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Boxers discuss what it's like to fight Gennady Golovkin http://spam.com/2017/03/15/facing-golovkin-2/

Hellish! Cuts you off, doesn't even blink when you land clean! Lot of hype around GGG and rightly so but he's an underrated fighter in my book!

Let's see what he does Saturday night.

Could actually be as great as Ali Robinson Leonard Duran Hopkins Jones - could actually be on that level - I think he is on that level - but because he's so ducked by the best and white boxers don't get their proper earned deserved credit the perception of GGG is below what it should be - well below -

montrealsuper wrote:Could actually be as great as Ali Robinson Leonard Duran Hopkins Jones - could actually be on that level - I think he is on that level - but because he's so ducked by the best and white boxers don't get their proper earned deserved credit the perception of GGG is below what it should be - well below -

Really? Based on?

What about extremely highly rated white fighters like Pac Man or Duran?

Based on he's killing everyone and his best challengers have all run for cover into the hills - Golovkin is the most avoided champion of all time - avoided more than Tyson Duran Ali Foreman Jones Hagler Liston etc etc - So far Sergio Cotto Floyd Canelo (four hall of famers) have all totally ducked Golovkin - that is a record that won't be beaten ever

Pacquiao is Asian and Duran is Latino (mexican/panamanian)

GGG is slowing in speed, Brook had him in that department.
He is vulnerable to fast boxers who fight on the outside IMHO.
Still a great champion though!
It's sometimes hard to watch his fights, like Lemeux. We was shouting "Stay down David!"
But he didn't. Great stuff.

Brook has always been faster than GGG

montrealsuper wrote:Pacquiao is Asian and Duran is Latino (mexican/panamanian)

Phillapino

I actually believe Brook would beat the version of Floyd we saw over the last five years - IF he had the chance to have A REAL FIGHT with Floyd - but of course the protector(s) of Floyd would never let that happen - everything has to be a tilted playing field in favor of Floyd - Floyd of the last five years could not handle Brook - the only way he could handle Brook is if Brook made an inside job deal with Haymon (wink wink)

Can imagine golovkin would be a nightmare to fight.

He's going to do a job on Jacobs

KiwiRider wrote:GGG is slowing in speed, Brook had him in that department.
He is vulnerable to fast boxers who fight on the outside IMHO.
Still a great champion though!
It's sometimes hard to watch his fights, like Lemeux. We was shouting "Stay down David!"
But he didn't. Great stuff.

I think GGG is vulnerable to fast (and durable) boxers who fight on the inside, like Kassim Ouma (though I acknowledge that wasn't a 100% fight ready GGG) more than outside fighters. He has had the slower hands in several fights he has dominated, including Brook, Monroe, Geale, Stevens and Proksa and the times he was tagged the most was when they stood their ground, threw fast punches on the inside and tried to push him back. GGG has great footwork, good footspeed and is very good at cutting off the ring - unless he starts to slow down I don't see anyone 168lb or below beating him from the outside.

Jacobs would be (at least) a 50-50 bet if he had Hagler's beard.

Rubin Williams: "I sparred him and packed my bags and left."

FOUR future hall of famers have obscenely ducked Golovkin - Floyd Canelo Cotto and Sergio - that has to be some kind of record

montrealsuper wrote:FOUR future hall of famers have obscenely ducked Golovkin - Floyd Canelo Cotto and Sergio - that has to be some kind of record

An argument can be made that FMJ avoided several people, but there is no rational argument that he ducked 3G

Tanzio wrote:

montrealsuper wrote:FOUR future hall of famers have obscenely ducked Golovkin - Floyd Canelo Cotto and Sergio - that has to be some kind of record

An argument can be made that FMJ avoided several people, but there is no rational argument that he ducked 3G

G challenged Duckweather at 154 which is a weight class Floyd has fought at - Floyd called G one dimensional but refused to entertain the challenge - It absolutely was a duck though the media did not cover it because the media protects Floyd Fraudweather

Brook is known to be a fast fighter and he was 147 pounder. I would of been surprise if GGG matched him in speed.

Cloutov wrote:Brook is known to be a fast fighter and he was 147 pounder. I would of been surprise if GGG matched him in speed.

Sensible post

Weigh in ...

GGG's forearms are long.
Jacobs is in good shape and looks focused.

GGG looked thick around the body, Jacobs shoulders were prominent.

3:12pm austraian time now .. shouldn't be too long till they fight

australiahere wrote:3:12pm austraian time now .. shouldn't be too long till they fight

The fight should start around 8am Eastern Time, 11am Western.