Golovkin, known as GGG, is your typical slugger, who takes shots to dish ‘em out Unbeaten Gennady Golovkin registered his 30th knockout win at the weekend, stopping Willie Monroe to retain his world middleweight crown. The last guy to go the distance with the murderous-punching Golovkin was Amar Amari — back in 2008. It seems Golovkin’s bio-rthythms were slightly off at that stage of his career, because from September 2007 to June the following year he was taken the distance three times, all over eight rounds. Nearly eight years later they remain the only points wins in his record of 33-0 (30 KOs). Future opponents being mooted for Golovkin are Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez. But the one guy many fans would like to see is counter-punching marvel Floyd Mayweather — and that’s the one fight they are most likely not going to see. Mayweather has already spoken about “going out with a bang” in his final fistic fling in September, but he was referring to the showbiz around the fight rath...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.