Considered the most effective middleweights of all time, Gennady Golovkin rubber-stamped that billing with a quite unique knockout shot.
Having fun with a surprising 39-fight undefeated run to start his profession in skilled boxing, Olympic silver medalist Gennady Golovkin ran roughshod through middleweight contenders en path to his memorable trilogy with Canelo Alvarez.
And going unmatched at the load limit, the Kazakh star showed off his true Mexican style within the ring against a favourite puncher from that very same country.
With that victory, Golovkin would turn in one other record as a part of his illustrious profession, joining a listing containing the late, great Marvin Hagler.
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Gennady Golovkin’s demolition of Marco Antonio Rubio
On this present day in 2014, the undefeated Golovkin entered the ring as an expert for the thirty first time — tasked with clinching an interim WBC middleweight crown, stood opposite Coahuila native Marco Antonio Rubio.
And renowned for his distinct knockout touch, Golovkin, the reigning WBA and IBO middleweight kingpin entering the clash, needed just two rounds to dispatch his Mexican foe.
Sneaking in a picture-perfect right uppercut, Golovkin forced Rubio back to the ropes, before unleashing a really unique left overhand on the side of the previous’s head, sending him back-first to the canvas.
Unable to beat the 10-count, Rubio argued the legality of the strike, in addition to the speed of the Spanish count from the official.
Nonetheless, emerging victorious nonetheless, Golovkin joined the above-mentioned Hagler and German veteran Felix Sturm because the third most prolific middleweight champion within the division’s history, with a twelfth successful title defense.
Gennady Golovkin linked with massive boxing comeback
Yet to enter the ring within the last three years since his trilogy bout defeat to the previously mentioned Canelo, Golovkin continues to ride on links to a spectacular comeback.
And playing up those links himself, the Kazakh megastar claimed he was over again “emotional” about boxing, and specifically, competing again.
In consequence, a failed matchup from Golovkin’s prime at middleweight has reared its head over again — in a large British outing for the worldwide icon.