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The question leading up to former two-time Middleweight world champion Daniel Geale’s challenge of the undefeated unified WBA/IBO Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin was could Geale find a way to derail the path of destruction that Golovkin has carved out for himself in the Middleweight division.   Prior to this fight, this observer stated that Geale did have the type of style and skill that posed an interesting challenge for a man in Golovkin who has not faced much resistance since becoming champion in 2010.  Despite Geale’s Boxing skills and ability to be a volume puncher, the former world champion would be unable to nullify the seek and destroy pressure style of the champion when the two fighters met on July 26th at Madison Square Garden. The key to this fight centered on whether or not Geale could establish himself as an elusive target, be able to use his lateral movement, and hand speed to avoid Golovkin’s pressure. As previous Golovkin opponents have...

Following Miguel Cotto’s dethroning of Sergio Martinez last month in what was a dominating performance, Boxing fans will again focus on New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for another world Middleweight championship fight. Undefeated unified WBA/IBO world champion Gennady Golovkin will defend his world title for the eleventh time against former two-time Middleweight world champion Daniel Geale. Some readers may recall following Golovkin’s last title defense over Osumanu Adama in February that I stated that it was only a matter of time before Golovkin will get marquee fights against top stars. Following Cotto’s win over Martinez it has somewhat changed the landscape of the Middleweight division in that Cotto was not only victorious over the WBC champion Martinez in what was his first fight at Middleweight, but in doing so also defeated the man many considered the number one fighter in the division. This has changed what appeared to be an obvious collisio...

Press Release: July 22, 2014 By Sundown Entertainment- This Saturday, professional boxer Marcus Dawkins of Colorado Springs, Colorado will be fighting for the vacant IBU title. The 10 round bout will be held in Cotonou, Benin which is home to his opponent Victor Kpadenue. Marcus Dawkins Photo Credit: Sundown Entertainment Dawkins is currently on a two fight winning streak and fresh off a TKO victory over Javier Rodriguez in March. When asked about earning the chance to fight for the IBU title, Dawkins said, “This is an opportunity for me and I am ready and going to take advantage of it.” Kpadenue, a Benin fan favorite, has faced several accomplished boxers including former world title challengers Gary Locket and Olusegun Ajose. This will be Kpadenue’s first fight in over four years, when he scored a victory over Isaac Sowah. Kpadenue’s recent inactivity is noted by Dawkins, “I feel his inactivity could be a factor, this is not a sport that you can train two months o...

On July 12th the Boxing world focused it’s attention on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada for the highly anticipated encounter between former Jr. Middleweight world champion Saul Alvarez and top contender Erislandy Lara. In the lead up to this fight I stated that stylistically this was a fight that you could see an argument for either fighter winning. The actual fight would validate that statement. Although it was my belief that this would be a contest where there would be a little of everything, a large portion of this fight was a tactical Boxing match where there were several close rounds. It was not surprising to this observer to see Lara begin this fight using his lateral movement in order to be an elusive target. It was this approach that I felt dictated the early rounds of this fight as Lara used angles to set up his offense, establishing his jab and mixing in crisp combinations. This seemed to keep Alvarez from letting his hands go consistently early on. In co...