GENADIY GOLOVKIN'S BIG 5: IT'S TIME FOR THE BELTS TO BE UNIFIED

GENADIY GOLOVKIN'S BIG 5: IT'S TIME FOR THE BELTS TO BE UNIFIED

Being a professional boxing world champion doesn't mean you're the only one. And it's not about the different categories at all. Each division has several championship belts from different organizations. This is also the case in 2015 in the middleweight category. But then it's time to unite. Two champions against each other.

Gennady Golovkin is a dominant figure in the ring. The Kazakhstani is undefeated in 33 matches, and his opponents regularly fall to the ground in the early rounds. This makes him the favorite against his next opponent as well. A few months before their head-to-head fight, David Lemieux defeated Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam in a bout for the vacant IBF title. The past has long shown that the Canadian is a beatable opponent. The Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio and his compatriot Joachim Alsin defeated him, but 4 years ago. Lemieux's current form is impressive. But you can hardly be a favorite against GGG...

Golovkin's strategy for the paint in New York seems clear from the opening rounds. The Kazakh tries to set the tempo in the fight and mainly with his left right to keep the opponent off balance. In the fifth round, the Canadian lands a heavy kick to the body, which is followed by another to the head.

Lemieux's problems are getting worse. In the 8th round, the referee is forced to end the match. In less than 24 minutes, Golovkin lands 549 punches. It succeeds with 280 of them, which is a 51% success rate. At the same time, David hit his opponent only 89 times. The belts are united, and their undisputed holder is Gennady Golovkin!

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