Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans from the U.S., UK and Canada share their thoughts on Sergey Kovalev, Gennady Golovkin, Roman Gonzalez, Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., as well as numerous mythical matchups and other subjects in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreGolovkin, Monroe eager to put contrasting styles to the test
Gennady Golovkin and Willie Monroe Jr. met the boxing media on Tuesday at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where the two middleweights will fight on May 16. Golovkin has established himself as an elite fighter but some still wonder if the pressure fighter can deal with a slick boxing style, the kind Monroe brings to the ring.
read moreGennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 17
Tickets for the May 16 Gennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. WBA middleweight title fight, which takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, go on sale this Tuesday, March 17 at 12:00 p.m. PT.
read moreWillie Monroe Jr. granted May 16 title shot against Gennady Golovkin
Undefeated WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin will make his fourth defense in a year’s span when he faces Willie Monroe Jr. on May 16 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
read moreRoach discusses Cotto’s short list and long green
So with a supposedly severe hike in pay coming with RING middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s new deal with Roc Nation Sports, does trainer Freddie Roach get a raise? And who’s next on the Puerto Rican icon’s radar?
read moreTureano Johnson: “I want a Golovkin fight bad”
Word on the street is that Argentina’s Jorge Sebastian Heiland is the front-runner to face Gennady Golovkin in May, but middleweight slugger Tureano Johnson tells RingTV.com that he’d make a much better fight with the undefeated WBA titleholder.
read moreRoach on Golovkin: ‘He’s a good, young prospect’
It looks like the middleweight championship fight fans are craving, Miguel Cotto vs. Gennady Golovkin, isn’t quite on the horizon yet, according to Cotto’s trainer, Freddie Roach.
read moreRing Ratings Update: Golovkin advances in pound-for-pound ratings
There was nowhere for Gennady Golovkin, THE RING’s No. 1-rated middleweight, to advance in the magazine’s 160-pound rankings after he scored his 19th consecutive stoppage against courageous Martin Murray this past Saturday, but the WBA beltholder moved up a notch in the pound-for-pound top 10.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans from around the globe share their thoughts and enthusiasm on the official announcement of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao super fight, and on Gennady Golovkin’s 19th consecutive stoppage victory against teak-tough Martin Murray, in this week’s massive Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreTeam Golovkin targets Miguel Cotto, responds to Chavez Jr.’s tweets
Gennady Golovkin, fresh off his TKO of Martin Murray, is scheduled to return to the ring on May 16, but the undefeated WBA middleweight titleholder’s promoter and trainer are willing to have him fight in June if it means showdowns with Miguel Cotto or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
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