Radio Rahim catches up with WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, who explains who agreed to finalize Saturday's defense with Willie Monroe. Golovkin vs. Monroe is a 12-round middleweight world championship bout presented by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions in association with Banner Promotions and the Forum. The fight will take place Saturday, May 16 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. PT and the first bout starts at 4:45 p.m. PT., the HBO World Championship Boxing telecast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. [Click Here To Read More]
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Yep!! We getting ready for floyd!!!! Slick black boxer... WATCH, what will happen to Monroe is exactly what will happen to floyd. They are a carbon copy of each other, and Monroe is stronger!! He is a 160 pounder. So imagine what will happen to floyd.
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Originally posted by Golovkin View PostYep!! We getting ready for floyd!!!! Slick black boxer... WATCH, what will happen to Monroe is exactly what will happen to floyd. They are a carbon copy of each other, and Monroe is stronger!! He is a 160 pounder. So imagine what will happen to floyd.
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We don't need an interview to know why Monroe was chosen, all we need is the boxingrec history.
Monroe has been in TWO 10-round fights and this fight with GGG will be his first 12-rounder.
When is GGG going to fight guys with better experience and skill?
Date Opponent W-L-D Location Result
2015-01-16 Brian Vera 23-8-0 Verona, US W UD 10
WBA-NABA Middleweight Title
WBO NABO Middleweight Title
2014-05-23 Brandon Adams 14-0-0 Verona, US W UD 10
vacant WBA-NABA Middleweight Title
vacant WBO NABO Middleweight Title
2014-04-18 Vitaliy Kopylenko 23-0-0 Verona, US W UD 8
2014-02-28 Donatas Bondorovas 18-4-1 Hammond, US W UD 6
2013-10-11 Miguel Alvarez 10-10-1 Memphis, US W UD 6
2013-09-07 Toris Smith 3-35-0 Biloxi, US W RTD 3
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