Behind the “aw shucks” demeanor of middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin is a hard-working fighter with dynamite in his fists. As his career continues to ride a string of exciting KOs, this excellent feature courtesy of Jay-Z’s Life+Times site details Golovkin’s raw beginnings with trainer Abel Sanchez, future targets and why it’s important to him to avoid the “boring” moniker attributed to some marquee fighters like the Klitschkos. Be sure to check back here at 4 p.m. for his weigh-in with Matthew Macklin, and on HBO tomorrow night at 9:45 p.m. ET. Shout out to my colleague Andreas Hale at TheWellVersed.com for handling executive-producer duties.
Beats, Boxing and Mayhem 