By Allan Fox: IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) has the wrong opponent in Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1, 6 KOs) for him to look good against this Saturday night in their fight on HBO at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
While he made not want to admit it, Golovkin, 33, has a lot of pressure on him to look good in beating the 28-year-old Monroe in this fight. Golovkin is trying to make a case that he deserves fights against bigger stars like Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The only that Golovkin can show fans that he deserves a fight against any of those fighters is for him to keep knocking everyone out, fighting frequently, and looking good in each fight. Golovkin is at a huge disadvantage in trying to get the bigger names to fight him like Canelo and Cotto because he doesn’t have a ready-made huge fan base that will automatically fall in behind him in the United States.
By Allan Fox: In what could be the toughest fight of WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s career will be taking place next Saturday on May 16th against #2 WBA Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1, 6 KOs) at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Golovkin’s interim WBC 160 pound title won’t be up for grabs in the fight due to Monroe choosing not to agree to the 30-day WBC mandated weigh-in that they’d asked for. 
By Allan Fox: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) will be looking to turn his fight against the slick southpaw Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1, 6 KOs) into a big drama show a week and a half from now on May 16th at the Forum in Inglewood, California. 
By Dan Ambrose: After his win over Marco Antonio Rubio last year in October 2014, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) became the WBC mandatory challenger for Miguel Cotto. Golovkin is hoping he can get the fight against Cotto next after his bout against Willie Monroe Jr (19-1, 6 KOs) on May 16th at the Forum in Inglewood, California. 
By Robert “Lead Right” Elmore: Gennady Golovkin (or as I like to call him; The Tripster; Trip, and my new one Trip Hammer) has certainly won my respect. He is often accused of fighting second rate opponents just to pad his record. He’s been accused of ducking super middleweight Andre Ward; not having enough value to his name to match him against the likes of Miguel Cotto, Carl Froch, or Saul Alvarez. But allow me to clarify a few things here. One, please stop talking about him ducking Andre Ward. 
By Dan Ambrose: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) is ready for a big drama show two months from now when he makes his title defense against the slick #3 WBA, #5 WBO, #9 WBO Willie Monroe Jr (19-1, 6 KOs) in their fight on HBO Championship Boxing at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
By Dan Ambrose: IBO/WBA and WBC interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) will be facing his most elusive and the fastest opponent of his career on May 16th when he defends his titles against #3 WBA, #5 WBO, #9 WBC Willie Monroe Jr (19-1, 6 KOs) at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA.
By Dan Ambrose: IBO/WBA and interim WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) will be defending his title against the slick southpaw #3 WBA, #5 WBO, #9 WBC Willie Monroe Jr (19-1, 6 KOs) on May 16th at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The Golovkin-Monroe Jr fight will be televised by HBO Championship Boxing. Is it going to be a great fight? Probably not.