MATTHEW MACKLIN revealed how Gennady Golovkin left him paralyzed I’ve never been down from a body shot and that just folded me in half,” Macklin said. “I wouldn’t have got up even if I had 30 seconds. I was in agony, I broke two of my ribs. “Instantly I was just trying to breathe. I tried to get up because it was a world title fight and I wanted to go on, but it was like I was paralysed for 20 seconds until I could get to my feet.” He hits you with a jab and you think ‘f*** that is not normal’,” Macklin said. “You’re not wobbled but it hurts. I was so mentally prepared for him to hit hard but I was still like ‘oh now it is for real and I can’t take them all night’. “I had to try and box or rough him up but these thoughts are happening quickly and he is still just on you again. He is so technically good, he is so well balanced and his feet are so good. “His best thing is, you can’t really see it on TV, but you know when you’re in there – it is how well he judges his distance. “He is constantly just there. You know you’re under threat so you’re burning up a lot of energy. "
