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NEW YORK – Abel Sanchez clarified what he thinks Gennady Golovkin meant when his fighter revealed he allowed Willie Monroe Jr. to hit him during a May 16 bout Golovkin won by sixth-round technical knockout.
Gennady Golovkin expects David Lemieux to provide him with the toughest test of his explosive career this Saturday. Golovkin will be looking for a 31st knockout victory in his 34th career fight when he takes on the American, another knockout specialist, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Lemieux's IBF middleweight belt is the only one Golovkin does not own and unification is a priority for the Ukraine fighter, who is having his first bout since beating Willie Monroe Jr in May.
New York City- Boxing superstar, WBA, IBO and WBC Interim Middleweight World Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF Middleweight World Champion power-puncher David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) of Montreal, Quebec are in camp preparing for a major collision this weekend.
Things are certainly heating up between the respective teams of WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs) and WBA super middleweight king Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs). In a Friday night article on BoxingScene.com, Roc Nation executive Michael Yormark, who promotes Ward, lashed out at Golovkin's promoter, Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions - regarding Team GGG's statements regarding a potential fight with Ward.
Gennady Golovkin’s trainer doesn’t think a much-discussed bout between Golovkin and Andre Ward warrants serious consideration, assuming the heavily favored Golovkin overcomes David Lemieux on Oct. 17 at Madison Square Garden. Even if the two sides could come to an agreement on the weight at which Golovkin-Ward would be contested, Abel Sanchez said Ward’s inactivity has hurt his status in the sport and makes it less likely that the unbeaten boxers will fight anytime soon.
Over the last few weeks, a lot has been said and a lot has been written with respect to a potential fight between WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs) and WBA super middleweight king Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs). As the finishing touches were being made to Golovkin's October 17th unification with IBF champion David Lemieux - Ward's promoter, Roc Nation Sports Chief Operating Officer David Itskowitch, emailed an official offer to Golovkin's promoter, Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions.
It's understandable why most fans predict a shootout between Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux for however long their Oct. 17 unification bout lasts. The pair of middleweight titlists boast exceedingly high knockout-to-win percentages and are generally regarded as the two biggest punchers in the middleweight division. The way the fighters tell it, though, it won't come down to who lands first but who reacts best to the other's power game during their Pay-Per-View headliner at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Radio Rahim catches up with Abel Sanchez, trainer of WBA/IBO champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin, to discuss the upcoming unification clash with IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux.
Carson, California- The war of words between Gennady Golovkin's team members and super middleweight Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs) continues to play out. While Ward has stood firm that he made an offer of 50/50 to fight Golovkin before a deal was finalized with David Lemieux, Golovkin's trainer Abel Sanchez says that’s completely untrue.