By Jim Dower: IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) recognizes that his unification fight against IBF 160lb belt holder David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) is far and away the most dangerous fight of his 10-year pro career in their October 17th fight on HBO pay-per-view.
Golovkin, 33, doesn’t mess things up with his successful career right before he’s about to strike pay dirt in getting a fight against the winner of the Miguel Cotto vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight. That’s where the big money comes in for Golokvin. What he makes against Lemieux will be nothing compared to the big cash he can make against the winner of the Cotto-Canelo fight on HBO PPV.