By Thomas Gerbasi - A couple years back, veteran trainer Abel Sanchez told his newest charge, Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin, that if the middleweight gave him three years, he would make him the kind of fighter everyone dreams of being.
“I explained to him after a couple months that if he gave me three years of complete commitment and let me mold him and do what I thought I needed to do to give him that TV, fan, and boxing-friendly style that would make people come to see him fight and tune in, that he would be the most avoided fighter and the most feared middleweight.”
It’s not exactly three years yet, but Sanchez’ words are coming true.
“It’s happening and we’re not quite there yet,” said Sanchez of the progression of Golovkin, now the WBA and IBO middleweight champion and practically every fight fan’s new favorite fighter. The reason is simple: when he steps into the ring, it’s a fight, and one that normally ends with his hand raised and his opponent asking his cornermen what just happened. [Click Here To Read More]
“I explained to him after a couple months that if he gave me three years of complete commitment and let me mold him and do what I thought I needed to do to give him that TV, fan, and boxing-friendly style that would make people come to see him fight and tune in, that he would be the most avoided fighter and the most feared middleweight.”
It’s not exactly three years yet, but Sanchez’ words are coming true.
“It’s happening and we’re not quite there yet,” said Sanchez of the progression of Golovkin, now the WBA and IBO middleweight champion and practically every fight fan’s new favorite fighter. The reason is simple: when he steps into the ring, it’s a fight, and one that normally ends with his hand raised and his opponent asking his cornermen what just happened. [Click Here To Read More]
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