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IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin 41-1-1 (36) believes his bout against WBA counterpart Ryota Murata 16-2 (13) at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan this Saturday night will be “the most interesting fight of the year”.
“We have two interesting styles to show, so it’s going to be hard to predict what is going to take place there and I think it’s going to be an amazing fight for the fans,” said Golovkin to The Fight with Teddy Atlas.
“For those that watch the fight or come to the Stadium, it will be a gift of boxing,” said Golovkin. “I think arguably it would probably be the most interesting fight of the year.”
Kazakh Golovkin, who will turn 40 tomorrow, is in line to face Mexican superstar and undisputed super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 57-1-2 (39) in a trilogy fight in September if successful against Japan’s Murata.
Their first two bouts were close with their initial encounter ruled a split draw and the rematch going to Alvarez by majority decision.
“I would like to emphasise that I indeed won both fights, I believe so,” Golovkin said. “At the same time, I understand that hypocrisy prevails from time to time.
“Unfortunately, there are people that would choose the hypocritical way, and we should also admit that there are certain rules of business.
“There should be reasons for those things to happen the way they happened and maybe accept that’s just one of the rules of the business.
“I felt in the past that I wasn’t able to express certain nuances in my answers and some of my answers might have been regarded as awkward or downright funny.
“I believe that to be able to express myself in a deeper way to talk about various details to make myself understood.
“Abel Sanchez and Johnathon Banks, those are very different coaches with different visions and different approaches. I can only say good words about both of them.
“I’m extremely grateful for what Abel gave me. I value all the input from Abel during my career. I’m now working with Johnathon Banks and I’m extremely grateful to him as well.
“I value him as a coach and you should not think that I abandoned all the knowledge and all the techniques that I learned in the past, no. Johnathon Banks gives me something to build on what I already have.
“It’s just the additional skills and additional approaches that take various situations from a different angle, and it all adds up. I’m very happy with the team I have right now.
“I learn a lot, I gain a lot, and you have to pick up what’s most important to you, valuable to you, and allows you to be better. This is the approach that I’m taking now.”
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