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Seldom-angered Gennady Golovkin all about business of winning fights

"He told me, 'Curtis is a good fighter,'" Sanchez said. "But he doesn't know what he is getting himself into."

Chris Mannix

Seldom-angered Gennady Golovkin all about business of winning fights
Seldom-angered Gennady Golovkin all about business of winning fights /
The undefeated WBA and IBO middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin has never been knocked down in 27 pro fights.
The undefeated WBA and IBO middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin has never been knocked down in 27 pro fights / AP

"He told me, 'Curtis is a good fighter,'" Sanchez said. "But he doesn't know what he is getting himself into."

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CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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