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What weaknesses do you see in Golovkin's game?
Now I'm a fan of Golovkin and I think he destroys all the current big names at MW and the SMW's not named Andre Ward, but I'm just trying to think about what he does that his opponents can exploit and what type of opponents could give him trouble.
After watching his fights with Adama and Stevens, I've seen some things that I think Golovkin's opponents could exploit, like his rhythm and holes in his defense. Similar to Matthysse, you can see Golovkin load up when he feints or throws the jab to set up his powerful right hand. You can see his back leg tense around the shin every time he's about to shift his weight into punches. That is the main reason I don't think he'd beat Ward. Ward is too smart and has too sharp reflexes to get hit by telegraphed power punches like Gennady's. Also, his head movement - while good when he's out of range - on the inside, really isn't that good at all and his guard isn't that tight. He's very hittable coming in, but on the inside, his opponents have usually been too scared to engage. I think someone with a well timed right cross (ala JMM-Pacquiao IV) could exploit his telegraphed power punching (someone who doesn't go into their shell out of fear of the big shots landing, that is).
Couple weeks back, when I said somebody like Danny Garcia could exploit Golovkin's weaknesses, I meant someone at middleweight who could withstand elite power and wasn't afraid to use his elite timing to catch Gennady coming in. Stevens had success timing Gennady's rhythm with left hooks countering Gennady's powerful right (the hooking cross), because he saw how Gennady was setting it up, but he stopped and went into defense mode when he could no longer handle the power. Now Curtis was stopped in 2 by Angulo, so his chin was questionable. But IMO, if a MW had the timing and power of Stevens, along with the toughness of say, Rosado (without the toilet paper skin), I think Gennady would have a long, loooong night against him.
What do yall think? Any other weaknesses you can see in Gennady's game?
After watching his fights with Adama and Stevens, I've seen some things that I think Golovkin's opponents could exploit, like his rhythm and holes in his defense. Similar to Matthysse, you can see Golovkin load up when he feints or throws the jab to set up his powerful right hand. You can see his back leg tense around the shin every time he's about to shift his weight into punches. That is the main reason I don't think he'd beat Ward. Ward is too smart and has too sharp reflexes to get hit by telegraphed power punches like Gennady's. Also, his head movement - while good when he's out of range - on the inside, really isn't that good at all and his guard isn't that tight. He's very hittable coming in, but on the inside, his opponents have usually been too scared to engage. I think someone with a well timed right cross (ala JMM-Pacquiao IV) could exploit his telegraphed power punching (someone who doesn't go into their shell out of fear of the big shots landing, that is).
Couple weeks back, when I said somebody like Danny Garcia could exploit Golovkin's weaknesses, I meant someone at middleweight who could withstand elite power and wasn't afraid to use his elite timing to catch Gennady coming in. Stevens had success timing Gennady's rhythm with left hooks countering Gennady's powerful right (the hooking cross), because he saw how Gennady was setting it up, but he stopped and went into defense mode when he could no longer handle the power. Now Curtis was stopped in 2 by Angulo, so his chin was questionable. But IMO, if a MW had the timing and power of Stevens, along with the toughness of say, Rosado (without the toilet paper skin), I think Gennady would have a long, loooong night against him.
What do yall think? Any other weaknesses you can see in Gennady's game?
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