I rewatched the fight and I can't see any rounds stevens won. He was out-landed by factor of 2 or more in most of the rounds.
Why people say GGG was exposed in this fight is beyond me. He looked very impressive. He totally annihilated the guy who used to fight in LHW.
There is no fighter in MW who would back up Stevens - maybe not even in SMW (Froch would have a chance). Stevens is no bum by any means. Version that fought GGG would give a hell to all MW beating most of them.
I wasn't overly impressed with Golovkin, but he did win every round. The people I watched the fight with hadn't heard of Golovkin and they were amazed by him.
I think its a case of having unrealistic expectations of him destroying guys in a round or two without getting hit. People that have more realistic expectations were more impressed.
Very good point. + most people saw Stevens as a bum.
Stevens is a tough tough man. People will be surprised when Gennady knocks out the next guy much easier than he did Stevens.
Toughness wise I don't see tougher man than Stevens in MW (except Gennady of course and maybe fully prepared Jr).
I wasn't overly impressed with Golovkin, but he did win every round. The people I watched the fight with hadn't heard of Golovkin and they were amazed by him.
I think its a case of having unrealistic expectations of him destroying guys in a round or two without getting hit. People that have more realistic expectations were more impressed.