On January 19th we get to see just how good Gennady Golovkin is. Sporting an 87% knockout ratio, Golovkin has been impressive, albeit against limited opposition. The best win on his ledger is a 10th round TKO over faded star Kassim Ouma. Rosado, on the other hand, has beaten some quality opposition and has been on somewhat of a roll since his last loss in July of 10. He also stopped the usually durable Sechew Powell in 9 rounds in 2012, which was a great year for Rosado.
This is a difficult one to call for me. On one hand you have the flawed, yet more experienced, Rosado who seems to fold under pressure, like he did against Angulo. The other you have the complete unknown Golovkin.
What should happen
Well, if all goes well it should be an early night for Golovkin, who seems to be the bigger puncher and the stronger guy. Rosado has only been stopped once, by Angulo, but then again he has not really fought too many big punchers. Powell hurt him a couple of times but lost that fight because he seemed intent on landing one punch at a time instead of rely on his jab. So, if Golovkin is who we all think he is, then he should walk through anything Rosado offers and either stop him early or beat him into submission for a late stoppage.
What could happen
Rosado could surprise us like he did against Powell and use his experience to outclass Golovkin, and maybe Golovkin is not what we think he is. Maybe he has a weak chin, we don't know yet. Because there are a lot of question marks with Golovkin, seemingly anything can happen. He could have a weak chin, he could possibly have terrible stamina, maybe he gets frustrated easily, we just don't know.
What I think will happen
I think Golovkin will maul Rosado, but as long as Rosado is there he will make a fight out of it. I think it will be an early night for Golovkin.
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