Geale Looks To Stop The Golovkin Train Before It Leaves The Station

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The month was August of last year. The scene was The Revel in Atlantic City. The event was Daniel Geale vs. Darren Barker. The moment was the 6th round. The punch was a left to the body. The result was Darren Barker on the ground in agony about to be counted out of the fight. Barker however picked himself off the ground and ended up outpointing Daniel Geale, taking his IBF Middleweight title with the victory.

“It was frustrating to take it on the chin,” stated Geale. “I got straight back to gym and kept working because I know other opportunities would come up.”

The opportunity is the best Middleweight in the world named Gennady Golovkin. Golovkin has had trouble getting opponents to step on the ring with him and Geale had his chance twice but it seems third’s times the charm.

Geale and his team wanted to make it clear that it wasn’t a duck but more to do with the business dealings in Australia.

“We’ve never ducked Gennady,” stated Gary Shaw, Geale’s promoter. When we had the opportunity before, we couldn’t do the Pay-Per-View in Australia and that’s a big deal.”

Geale’s nick name is “The Real Deal” and if anything maybe he will be the one to show if Golovkin is the real deal. Golovkin has yet to go 12 rounds with anyone in recent memory and Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez has stated that this is Golovkin’s biggest test to date because he feels Geale can go the distance with Golovkin.

Geale doesn’t want to leave much to chance in New York. He says he’s learned from leaving the Barker fight on the table.

“You want to be as convincing as possible. I guess it’s what you do with that that makes you who are. It pushed me on to train harder and want to win more. I don’t feel like I was beaten in the Barker fight. There’s always going to be bad decisions in boxing and you do your job to the best of your ability. That’s what the plan is Saturday.”

The two fought in the amateurs in 2001 and it’s something Geale didn’t have a good memory of but said, “I know I wasn’t put down but that’s a long time ago. We’ve fought better fighters in our pro days since we last met. He’s improved, I’ve improved. He’ll be at his best as will I. It should be a great fight.”

Much of the talk this week has been of Golovkin landing a major fight should he beat Geale and be a box office draw in the big room at the Garden. But Gary Shaw has a message for everyone thinking that. “Don’t make plans past July 26th.”