkin still had the fear factor.
"Is the fear factor evaporating from Gennadiy Golovkin?" Hearn said.
"I think the mindset of Murata now compared to the mindset of Murata three or four years ago is ‘I can win this fight and I’m not afraid to mix it up.’
"What does Gennadiy Golovkin have left? Power is the last thing to go, are the feet going to start slowing down, is he going to get hit more because he used to get hit quite a lot."
However, if Golovkin produces an impressive performance this coming Saturday and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez does something similar against Dmitry Bivol, a trilogy fight between the two would be huge in the eyes of the promoter. Canelo and Golovkin could meet for a third time in September.
"If we see a prime Gennadiy Golovkin, then the trilogy for the undisputed super middleweight championship between Canelo and GGG is a monster."