Martin Murray

(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Scott Gilfoid: A day after he absorbed a vicious beating at the hands of WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, Martin Murray is being applauded by many boxing fans for having lasted 11 rounds last Saturday night in getting stopped in the 11th round in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

The was stopped in the 11th round by referee Luis Pabon after Golovkin blasted Murray with a left-right combination that snapped Murrays head back. The fight had to be stopped because Murray could no longer defend himself.

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By Gerardo Granados: After showing great heart thru eleven rounds top contender Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) tried his best and never quit; he fought his best but that was not enough against the Middleweight Champion of the World WBA/IBO Gennady GGG Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) While being way behind in the score cards the brave contender never hinted to try to surrender. When Marco Antonio Rubio was stopped he seemed to be not too hurt to not have gotten up for the count, but when Murray was down he found a way to continue.

Martin Murray did what not many have done and took Golovkin to the eleventh round, it´s true that the battle was not as competitive as I thought could be but it might be because there is not a single middle who can handle Golovkin’s punching power.

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(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda)) By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBC Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) tried his best last night in his title shot against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs), but his best wasn’t good enough, as Golovkin bludgeoned Murray with power shots until the referee halted the fight in the 11th round at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

To his credit, a bloody and battered Murray finished the fight on his feet rather than on the canvas like most of Golovkin’s foes have ended up. However, Murray failed to prove boxing fans wrong in doubting him, as he’d said he would do before the fight.

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By Bob Smith: Today boxing fans received two treats: the knowledge that the Pacquaio-Mayweather fight is finally on for May 2, and the joy that Golovkin will fight and win tomorrow. While Martin Murray is underrated as a defensive specialist – he probably has the best defense in the middleweight division – Golovkin is equally underrated – not so much his power, but his technique, skill, ring IQ, footwork, and ability to break down his opponent.

As someone who in 375 amateur fights and 31 pro fights has never been knocked down or out, we are clearly dealing here with much more than a street brawler with power.

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(Photo credit: HBO) By Scott Gilfoid: Martin Murray (29-1-1, 12 KOs) will be a huge underdog tomorrow night when he steps inside the ring to face what most boxing fans acknowledge as the hardest puncher and the best fighter in the middleweight division in Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28 KOs).

The fight will be taking place in Monaco, and Golovkin will have his WBA Super World middleweight title on the line. Murray, despite having some success in his fights against Sergio Martinez and Felix Sturm, he’s still a huge undercard for Saturday night.

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