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By Francisco Salazar - Gennady Golovkin is living the life, isn’t he?
He is a WBA/IBO world title holder, considered one of the most exciting fighters in boxing, has an exclusive contract with a major network, and a growing fan base.
It almost seems too easy for Golovkin. In his last fight on July 26, Golovkin hardly broke a sweat when he knocked out Daniel Geale in the third round inside the arena at Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y.
While it may look easy for the popular Kazakh fighter to the diehard fight fan, it is the opposite in the mind of Golovkin.
And while there may be some in boxing who think Golovkin will have an easy time with Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday night at the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif., Golovkin is not overlooking Rubio. Not with so much on the line considering there are possible unification fights to be made and won.
The bout, along with the Nonito Donaire-Nicholas Walters featherweight bout, will air live on HBO at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT.
Is that what the boxing fan wants? The best fights that include the best fighters facing one another in a given weight class, right?
No showcase fights. No one-sided match-ups.
Fighting the best is what Golovkin wants and he got the best fighter available in Rubio. While there are those who believe Golovkin will have an easy time with the hard-hitting Mexican, Golovkin believes he is facing a worthy foe.
“I saw a lot of fights of Marco Antonio Rubio,” Golovkin told Boxingscene.com in a recent interview at the Summit Gym in Big Bear Lake, Calif. “He’s a good fighter and he’s not scared. He’s a good puncher and he’s smart. He’s a great fighter. He has Robert Garcia as a coach. I respect him. He has a lot of fights. I like his style. He’s from Mexico. He’s the first fighter from Mexico (that I’m fighting). This is a big test for me.”
While it could be a big test for Golovkin facing an equally-aggressive style in Rubio, he may have taken solid notes at the Summit Gym by having a teacher in trainer Abel Sanchez.
Having worked with numerous world champions in his own right, Sanchez has so far been in the perfect complement to Golovkin. While Golovkin has knockout power in either hand, Sanchez stresses ring generalship, putting punches together, and forcing an opponent to fight defensively, something Golovkin does extremely well. [Click Here To Read More]
He is a WBA/IBO world title holder, considered one of the most exciting fighters in boxing, has an exclusive contract with a major network, and a growing fan base.
It almost seems too easy for Golovkin. In his last fight on July 26, Golovkin hardly broke a sweat when he knocked out Daniel Geale in the third round inside the arena at Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y.
While it may look easy for the popular Kazakh fighter to the diehard fight fan, it is the opposite in the mind of Golovkin.
And while there may be some in boxing who think Golovkin will have an easy time with Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday night at the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif., Golovkin is not overlooking Rubio. Not with so much on the line considering there are possible unification fights to be made and won.
The bout, along with the Nonito Donaire-Nicholas Walters featherweight bout, will air live on HBO at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT.
Is that what the boxing fan wants? The best fights that include the best fighters facing one another in a given weight class, right?
No showcase fights. No one-sided match-ups.
Fighting the best is what Golovkin wants and he got the best fighter available in Rubio. While there are those who believe Golovkin will have an easy time with the hard-hitting Mexican, Golovkin believes he is facing a worthy foe.
“I saw a lot of fights of Marco Antonio Rubio,” Golovkin told Boxingscene.com in a recent interview at the Summit Gym in Big Bear Lake, Calif. “He’s a good fighter and he’s not scared. He’s a good puncher and he’s smart. He’s a great fighter. He has Robert Garcia as a coach. I respect him. He has a lot of fights. I like his style. He’s from Mexico. He’s the first fighter from Mexico (that I’m fighting). This is a big test for me.”
While it could be a big test for Golovkin facing an equally-aggressive style in Rubio, he may have taken solid notes at the Summit Gym by having a teacher in trainer Abel Sanchez.
Having worked with numerous world champions in his own right, Sanchez has so far been in the perfect complement to Golovkin. While Golovkin has knockout power in either hand, Sanchez stresses ring generalship, putting punches together, and forcing an opponent to fight defensively, something Golovkin does extremely well. [Click Here To Read More]
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