On June 20th 1980, boxing fans were treated to what would be the beginning of a legendary rivalry by two of the most revered boxers of all-time. Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran treated the world to a fight no one would soon forget. For 15 rounds, the two traded and exchanged punches, combinations, and wits with the goal of proving their dominance in the sport.
Each man wanted to leave behind a legacy. Sugar looked to prove that he could stand toe to toe con las “Manos de Piedras” to show the world that he is not just a defensive and elusive boxer with a nice smile. Roberto Duran on the other hand, looked to break Leonard down and punish him to submission. Duran wanted to prove that he was the best in the world. On that night, Duran and Sugar gave fight fans a display of ruthless aggression and determination that would last a lifetime.
(Photo credit: K2 Promotions) By Allan Fox: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KO’s) will be defending his title against the much shorter 5’7″ Curtis Stevens (25-3, 18 KO’s) this Saturday night on HBO at the Madison Square Garden Theater, in New York, New York, USA. The fight has been advertised as being a competitive one, but for those fans who’ve seen Steven’s previous losses to Andre Dirrell and Jesse Brinkley in the past. 
By @BoxingMuse: November the 2nd sees ‘GGG’ meet Brownsville, Brooklyn’s Curtis ‘Showtime’ Stevens. In 27 professional fights prior to this exciting match up only three men have heard the final bell when facing middleweight punching sensation Gennady Golovkin. 
By Allan Fox: In a poll at RingtTV, Boxing fans were asked who they wanted Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight next if they were to exclude Manny Pacquiao, and surprisingly most of the fans picked WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin at 23.9 percent. The next fighter that fans showed interest in Mayweather fighting was Sergio Martinez at 21.9 percent. 
By Sean McDaniel: IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (31-2, 22 KO’s) has a tough title defense ahead of him next month against George Groves (19-0, 15 KO’s) on November 23rd, but if Froch can successfully win that fight and get out of it in one piece, he’d like to face WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. after that. Froch is open to fighting Golovkin at a catch-weight because he can’t get down to 160 due to his size, and he wouldn’t expect the shorter 5’10” Golovkin to come up all the way to 168 to make the fight happen. 
By Ian Aldous: On Saturday November 2nd, Curtis ‘Kryptonite’ Stevens (25-3) steps up to the plate to challenge Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (27-0) for his WBA and IBO world middleweight titles at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, live on HBO. The chance to make himself a true player in the division and pound-for-pound rankings lay ahead if he can pull off the win. Last week Ellen Haley of Main Events kindly mediated an interview with Curtis on my behalf.
By Iggy Chowdhury – This is simply a fight that must happen because no one else really wants to fight either of these fighters albeit for different reasons. Below I assess the two boxers and how they would fare against each other.
By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn says that he’d match his fighter IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (31-2, 22 KO’s) against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KO’s) if Golovkin would agree to the fight. 
By Isaac Brodie: I wrote an article discussing the merits of a match up between Sergio Martinez and Manny Pacquiao. A lot of the criticism it received was based on the size difference. I don’t disagree with that point. Manny is significantly smaller so would be at an immediate disadvantage.