Mexican Support Builds For Rubio To Knock Golovkin Out

By Miguel Rivera

The Mexican support is building strong for Marco Antonio Rubion, as many personalities in the boxing community within Mexico are pledging their support - hoping the WBC interim-champion scores a knockout victory over WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

WBC featherweight world champion, and teammate Jhonny Gonzalez: "We know it's a very brave fight for Marco and he has the punch to knock anyone out. We will be supporting him."

Mexican superstar Mariana Juarez: "He's a great friend. To get this important victory he has to keep throwing punches until he sees [Golovkin] on canvas."

Legendary Julio Cesar Chavez: "He has to go all out from the start, with punches to the head, because otherwise he will lose. As a Mexican, I am supporting him."

Legendary Ricardo "Finito" Lopez: "He must hit him a lot to the body to get the knockout. I can see that the fight ending differently [than many expect] and hopefully Rubio wins it."

Trainer Nacho Beristain: "He has to put his entire heart into this fight. He must be very smart and hit him with the force of a bull. If he wants to beat this opponent he can't have any fear."