Fighter of the Midyear Consensus: Gennady Golovkin
GGG! Who doesn’t love the “Good Boy Killa” and his “Big Drama Show?”
This guy is the face of boxing right now, Gennady Golovkin is slaying every opponent. He has a great technical skill set paired with a killer instinct and always remains a class act.
Pick: Gennady Golovkin – 2015 Record: 2-0, 2 KOs
Lou Catalano, Senior Writer
Gennady Golovkin has fought twice, and though neither fight was against elite guys, he butchered them both and made it look easy.
Pick: Gennady Golovkin – 2015 Record: 2-0, 2 KOs
Tony Calcara, Staff Writer
Gennady Golovkin continues to impress and calls out for Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez.
Pick: Gennady Golovkin – 2015 Record: 2-0, 2 KOs
Leann Perez, Staff Writer
Inactivity is a fighter’s worse enemy, Mike Reed is the exact opposite. It’s the beginning of July and Reed has fought three times this year already. In March, he won by TKO in the second. In May, he won again by TKO in the second, and most recently on June 13 he won by unanimous decision.
Reed is a hard working fighter, never getting out of shape, not just from his dedication, but also from his fight schedule.
Reed is a name you’ll see on your TVs soon, as he’s sure to headline a truTV fight card, and be back in the ring two to three more times before the year’s end.
Pick: Mike Reed – 2015 Record: 3-0, 2 KOs
Brandon Glass, Contributing Writer
It was almost a tie between Brook and Triple G, both avoided by many of their contemporaries, both fighting twice and winning each by stoppage in 2015 already.
But then I thought, Golovkin didn’t recover from serious injuries after being attacked with a machete before his 2015 run. Brook required life saving surgery after being stabbed once in the arm and three times in the leg.
The ease with which he’s been running through his opponents, you would likely forget if you even knew he was injured. That gives him the edge in my opinion. He’s been through a lot, but refuses to decelerate no matter what.
Pick: Kell Brook – 2015 Record: 2-0, 2 KOs
Mike Burnell, Staff Writer
Gennady Golovkin has fought twice this year and won both by knockout. The competition hasn’t been what we would like to see but in this instance it doesn’t seem to be of his choosing.
GGG is consistent, wants to provide fans with “big drama show” and fight anyone from 168 to 154. GGG is what is right with boxing at the mid-year.
Pick: Gennady Golovkin – 2015 Record: 2-0, 2 KOs
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Again, I’m going to go with quality over quantity. While Gennady Golovkin has stopped two decent opponents in Martin Murray and Wille Monroe Jr., Sergey Kovalev beat one of the best in his division (Jean Pascal).
Golovkin and Kell Brook are solid picks, but I’m sticking with the Krusher.
Pick: Sergey Kovalev – 2015 Record: 1-0, 1 KOs
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