Willie Monroe Jr

By Dan Ambrose: Challenger Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1, 6 KOs) is considered a huge underdog for his title shot on Saturday against IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs), but Monroe doesn’t see it that way. He believes he’s going to have too much ring intelligence for the Kazakhstan fighter to deal with in this fight at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

Monroe says his ring IQ will be the telling factor in the fight because he’ll ultimately be the smarter fighter and will overcome whatever obstacles the 33-year-old Golovkin presents for him in this fight.

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By Dan Ambrose: Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) is expected to run over Willie Monroe (19-1, 6 KOs) this Saturday night he’s little more than a speed bump in their fight on HBO Championship Boxing. Golovkin is a heavy favorite, and he’s got a big advantage in punching power.

What Golovkin doesn’t have is the same hand speed, defensive skills or the ability to move the way that Monroe can. Whether that results in Monroe scoring an upset remains to be seen, but there’s no denying that the American fighter has a better chance in this fight compared to some of Golovkin’s recent opponents. Monroe’s game is built upon him surviving.

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By Dan Ambrose: IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) wants to prove to fans that he can solve the southpaw and slick fighting style of challenger Willie Monroe (19-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday night on HBO.

Golovkin, 33, has shown that he can beat almost every style out there, but he hasn’t yet faced a slick fighter like Monroe. This is a much different type of an opponent compared to the guys that the hard hitting Golovkin has faced.

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By Allan Fox: #2 WBA Willie Monroe (19-1, 6 KOs) will present a difficult puzzle for IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) to try and solve this Saturday night in their fight at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

Up until now, Golovkin has mostly been matched against flat-footed fighters that came straight at him. He’s not had to face a slick fighter like the 28-year-old Monroe. For that reason we could see a much more average looking Golovkin on Saturday because he’s not going to have a slow, stationary fighter for him to get his shots off against.

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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.

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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.

Golovkin has been training extensively at tracking down speedy fighters like Monroe during this camp, and he feels he’s ready to make this an exciting fight when he faces Monroe on HBO World Championship Boxing.

Golovkin didn’t have to take the fight against Monroe, as he could have selected an opponent less mobile who fights out of the orthodox fighting stance. But Golovkin wanted to face the style that would give him the most trouble, and he feels that Monroe potentially could be that type of fighter.

You really can’t blame Golovkin for wanting to face someone with a difficult fighting style because he’s had things pretty easy in the past 18 fights with him knocking out everybody he’s faced. Monroe could be the guy that will give Golovkin some rounds if nothing else.

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By Ian Aldous: On Saturday May 16th, The Forum in Los Angeles plays host to the WBA world middleweight championship bout as Willie ‘The Mongoose’ Monroe Jr. (19-1) challenges the defending champion and P4P ranked Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (32-0). It’s a potentially life changing opportunity for the twenty-eight year old Monroe, and earlier this week he took some time away from his training camp to talk with me over the phone.

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