By Francisco Salazar

New York City, N.Y. - It was not Hagler-Hearns. Not even Bradley-Provodnikov.

It was Gennady Golovkin doing what he does best: Neutralizing his opponent's offense and eventually breaking his opponent down.

It happened again late Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, the home away from home for Golovkin.

The fighter affectionately known as 'Triple G' was too much for David Lamieux, stopping him in the eighth round before a boisterous and partisan crowd.

While it was a one-sided fight, fight fans in attendance and watching on pay-per-view seemed to not mind watching Golovkin landing at will on Lemieux. To his credit, Lemieux hung in there, but over the course of the fight, he was overwhelmed by Golovkin's jab, ring generalship, and defense.

Golovkin dropped Lemieux in round five, courtesy of a body shot. While Lemieux was on one knee, Golovkin landed another punch or two, which referee Steve Willis could have deducted a point from Golovkin.

As the bout progressed, one got the feeling Golovkin could have ended the fight at any time. The end did come midway in the eighth round when a barrage of punches from Golovkin prompted Willis to stop the fight.

"David is a very good fighter," said Golovkin after the fight. "He's a strong fighter. I wanted to show I can box too and that I'm not just a crazy fighter."

Despite being stopped, Lemieux was not modest in defeat, believing one day he will fight Golovkin again in a rematch.

"I respect him. He's a great fighter. Some rounds were close. I'm not sure about the stoppage. We planned for a lot of different things. Some worked, but I was waiting for the right time to connect."

"I feel like the referee called the fight too early. I am fine. When he stopped it I wasn't even on the mat. I can keep going."

"I'll keep my mouth shut tonight, but I'll see him in the future."

Now that Lemieux is in the rear-view mirror, what is next for Golovkin?

The clear-cut answer could come on the night of November 21, when Miguel Cotto will defend the WBC middleweight title against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas, Nev.

Should Cotto win the bout, it will be interesting to see whether he would indeed defend the title or vacate the title to avoid fighting Golovkin.

Tom Loeffler, the Managing Director for K2 Promotions, and Oscar De La Hoya have done business before, so there could be a possibility Golovkin could fight Alvarez.

But that will remain to be seen whether Alvarez will be committed to moving up to fight at 160 pounds or will attempt to remain fighting at 154 pounds.

For Golovkin, he does not care. He just wants to win all the titles at 160 pounds.

"I'm not a businessman  I want to unify the division. They (Cotto & Canelo ) are great champions."

Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing