Rosado predicting 9th round TKO of Golovkin

k2gggtony011513nyc(Photo credit/K2) By Dan Ambrose: Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) will be moving up in weight this Saturday night to fight for the WBA middleweight world title against Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) on HBO at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rosado is the undercard but he’s convinced he’ll stop the Kazakhstan born Golovkin in the 9th round and he doesn’t see it even be close. Rosado has seen a lot of Golovkin and he feels it’s an easy fight for him.

Speaking with Greg Leon at boxingtalk.com, Rosado said “I want to dominate him. I think we can get a stoppage in the later rounds, about the 9th round.”

Perhaps more boxing fans would buy into what Rosado is saying if he’d at least say it was going to be a competitive fight and that he’d maybe grit out a decision or try to wear Golovkin down to stop him late.

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Golovkin needs to take Rosado’s confidence away early on Saturday

golovkin322By Jason Kim: WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) will be defending his title against Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) this Saturday night on HBO from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Golovkin has a fighter on his hands who seems to believe firmly that he’s going to win the fight and not only win it but dominate the action. That kind of fighter can be dangerous because they for Golovkin and he can’t afford to let Rosado have any kind of success early in the fight.

Rosado had some problems with his career in 2009 and 2010 in suffering losses to Alfredo Angulo and Derek Ennis, but he’s really turned things around by rattling off seven consecutive victories over quality opposition. You can see the difference in Rosado’s performances against Ennis and Angulo from the way he’s fighting now.

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Golovkin vs. Rosado: Can Gabriel handle Gennady’s huge power?

golovkinmedia-1By Allan Fox: Whether Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) can win next Saturday night on January 19th in his fight against WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) comes down to whether Rosado can take Golovkin’s huge punching power. It’s basically as simple as that.

If Rosado can handle Golovkin’s power he’s going to have a decent chance at winning the fight. That’s not to say that he necessarily will because Golovkin will still likely get the attention of the boxing judges with his hurtful punches and cleaner landing shots.

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Golovkin wants to fight 5 times in 2013

golovkin2By Dan Ambrose: WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) plans on getting back in the ring in a couple of months after he faces Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) on January 19th this month at Madison Square Garden, in New York, according to Steve Kim. Golovkin wants to make a name for himself in a big hurry and the best way for him to do that is to fight as often as he can so he can get the big name fighters to face him.

Rosado, 26, is far from the kinds of opponents Golovkin wants to fight, but he’s still giving the guy his respect and not taking the fight for granted by not training hard. Rosado is going to get the best that Golovkin has on January 19th, and that’s probably not good news for Rosado because he’s been pretty shielded from really good opposition since he failed when he attempted to step up against better opposition in 2009 in his 2nd round knockout loss to Alfredo Angulo.

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Sanchez: If Rosado stands in front of Golovkin, he’ll get knocked out early

golovkin35By Jason Kim: Abel Sanchez, the trainer for WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s), sees him having a short night on January 19th if the stubborn brawler Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) elects to slug with him when they meet in an HBO televised fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Sanchez hasn’t seen a puncher like Golovkin before and he thinks he can quickly become a huge star in the sport if he can get the other top fighters to agree to fight him. Golovkin is willing to do anything to make the big fights happen. He wants Sergio Martinez, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Mikkel Kessler, Andre Ward, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Sanchez said to the latimes.com “If a guy wants to stand in front of him and fight, no one hits like that. It’ll be a short fight, and it’ll be entertaining…I’ve always trained my guy to hurt somebody.”

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Rosado: I’m going to dominate Golovkin

golovkin54By Allan Fox: Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) sees himself having an easy fight coming up against WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) on January 19th on HBO at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Rosado doesn’t even see it as a fight, as he thinks his skills and power will be too much for the 30-year-old former Olympian Golovkin.

Rosado said to thaboxingvoice.com “I feel the kind of performance I’m going to have, I’m going to dominate this guy [Golovkin]. I don’t feel this will be close. I’m going to dominate this guy. People are going to be shocked, Man.”

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Rosado: A win over Golovkin could get me Canelo, Sergio Martinez or Chavez Jr

gggrosado120112By Eric Thomas: Junior middleweight contender Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) hasn’t even fought WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) , yet he’s already looking past him towards big fights that he feels a win over Golovkin will lead to in the near future.

Rosado and Golovkin will be fighting this month on January 19th at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rosado is a big underdog in this fight, and he’s going to have to find a way to show that the betting crowd is wrong by not giving him much of a shot to win this fight.

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Trout arrested on suspicion of public intoxication; Golovkin vs. Rosado update

trout76By Dan Ambrose: WBA World junior middleweight champion Austin Trout was reportedly arrested in the early morning hours on New Year’s Day in El Paso, Texas on suspicion of public intoxication at Taco Cabana. According to the El Paso Times, a fight broke out in the table next to Trout’s and the police responded and arrested him after smelling alcohol on his breath while they were investigating.

Trout was briefly held but then released after paying $105 for a book fee. There wasn’t a breathalyzer taken despite Trout reportedly asking for one to be conducted on him. Trout told the El Paso times “It was all just a mistake.”

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Arum: Gennady Golovkin reminds me of Marvin Hagler

golovkin8By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is really impressed what he sees of WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) thus far and he sees him as the same kind of exciting fighter as the legendary former world champion Marvin Hagler.

Arum said to AnnaSportsReporter “Gennady is one of the top fighters in the world. I enjoy watching him fight. He reminds me of the way Marvin Hagler fights where they don’t mess around and they bring their fights to their opponents.”

Arum is right. Golovkin really brings the fight to his opponents a lot like Hagler used to do, and that’s what makes him so incredibly tough. Golovkin walks his opponents down and then blasts them out with his huge power.

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Golovkin wants Saul Alvarez next after the Rosado fight

golovkin5By Dan Ambrose: WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) is willing to fight WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) after Golovkin knocks out his next opponent Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) on January 19th on HBO at Madison Square Garden in New York.

In addition to Canelo, Golovkin also wants Mikkel Kessler, Sergio Martinez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Andre Ward.

When asked by RingTV if he would be interested in fighting Canelo, Golovkin said “Why not? I want Canelo and Sergio Martinez. I want drama.”

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