The Scariest Man Alive Wears A Cardigan: A Day With Gennady Golovkin

The video was titled "I dont care about P4P list, I have 5 more years left in boxing" but it sounds more like he's saying he has at least 5 years left. Hope we at least get to see some of the super fights before he retires. Makes snese though since hes already 31. http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18z8q1eij8t6ojpg/ku-medium.jpg "Golovkin" is a word long invoked in boxing gyms in the same way that "Keyser Soze" was invoked in The Usual Suspects. Keep your head down and your mouth shut, or else we'll have you spar with Golovkin. Golovkin is an undefeated professional fighter, yes, and one of the top-ranked middleweights in the world, sure, but his real buzz started with all of the whispered legends about what he did to other men sparring, in dingy gyms. This or that undefeated young buck was made to look like an amateur; this or that world champion had to quit; this other one is flat out scared to spar him at all. Though he fights at 160 pounds, he tends to spar guys who fight at 175 or 180. And they wear body armor around their torso, the same kind that NFL quarterbacks wear. And he is not allowed to hit them in the head during sparring, lest they get hurt so bad they refuse to come back Golovkin, 31, had 350 amateur fights. Of those, he lost five. Each of his last half dozen professional opponents has been absolutely smashed—flat on the back from a left hook, laid out like a cadaver from an overhand right, bent over struggling to breathe from a body shot, or otherwise. The only one to make it longer than five rounds was Gabriel Rosado, in January, who lasted seven before his cornerman, aghast at the blood streaming down Rosado's face, exclaimed, "I gotta stop it. He's gonna die, man!" and threw in the towel. Golovkin was seriously ill with the flu during that fight. Golovkin, the most avoided fighter in boxing, sat on a couch on the roof deck of the Refinery Hotel yesterday in a soft peach-colored sweater over a white collared shirt, light blue fabric pants, and cream patent leather shoes with a matching belt. He looked like a kid whose mom had dressed him ambitiously for the first day of school. He was, by far, the least threatening-looking man in the room hahaha I asked him about the source of his mythical power. Was it a natural gift? A special training method? Unlocking the key to such strength would be priceless. "It's my coach," Golovkin replied. "Work hard. It's… class. Distance, I can. Speed, I can." I nodded. The secret of his power cannot be unlocked so easily. In nearly 400 fights, and countless thousands of rounds sparring in the gym, Golovkin has, he says, has never been knocked down. Though he does not look that big, if you peer closely, you can see his forearms are thick as baseball bats, and his neck is the same width as his head, and he walks with the bowlegged stance of those whose hamstring muscles are tight like guitar strings. He attributes his imperviousness to his upbringing. "Bad school. Every week, every second day, I have street fight. Seventeen. It was crazy time." But, he adds, "Boxing is sport. Is good. Not just for bad guy. First is sport." And the toothy smile. Always the toothy smile. Golovkin only slipped into eloquence once all day. It was when I asked him what his fighting style was. He paused for a moment and looked down into his lap, struggling to find the words. Then he looked up. "Predator style," he said. Not sure if this was posted but I just saw it. GGG is the man! http://deadspin.com/the-scariest-man-alive-wears-a-cardigan-a-day-with-gen-1252868052