Golovkin's Trainer: I Hope Bernard Hopkins Was Serious!
Posted by: Ryan Burton on 11/17/2014
By Ryan Burton
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with Abel Sanchez, trainer of WBA/IBO/WBC-interim champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, to get his take on his fighter's skyrocketing career.
Golovkin's most recent win over Marco Antonio Rubio at the Stub Hub Center was named "Mexican Style". The fight was GGG's Southern California debut and it was a box office smash hit as standing room only seats had to be added.
Golovkin has proven to be a hit with Hispanic fans but Sanchez explained that while they are thankful for his expanding fan base, the real idea behind Golovkin's "Mexican Style" movement was to emulate Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
"The idea was to entertain so that the people want to come back and see him. If the Mexican's support him then that is great too. I'm a fight fan too and I want to see guys who fight and not just dance. That is why we came up with Mexican style, to model his style after Chavez Sr. and I think he is close," said Sanchez.
Former two division champion Bernard Hopkins recently stated that he didn't want to retire after his decision loss to Sergey Kovalev on November 8. The soon to be 50-year-old legend said that he would like to have one more fight and mentioned that he would be interested in moving down in weight to face Golovkin at a catch-weight.
Sanchez is definitely interested in matching his boxer against "The Alien" and hopes that Hopkins is really interested in the potential matchup.
"I hope that he was serious because I think Golovkin will prove his mettle and will prove how great of a fighter he really is," Sanchez told BoxingScene.com.
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http://www.boxingscene.com/golovkins-trainer-i-hope-bernard-hopkins-serious--84343
Posted by: Ryan Burton on 11/17/2014
By Ryan Burton
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with Abel Sanchez, trainer of WBA/IBO/WBC-interim champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, to get his take on his fighter's skyrocketing career.
Golovkin's most recent win over Marco Antonio Rubio at the Stub Hub Center was named "Mexican Style". The fight was GGG's Southern California debut and it was a box office smash hit as standing room only seats had to be added.
Golovkin has proven to be a hit with Hispanic fans but Sanchez explained that while they are thankful for his expanding fan base, the real idea behind Golovkin's "Mexican Style" movement was to emulate Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
"The idea was to entertain so that the people want to come back and see him. If the Mexican's support him then that is great too. I'm a fight fan too and I want to see guys who fight and not just dance. That is why we came up with Mexican style, to model his style after Chavez Sr. and I think he is close," said Sanchez.
Former two division champion Bernard Hopkins recently stated that he didn't want to retire after his decision loss to Sergey Kovalev on November 8. The soon to be 50-year-old legend said that he would like to have one more fight and mentioned that he would be interested in moving down in weight to face Golovkin at a catch-weight.
Sanchez is definitely interested in matching his boxer against "The Alien" and hopes that Hopkins is really interested in the potential matchup.
"I hope that he was serious because I think Golovkin will prove his mettle and will prove how great of a fighter he really is," Sanchez told BoxingScene.com.
Send questions or comments to ringsidewriter@gmail.com . You can follow Ryan on Twitter @ringsidewriter
http://www.boxingscene.com/golovkins-trainer-i-hope-bernard-hopkins-serious--84343
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