Boxing took a devastating body blow with the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight, but quickly rebounded with the devastating Canelo Alvarez knockout of James Kirkland. Knockout artist Gennady Golovkin continued to help boxing recover by extending his ridiculous KO streak to 20 bouts when he took down Willie Monroe Jr. on Saturday in Los Angeles. Golovkin pushed his unblemished record to 33-0, with 30 of his victories coming way of KO.
Golovkin smashed Monroe (19-2, 6 KO) with a wicked left hook that slammed him on the canvas in the second round.
WATCH: Golovkin knocks down Monroe Jr. in the 2nd round #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/UKBWJZM8r7
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WATCH: 2nd knockdown for Golovkin at @theforum #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/0j4H9SKHa6
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Monroe dished out some brutal punishment to Golovkin.
WATCH – Monroe Jr. lands power punches on Golovkin #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/gLjtwq4bTj
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Monroe battled hard, but found himself getting knocked to the canvas for the third time. That’s when he barely stood up before the 10 count, but realized his body couldn’t take any more abuse and told referee Jack Reiss, “I’m done.”
WATCH: 20th knockout in a row for @GGGBoxing, as he earns the TKO 6 victory #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/N4F29EB6zK
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WATCH – Another look at Golovkin's 20th knockout in a row #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/cJDBMrClXP
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Golovkin said he wants to fight Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez.
WATCH: @GGGBoxing says he is ready for @RealMiguelCotto or @Canelo #GolovkinMonroe http://t.co/ngJ40JHu0i
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) May 17, 2015
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