Key #1 for Gennady Golovkin Bring The Pressure, Baby
Pressure. Fighters use it to wear down their opponents. Many of them, like Leo Santa Cruz, cut the ring off expertly while throwing an endless barrage of punches.
Gennady “I Prefer Your Liver With A Fine Chianti” Golovkin doesn’t need to throw a million punches a round. Any single punch he throws could end a fight. Such is the life of a man who possesses Herculean power.
Daniel Geale is a solid fighter with good defensive skills. But he can’t hit like GGG.
In fact, few fighters in the world can. Geale may talk of bringing the fight to Golovkin, but we all know that strategy will end with Geale lying bloodied on the mat. My excellent counterpart Gabe will probably say that Geale needs to move, jab, and counter. GGG’s objective should be to seek and destroy.
He should force his man to expend energy trying to avoid those blistering shots, all while landing clean, devastating punches wherever he can connect with them.
Key #1 for Daniel Geale Quick Jab, High Guard
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By Gabe Rivas
It is hard to write a path to victory against a man who seems to be indestructible. Gennady Golovkin has never been hurt and usually looks unfazed after each fight.
In an article I wrote a year ago, I argued that only a slick boxer with an iron chin would be able to outbox Golovkin en route to a decision win.
I don’t see Golovkin being knocked out by anyone who is currently in the Middleweight division, but seeing him get outboxed is a possibility.
In Daniel Geale, we don’t have the athleticism of a 2011 Sergio Martinez, but we do have a man with solid boxing skills, solid wins and, most importantly, a solid chin.
Geale will need to work a quick jab from a high guard. The jab will keep Golovkin off balance and the high guard will prevent Golovkin from landing his jab.
Golovkin has a powerfully accurate jab, and if he can land it with ease, it will spell trouble for Geale.
