1. Gennady Golovkin
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Coming in at No. 1, who else but “The Beast From The East?” Gennady Golovkin has incomparable power, stopping his last 20 opponents within the scheduled distance. The likes of Matthew Macklin, Daniel Geale, Martin Murray and Curtis Stevens, who are genuine top class opposition, have all fallen to Golovkin’s thunderous fists.
His sensational footwork and incessant pressure allows him to maneuver his opponent onto the ropes, and unleash those fearsome body shots, which are a key trademark to his power-punching game.
Many fight fans are disappointed that he hasn’t yet managed to strike a deal to face lineal champion Miguel Cotto or Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, and it may be that the Kazakh is just too powerful for his own good.
