The scariest man on the planet?

Gennady Golovkin is the new Baddest Man on the Planet — the modern day Mike Tyson.
Boxing great Roy Jones Jr said as much after the WBA Super World middleweight champion (31-0, 28 KOs) destroyed challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) in Los Angeles on the weekend.
“This guy looks like a monster, a killing machine,” Jones Jr said on HBO.
“Golovkin is like a young middleweight Mike Tyson.
“He’s a guy who just destroys who they put in front of him.”
Golovkin ended Rubio’s night with a huge left hook in the second round, marking the 18th time in a row the 32-year-old Kazakh had won by KO.
Describing Rubio’s lack of enthusiasm to rejoin the fight, Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Snowden wrote: “[Rubio] looked comfortable there, making only a half-hearted effort to get to his feet and continue the fight. And who can blame him? Golovkin, 32, is just that scary.”
Scary is the word.
So scary in fact, that it is making it hard for him to attract a marquee opponent.

Golovkin's greatest hits

Golovkin wants to fight the winner of the WBC title fight between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez, but Jones Jr said they’d be reluctant to go toe-to-toe with the man described as boxing’s most devastating knockout artist.
“These guys aren’t going to be knocking on his door to get in the ring in front of Gennady Golovkin, believe me,” Jones Jr said.
“[But] if we get a big name like Miguel Cotto, he [Golovkin] could cross over and become a pay-per-view guy.”
If either man opts against fighting Golovkin, they must vacate the title.
“He’ll fight anyone, whoever we can get in the ring,” promoter Tom Loeffler said.
Golovkin has trained in southern California with Abel Sanchez for the past four years, and the Germany-based fighter is contemplating a full-time move to Los Angeles.

Fight’s over. Source: AFP

After starting his US career with five fights on the East Coast, he debuted in California with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ logo on his left hip on the weekend.
Golovkin’s pro career foundered until he signed with the Klitschko brothers’ promotional company in early 2012, but he has been making up for those lost years with a busy schedule and a relentless series of knockouts.
Golovkin made his US debut just over two years ago, gathering savvy fans and HBO’s promotional might with each spectacular stoppage.
“He’s collecting belts,” Loeffler said. “He wants to show he’s a super champion, and 2015 will be a huge year for him.”