Can Janibek emulate GGG as a Kazakh KO king?

 

The destructive punches of Janibek Alimkhanuly have drawn comparisons to Gennadiy Golovkin, and according to Top Rank CEO Todd DuBoef, he is fighting "the Triple G way."

In an early Sunday morning unification matchup with IBF champion Vincenzo Gualtieri, Alimkhanuly will get the chance to showcase his explosive strength once more.

The 30-year-old has won all 14 of his fights while remaining unbeaten, stopping nine opponents mercilessly, and DuBoef believes Alimkhanuly can follow in the footsteps of fellow Kazakh Golovkin by establishing his supremacy in the middleweight class.

"I think he's going to have to do it the Golovkin way - the Triple G way", said DeBoef.

"He's in a division which has a lot of non-high profile fighters - the high profile guys in the division have gone up in weight, so we don't have a real robust division.

"That's why he's going in for a unification."

Golovkin, nicknamed 'GGG', is the former middleweight and super-middleweight champion, who in 45 fights, won 42, knocked out 37 opponents and lost just twice.

DuBoef believes Alimkhanuly will need to rack up similarly high numbers to further enhance his reputation at a weight where there are fewer big names to take on.

"I think people make the connection with Triple G because of where he's from", said DeBoef.

"But I think the thing that you look at is that there's a high skill level there.

You can see the IQ, you can see the natural ability.

"When Triple G came in, the first time I saw him, he fought in the semi-final for us in New York, and he had the speed, the power and that presence.

"So, I think this is going to be an interesting moment from him [Alimkhanuly] - he's going to have to get the stars that we all think he has, bite down and just fight everybody in front of him.

"Being active, staying out there - out of sight, out of mind - if you stay active, go out there, work on your traits and take on everybody in front of you, eventually, everybody gets that buzz.

"Who is the next Manny Pacquiao coming out of the Philippines?

"There probably hasn't been one - he was super special.

"We've seen a wonderful feeder system in Mexico, with who is the next Julio Cesar Chavez - you had a field of guys that played that.

"And I think Janibek - it's too early to say he's the next Triple G - but certain things align, and he's going to have to do it the hard way."