Gennady Golovkin

Gennady Golovkin: “I’m Ready for 6 Fights Per Year”

On Saturday, May 16, 2015, WBA, IBO and interim WBC Middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin squares off against 2014 Boxcino champion, Willie Monroe Jr.

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On Saturday, May 16, 2015, WBA, IBO and interim WBC Middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin squares off against 2014 Boxcino Middleweight champion, Willie Monroe Jr.

The fight is being presented by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions in association with Banner Promotions and the Forum and will be shown live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing starting at 10:00 pm, EST/PST.

Golovkin has quickly become a fan favorite in recent years, not only for his monstrous punching power and “Mexican Style,” but also for his activity level–opting to fight three and four times per year.

While that many fights in a year keeps fight fans happy, Golovkin recently mentioned during a media conference call that he is ready to go a step further and step up his activity level.

“My focus is on who is number one in the middleweight division. It doesn’t matter how many fights per year, five, six.”

On top of having one of the most crowd-pleasing styles in the sport and a KO percentage of 90.63, Golovkin always seems to say the right thing outside of the ring. At the end of the day, people want to see the best fight the best, and Golovkin has made it clear that he’s interested in all comers.

“I remember, like [Julio Cesar] Chavez Sr., a lot of great champions, every second month he had a big fight. For me, right now I’m ready for big fight, I’m ready. I know I have just maybe couple years, maybe three years, maybe four years, I’m ready for six fights per year. I’m ready for anybody.”

The willingness to face top-level competition and fight five or six times in a calendar year is simply unheard of in today’s boxing landscape.

One thing that has eluded Golovkin up to this point is a marquee-name opponent. It remains to be seen if Golovkin can continue to please fans by fighting opposition at the Willie Monroe level, or if the demand for a more well-established challenger will force Golovkin to seek fights at 168 pounds.

For now, it seems as though Golovkin is focused at unifying the belts at 160 and clarifying who is No. 1 in that division.

“I want to fight to unify the titles. For me, it’s very important who’s number one; who’s best in the world in the middleweight division.”

All photos by Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos

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