This content is protected You're probably unaware of his devastating power in both hands or that he has knocked out 20 of the 23 fighters he's beaten without a loss. Or that he has defeated such successful pros as Lucien Bute, Andre Dirrell and Andy Lee as an amateur, and has gone beyond three rounds once since 2009. And you probably have no clue that Golovkin is the WBA and IBO middleweight champion and fights for the first time in the USA on Saturday in an out-of-the-way casino in the middle of New York state. HBO is betting that the amiable, 30-year-old Golovkin, who is seldom seen outside the ring without a smile, will become a global star. The USA's No. 1 boxing network will introduce Golovkin to American audiences when he puts his titles on the line against Grzegorz Proksa (HBO, 9:45 p.m. ET) at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y. Golovkin and his promoter, Tom Loeffler of K2, realize making it in the USA is crucial. They also understand that if Golovkin wants to get anywhere here, he needs to speak English. "He knows in order to become a marketable fighter, if he's fighting in the U.S. and the boxing fans cannot understand him or if he needs a translator, it takes away a lot of his marketability," Loeffler says. "And Gennady is such a likeable guy that when he expresses himself, it translates well in terms of his boxing fans." Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxi...dy-Golovkin-set-for-first-US-fight/57424398/1
