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By Jake Donovan - Gennady Golovkin has captivated audiences throughout his incredible amateur career, which includes a 350-5 record and a Silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Kazakhstan. Through seven years as a pro, the unbeaten middleweight has quickly developed into a cult favorite while gaining a reputation as the heir apparent to the division’s throne.
Now we get to find out where exactly he belongs in the middleweight division.
It’s not a statement that his team wants to hear, but there is something to the lingering question of how he will fare against the world’s best middleweights. The first piece of that puzzle comes this weekend, when he faces perennial Top 10 contender Matthew Macklin in an HBO-televised headliner at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
The bout serves as the final leg of a televised tripleheader, but make no mistake – all eyes are on Golovkin, for a variety of reasons. [Click Here To Read More]
Now we get to find out where exactly he belongs in the middleweight division.
It’s not a statement that his team wants to hear, but there is something to the lingering question of how he will fare against the world’s best middleweights. The first piece of that puzzle comes this weekend, when he faces perennial Top 10 contender Matthew Macklin in an HBO-televised headliner at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
The bout serves as the final leg of a televised tripleheader, but make no mistake – all eyes are on Golovkin, for a variety of reasons. [Click Here To Read More]
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