Boxing’s greatest current two-punch combo provided another night of pure entertainment. Many boxing fans and analysts regard the Kazakh Superstar Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (35-0, 32 KO’s) and Nicaraguan slugger Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (45-0, 38 KO’s) has two of the best current P4P fighters in the world.
WBA, IBF, IBO and interim WBC Middleweight world champion Golovkin extended his KO streak to 22 victims straight with a sensational 2nd round KO victory over the previously undefeated Dominic Wade (18-1, 12 KO’s). Wade was serving as Golovkin’s IBF mandatory challenger.
Round one saw Golovkin come out swinging and Wade not putting up that much adversity. Wade simply didn’t bring anything to the table that could have potentially even troubled Golovkin. Towards the end of the round Golovkin landed a punch to the back of Wade’s head which sent him crashing down to the canvas. Luckily for Wade the round ended once he got up.
In the 2nd round Golovkin came out more aggressive and seemed extremely confident in the ring. Throughout the round you saw Golovkin waving Wade forward with every punch Wade threw. At one point Golovkin even allowed Wade to land some free shots. Eventually Golovkin landed a crisp uppercut that sent Wade backwards which was followed up by a shot to Wade’s shoulder which ended in a knockdown.
Wade didn’t seem very willing to get up and it took a bit of discussion between him and the ref for the fight to even continue. Wade’s punches were simply not having any kind of effect on Golovkin, whose confidence was sky-high.
As Golovkin kept walking through everything Wade was throwing, he landed a barrage of punches as soon as Wade got back up from the second knockdown. Now down for the third time Wade looked finished and as soon as he got up from the ten-count the ref waved off the fight giving Golovkin his 32nd KO.
After the fight the crowd erupted every time Max Kellerman mentioned Canelo’s name as a future opponent for Golovkin. Golovkin simply responded “ Give me my belt, I need my belt.”
Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez started off the broadcast with a unanimous decision over Puerto Rican McWilliams Arroyo (16-3, 14 KO’s), the scorecards read 119-109 twice and 120-108. Arroyo came to fight and took advantage of Gonzalez’s studious first round, where Gonzalez was busier figuring out Arroyo.
Gonzalez however, grew with each round and kept the onslaught going forward each coming round. Arroyo still somehow was able to withstand the attack in the first two rounds. Round 3 saw Arroyo visibly hurt at different points in the round and it seemed like the end was near but Arroyo managed to stay on his feet. Round 4 saw a strange event happen where after a couple of Gonzalez’s punches landed, Arroyo’s sole of his right sneaker broke off. As his shoe was coming apart, Arroyo tried to ask the referee for a timeout but the ref just waved the action on.
Most of the middle and late rounds saw more of the same where Gonzalez was the aggressor and kept landing at will. Arroyo kept providing good lateral movement and landed some of his shots too. For a boxer who was coming off a yearlong lay-off Arroyo looked good and was always there in the fight. The 9th saw both fighters trading hooks though Gonzalez kept getting the best of the action.
The championship rounds saw Gonzalez keeping the momentum forward still looking his KO, but Arroyo simply just wouldn’t go away. Arroyo came out in the 12th looking for his own KO but his punches simply weren’t able to hurt Gonzalez. In the twelve round affair Gonzalez threw over 1000 punches landing over 300 but overall his punches just didn’t seem to have that sting on them. But all in all Gonzalez was able to prove his dominance in the division once again with a clear cut victory.
– Brandon Chacon / @Brondoo34
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