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Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 01:26
by boxing_rocks
Imagine prime 160-lb Hopkins against prime Golovkin. How do you see it going?
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 02:36
by jamamb
hopkins wide ud, hed potshot ggg repeatedly with lead right hands. ggg would follow him around but not land much. hop had a good chin too, so if ggg did get through hop could take it.
easy fight to pick
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 02:59
by Bard of Boxrec
GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 03:21
by paddy chavez
Riddick Blowe wrote: ↑27 Oct 2018, 02:59
GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.
This
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 03:22
by DrDuke
Riddick Blowe wrote: ↑27 Oct 2018, 02:59
GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.
That's the only way to win for Golovkin in this matchup, but I'm not sure, that it would have happened.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 04:37
by apollo creed
Riddick Blowe wrote: ↑27 Oct 2018, 02:59
GGG would probably just outwork him without landing much clean in a messy fight.
Yup.
GGG's footwork and jab would be the keys for the victory.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 06:47
by ValMar
50/50
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 08:48
by Perseus
jamamb wrote: ↑27 Oct 2018, 02:36
hopkins wide ud, hed potshot ggg repeatedly with lead right hands. ggg would follow him around but not land much. hop had a good chin too, so if ggg did get through hop could take it.
easy fight to pick
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 08:51
by Noxy
BHop for me in a close fight. GGG is a skilled guy, not just a puncher.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 09:09
by Cent0089
It is about how much dirty tactics would Hopkins use and how will referee look at it. Otherwise, too close to call
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 09:20
by NateJR
50/50 fight, but I feel Hopkins is much more savvy. Hopkins was a serious puncher at 160 as well, a bigger hitter than Canelo and Jacobs. I'd take Hopkins by UD simply because I believe he'd find a way to tame the beast, slow down the pace of the fight (whether it be spoiling with holding) but Hopkins would have found a way.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 09:29
by sharpei_louis
I think I agree with that - Hopkins' longevity means his tactical approach to fights as he got older and slower is all a lot of people remember about him - prime Hopkins is a great fighter and very hard to beat, I think it's as close to a 50/50 fight as you could suggest but find Hopkins' savvy may be just gets my vote
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 09:52
by Impractical Poster
BHop in a Trinidadesque type of performance.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 09:53
by Impractical Poster
A more interesting fight for me would be Calzaghe/GGG
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 10:26
by Boxerbeetle
Golovkin. I wouldn’t be too surprised if he had Hopkins on the run in a similar manner to what Kovalev did.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 11:02
by sharpei_louis
I'd fancy Calzaghe UD
> GGG
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 12:14
by Impractical Poster
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 13:36
by Bard of Boxrec
Impractical Poster wrote: ↑27 Oct 2018, 09:53
A more interesting fight for me would be Calzaghe/GGG
Would have been a war for the ages.
Re: Who wins at 160, Hopkins or Golovkin ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 15:13
by boxing_rocks
I must copy this quote from another thread:
phillykid wrote: ↑27 Oct 2018, 06:52
I thought this was about comparing GGG's resume to Hopkins, not about whether either guy could beat the other
As a Hopkins fan, i'm definitely not convinced that Hopkins would have an easy time with GGG, in fact it would probably resemble GGG vs Jacobs.
Honestly, Hopkins never faced anyone like GGG, and GGG is definitely better than Tito, Taylor, and Pavlik.
Also it was Taylors power that also gave Hopkins a little trouble in their first fight, not just his speed.
Prime GGG would apply much more effective pressure and cutting off the ring than Tito, and throw/land more accurate power shots than Taylor.
Hopkins likes a guy to be a little intimidated and hesitant of him to get his best shot selections off, how will this fair against someone who isn't intimidated and will constantly keep coming to you?
GGG won't be following Hopkins around like some lost/confused puppy like Tito did, he will be more effective in closing the distance.
GGG's activity will also probably keep Hopkins somehwat hesitant himself, and that's bad considering Hopkins doesn't throw alot of punches each round.
And honestly, it's quite amazing that someone like GGG who isn't that big of a middleweight and doesn't have a 72+reach was as dominant and feared as he was.