By Cameron Gillon: WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin was interview this past week about his upcoming bout against Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio which has been built as ‘Mexican Style.”
Golovkin vs. Rubio
Rubio will be the biggest test yet for Golovkin
By Bob Smith: In honor of the occasion of writing this article, and also to refresh my memory, I re-watched the fight between Marco Antonio Rubio and then undefeated middleweight David Lemieux.
Though Lemieux was the favorite and the harder puncher, and is still a top 10 or top 20 middleweight even now, four or five years later, the cunning, technique, defense, boxing skill, endurance, and confidence of Rubio were enough to allow him to weather the early onslaught from an overconfident Lemieux and come back with the beautiful win. Can Rubio repeat this feat in his fight with Golovkin?
First, before anything else, I want to say on a personal level that Marco Antonio Rubio is one of my favorite middle weights of this era. Sure, I like Golovkin best, and a few years ago, it was Martinez who was perhaps my favorite overall fighter, but Rubio was always in the top 6 or so. And the reason is that if I ever were a boxer, I would fight like him – he has a swimmers body, even more so than does Golovkin – broad shoulders, thin, long arms, respectable punching power for weight but nothing incredible, but more than anything else, he is a very well conditioned athlete, skilled defender, and a very intelligent fighter who sizes up his opponents well and has excellent game plans. (Yes, you guessed it, legendary writer Bob Smith is a former skilled swimmer who holds records from childhood that have lasted 20+ years.)
Golovkin feels 2015 will be his breakout year
By Raj Parmar: Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KO’s) is looking at 2015 as the year he makes the transition from boxing titlist to superstar.
Golovkin won the WBA middleweight title in 2010 and has successfully defended the strap each time inside the distance since becoming world champion. Golovkin is scheduled to defend the title against challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KO’s) on October 18 and can also pick up the interim WBC title at the same time.
Loeffler confirms Rubio’s WBC interim title will be on line for Golovkin fight
By Dan Ambrose: Marco Antonio Rubio’s WBC interim 160 pound title will be up for grabs in his fight against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) on October 18th, according to Steve Kim and Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions.
This means that the winner of the Golovkin-Rubio fight will be the mandatory challenger for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean that Cotto will necessarily face the winner of the Rubio-Golovkin fight, because Cotto could very well vacate his WBC title rather than face Golovkin or Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs).
Gennady Golovkin fights Marco Antonio Rubio on 10/18 at StubHub Center, Carson, California
Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2014) Boxing’s fastest rising star, GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN will defend his World Boxing Association (‘WBA’) and International Boxing Organization (‘IBO’) Middleweight World Titles against World Boxing Council (‘WBC’) Interim Middleweight Champion MARCO ANTONIO “El Veneno” RUBIO on Saturday, October 18th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The event will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Rubio with a bag of tricks for Golovkin fight
By Dan Ambrose: WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) plans on using every trick in the book to try and defeat WBS middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) in their fight on October 18th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Rubio, 34, and his trainer Robert Garcia are going to come into the fight with a number of different battle plans they hope will work. If one doesn’t work, they plan on abandoning it and trying something else out until something does finally work.
Golovkin-Rubio tickets go on sale next Wednesday, August 27th
By Dan Ambrose: Tickets for the October 18th, “Mexican style” card between WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) and WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) will be going on sale next Wednesday, August 27th, according to Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions. The Golovkin-Rubio fight will be staged at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
This is the perfect fight for both Golovkin and Rubio, as the winner of the fight stands to gain a lot. If Golovkin beats Rubio, which is likely given his power and talent advantage, he’ll become the mandatory challenger for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
Golovkin will then be able to either force a fight against Cotto or watch him vacate instead of fighting, which will be minor victory for Golovkin. He’ll be seen by hardcore boxing fans as someone who Cotto avoided, and that obviously will help Golovkin’s career.
Golovkin to defend WBA title against Rubio on October 18th at StubHub Center
By Allan Fox: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golvkin will be defending his title against Marco Antonio Rubio on 10/18 in a fight televised by HBO from the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions wanted to get a big name like Miguel Cotto, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, but none of those fighters were options for the fight.
For Golovkin and K2, this is as good as it gets in terms of available opponents. Rubio fits their criteria for what they’re looking for given that the fights taking place in Southern California and K2 is looking to create new fans for Golovkin.
Golovkin-Rubio a done deal for October 18th – Breaking News!
Los Angeles, CA (August 19, 2014) Boxing’s fastest rising star, GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN will defend his World Boxing Association (‘WBA’) and International Boxing Organization (‘IBO’) Middleweight World Titles against World Boxing Council (‘WBC’) Interim Middleweight Champion MARCO ANTONIO “El Veneno” RUBIO on Saturday, October 18th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California and televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Presented by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions in association with Promociones Del Pueblo, the scheduled 12-round GOLOVKIN vs. RUBIO championship battle will headline “MEXICAN STYLE”, a world class evening of entertainment at the West Coast’s premier outdoor venue for boxing.
Rubio plans on taking advantage of Golovkin’s poor defense
By Dan Ambrose: The hard hitting WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) plans on going after WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) in their proposed fight on October 18th and knocking him out.
The Rubio-Golovkin fight isn’t a done deal as of yet, but it’s expected to be signed shortly. They’re looking at putting in possibly at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Rubio says he sees a lot of flaws in Golovkin’s defense that he wants to take advantage of. He feels that the only reason Golovkin’s past opponents didn’t get to him was because they didn’t have the power and lacked the nerve.