Daniel Geale

By Gavin “Neds” O’Connor: The future of the middleweight division is really starting to look very interesting and the prospect of Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) moving up to 168 or down to 154 is genuinely exciting and the potential match ups available are mouthwatering for him in either of those divisions if he’s willing to make the move.

Last night in Madison Square Garden, the seemingly unstoppable Golovkin successfully defended his WBA middleweight title in showcasing his power and talent in beating the tough Australian and former 3-time world champion Daniel Geale (30-3, 16 KOs) in the 3rd round TKO.

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By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: WBA middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin (GGG) is a cross between former middleweight champ Marvin Hagler and former junior middleweight champ Mike McCallum. McCallum was the number one challenger to Roberto Duran’s WBA belt, but was passed over by Duran for a more lucrative fight with Thomas Hearns.

McCallum eventually won the title and made 9 defenses before meeting known fighters Milton McCrory and Donald Curry. He won both by knockout. Hagler had a hard time landing a title shot until he finally received one against Vito Antoufermo. That bout ended in a draw. Hagler got another crack at the title in England when he stopped Alan Minter. The victory was short lived as Hagler was greeted with beer bottles while celebrating in the ring.

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By Jim Dower: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KO’s) destroyed challenger former IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Geale (30-3, 16 KO’s) in a 3rd round knockout on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Golovkin knocked Geale down twice in the fight, once in the 2nd and the final time in the 3rd round. Golovkin finished Geale with a right to the head in the 3rd that put him down on his back. Geale got back on his feet but the referee Mike Ortega stopped it due to him being too hurt. The official time of the stoppage was at 2:44 of the 3rd round.

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(Photo credit: HBO/Will Hart) By Chris Williams: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26 KOs) and his opponent Daniel Geale (30-2, 16 KOs) both successfully weighed in today in New York for their fight on Saturday night on HBO from Madison Square Garden. Both guys weighed almost the same with Golovkin coming in at 159.8 pounds, and Geale at 159.2lbs.

They looked in excellent shape for the fight. Golovkin played it cool during the face off and didn’t seem to be trying to intimidate the 33-year-old Geale. It was a friendly thing.

Geale had earlier said this at the fighter meetings: “I think his [Golovkin] weakness is his confidence. He has that huge amount of confidence. I’m going to break it and do my thing.”

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(Photo credit: Will Hart, K2 Promotions) By Jay McIntyre: Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (also known to his fans as “Triple G”) has slowly risen to become one of the premier boxers of today. While it is true that he is not a major PPV star (as of yet), he does have all of the in-ring ingredients to make him both very marketable and very appealing to the casual and involved fans. With an impressive record of 29 wins (26 by way of knockout) and no losses on his record he has no signs of slowing down.

His three decision wins were during eight round fights, the last of which occurred in 2008 – he hasn’t gone the distance since. The only significant criticism that has been leveraged against him – which is worth noting – is the lack of elite opponents that he has encountered so far. His detractors certainly attribute this to careful planning on the part of his managers. His supporters, on the other hand, understandably believe that he is one of the most avoided boxers out there today.

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