Key #1 for Marco Antonio Rubio Run Him into Something Nasty
http://youtu.be/AIg5YHCWHXo?t=33m50s
By Lou Catalano
There’s no sugar coating this–Marco Antonio Rubio is in some trouble here. He’s fighting The Beast, The Boogeyman, GGG, whatever you want to call him.
Gennady Golovkin is straight up demonic in the ring. But all credit to Rubio–he took the fight because he believes he can win. So how does he leave the ring on his feet as the winner instead of being gingerly carried out while his legs wobble like so much jello pudding?
Anybody can run. Anybody can desperately bounce from corner to corner while in survival mode. The problem is two-fold–first, Golovkin cuts off the ring as well as anyone in the sport. The other thing is that Rubio isn’t exactly fleet of foot.
What Rubio needs to do is circle the ring while firing shots as GGG comes in. Rubio can hit, probably harder than anyone GGG has ever fought. That’s huge. His best chance, really his only chance of winning, is to walk Golovkin into something.
But to do that, he has to keep those feet moving. Standing and trading will only end with him taking a nice snooze on the canvas, like he did when trading with Kofi Jantuah. He’ll need to be in the best shape of his life, but frankly if he’s fighting GGG at anything less than that, he’s going to be out of there quickly with a decent pay day and a grade three concussion. If he can punch while moving, he might be able to get Golovkin to overextend and catch him on the button.
If he moves well and fires shots as Golovkin closes the gap, it will help his odds immensely.
Key #1 for Gennady Golovkin Unleash Your Hooks
By Alex Burgos
Whether he knows it or not, there is a substantial amount of pressure on Gennady Golovkin to turn in another remarkable performance on October 18. A huge turn out is expected for Golovkin’s California debut, and the blood-crazed crowd at the StubHub Center will be expecting nothing short of an eye-popping knockout.
In order to satisfy the hungry fans, Golovkin should look to land his devastating hooks. Fight fans may remember that almost exactly 10 years ago, Rubio was stretched out by Kofi Jantuah who landed a huge left hook upstairs, while Rubio attempted to land his own hook to the body.
If Golovkin can land a flush hook like Jantuah did so many years ago, Rubio could be seeing stars early on once again.
Golovkin is a true student of the game who uses shifting beautifully–like legends Jack Dempsey and Roberto Duran before him. One of the great things about Golovkin is that he will unleash three and four hooks in succession, all while shifting and allowing his momentum to fuel his punches (as seen in the clip above).
Golovkin may not find the space to land the hooks in combination in Round 1 as Rubio may be on his bike, but as the Mexican becomes more stationary Golovkin can surely find a home for this devastating punch.
