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by Cliff Rold - The camp of lineal Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez has pointed out how light the resume of their perceived most dangerous contender has been. It’s not just perception anymore.
31-year old WBA Middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KO) of Kazakhstan made his eighth title defense a statement on Saturday night at the MGM Grand at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, dominating and stopping 31-year old veteran contender Matthew Macklin (29-5, 20 KO) of Birmingham, West Midlands in the United Kingdom with a body shot in the third round. With the win, the best of his career to date, the former Olympic Silver Medalist Golovkin cleared a big hurdle towards the goal of getting the reigning Middleweight king in the ring.
Martinez is currently rehabbing from injury. By the time he returns, the chorus demanding he face the man likely to be seen as his heir apparent could be deafening.
The engaging Macklin wasted little time taking the fight to Golovkin before wisely attempting to mix in some movement. Tying up Golovkin in close, Macklin appeared to have a sound strategy in place. With just less than a minute to go, Golovkin tore those plans asunder with a rattling right hand. Macklin stayed on his feet as he took more power shots down the stretch, most of them singular and each playing with his legs. [Click Here To Read More]
31-year old WBA Middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KO) of Kazakhstan made his eighth title defense a statement on Saturday night at the MGM Grand at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, dominating and stopping 31-year old veteran contender Matthew Macklin (29-5, 20 KO) of Birmingham, West Midlands in the United Kingdom with a body shot in the third round. With the win, the best of his career to date, the former Olympic Silver Medalist Golovkin cleared a big hurdle towards the goal of getting the reigning Middleweight king in the ring.
Martinez is currently rehabbing from injury. By the time he returns, the chorus demanding he face the man likely to be seen as his heir apparent could be deafening.
The engaging Macklin wasted little time taking the fight to Golovkin before wisely attempting to mix in some movement. Tying up Golovkin in close, Macklin appeared to have a sound strategy in place. With just less than a minute to go, Golovkin tore those plans asunder with a rattling right hand. Macklin stayed on his feet as he took more power shots down the stretch, most of them singular and each playing with his legs. [Click Here To Read More]
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