Who hits harder Golovkin or Kovalev?

obv Kova man, not even questionable, dudes a drained down cruiserweight

Golovkin has big fist and is built really solidly. He has that kind of heavy hard hitting power. Kovalev has more speed and better angles on his punches. Also to note he is a power puncher because of his dementions and build, not because of his particular style. I definitely think Kovalev is a better puncher with the speed and angles he gets on his punches. He hits you flush and you'd be hard pressed not to be out cold. With Golovkin I think he has more power. You usually see his punches coming and can at least brace yourself for them. But with the non-stop attack by Golovkin, most people aren't durable enough to take that kind of punishment. It's like this, I think it would be more likely that Kovalev would knock someone out cold and give them a concussion. Where is with Golovkin I think he would likely break your face before knocking you out cold. This! Well said.

KOvalev is the more concussive puncher. GGG has that thudding/heavy power that wears on guys. Don't get me wrong he can still stop guys with one punch but to me he breaks guys down with his heavy hands rather than take them out with one shot. Meanwhile KOvalev hurts guys bad with one clean shot. Kovalev snaps his punches more, while GGG looks like he is swinging sledgehammers, a bit slower but heavier. Either way both are devastating punchers.

No issues with these two... For the most part the GGG and Krusher fans are the same people. If you like what Kovalev brings to the table than you'll like watching Golovkin. The reverse is also true. Two weight classes separate these two, hard to say unless it's p4p.... GGG and Kovalev both make weight easily in their divisions. Unless they both clean house and there is enormous demand (and $$$) for them to fight at most likely 168 (Is that Ward actually in the ring? Nope, it was just Elvis showing the Aliens his pet Bigfoot.) we'll never see them fight together.:beerchug:

I would say that Sergey hits much harder than Gennady. Sergey's right hand cross technique seems to be as close to perfect as you can come, because I cannot think of any other fighter who hits it better. Sergey would probably put most heavyweight fighters to sleep with his right hand cross, in my opinion. The only thing missing in his right hand cross is speed, because there are other fighters who hits it faster. .

Golovkin has big fist and is built really solidly. He has that kind of heavy hard hitting power. Kovalev has more speed and better angles on his punches. Also to note he is a power puncher because of his dementions and build, not because of his particular style. I definitely think Kovalev is a better puncher with the speed and angles he gets on his punches. He hits you flush and you'd be hard pressed not to be out cold. With Golovkin I think he has more power. You usually see his punches coming and can at least brace yourself for them. But with the non-stop attack by Golovkin, most people aren't durable enough to take that kind of punishment. It's like this, I think it would be more likely that Kovalev would knock someone out cold and give them a concussion. Where is with Golovkin I think he would likely break your face before knocking you out cold. I might have put it slightly differently, but essentially this ^. Golovkin is more patient and methodical and takes fewer risks on the whole, whilst Kovalev is more prone to making creative attacks with his mobility and angles and actively seeking the KO (though to Hopkins fight showed he's also perfectly capable of a patient methodical plan, just as Golovkin is of going pure seek and destroy). Regardless, in both cases power is not really the principal issue here, it's their ability to find or create openings that sets both apart. Lots of guys can hit hard.

Golovkin has big fist and is built really solidly. He has that kind of heavy hard hitting power. Kovalev has more speed and better angles on his punches. Also to note he is a power puncher because of his dementions and build, not because of his particular style. I definitely think Kovalev is a better puncher with the speed and angles he gets on his punches. He hits you flush and you'd be hard pressed not to be out cold. With Golovkin I think he has more power. You usually see his punches coming and can at least brace yourself for them. But with the non-stop attack by Golovkin, most people aren't durable enough to take that kind of punishment. It's like this, I think it would be more likely that Kovalev would knock someone out cold and give them a concussion. Where is with Golovkin I think he would likely break your face before knocking you out cold.

Are you kidding? Kovalev is huge compared to GGG. He hits harder. Cant believe this poll.

I wish these guys were in the same division.

Who still thinks Golovkin hits harder? That bodyshot didn't even seem like it landed hard on Caparello and he's a big lump. I still think Golovkin hits harder P4P. It's no different from Golovkin fighting Adama I believe. He knocked him down in the first round, knocked him down with a jab and the list goes on. Let's not forget what he did to Geale while off balance. Kovalev is also not as patient as Golovkin, I'm 100% confident if Golovkin went 100% from round 1 he'd KO most guys in 2 rounds. Lastly, the smaller guy in my opinion gets the benefit of the doubt, because losing weight usually lessens power, so it's MUCH harder to imagine Kovalev hitting harder than GGG at 160 than GGG hitting harder than Kovalev at 175 (logically). It's a fun discussion anyway, both are beasts.

Who still thinks Golovkin hits harder? That bodyshot didn't even seem like it landed hard on Caparello and he's a big lump. It's ridiculous, fighters struggle to last to the 4th with Kovalev. If he touches you, you go down. It's frightening, dangerous power. Hopkins is a boss.

Who still thinks Golovkin hits harder? That bodyshot didn't even seem like it landed hard on Caparello and he's a big lump.

Kovalev hits harder imo, PFP and overall.

Sergennady Kovalovkin hits thee hardest.

Both hit hard and are huge one punch power type ko guys But I gotta give the edge to Golovkin, he has one punch ko's over geale and macklin which is better than any of kovolev's stoppages

Let's see if the Krusher can match Golovkin's early KO of Geale tonight.

The krusher Just watch cleverly fight , I don't think ggg does that to him that quickly , same with sillalkh

Lots of clueless posters here. Saying Kovalev hits harder because he is bigger and a light heavy weight, absolute rubbish. Both GGG and Killa Kov are hard punchers but Golovkin is clearly the harder puncher based on their sparring sessions. Golovkin literally ran Kovalev out of Sparring and Kovalev did not enjoy being in thesame ring with Golovkin. It is also evident that Golovkin has a much better chin than Kovalev. Let me spell it out...... Golovkin took Kovalevs punche with 16 oz gloves and head gear comfortable. On the other hand, Kovalev was troubled by Golovkins punches with 16 oz gloves with head gear. I like both fighters but bringing size into this topic is not relevant at all. Didnt Cottos destruction of the larger Sergio Martinez how that size does not equal power every time, technique is much more important. Martin Murray who is about 6"1 and probably around 175 lbs on fight night did not hurt thesame Martinez that small Cotto faced and destroyed in a brutal fashion. :boxing: You're talking about punch resistance. It's like saying Hagler hit harder than Hearns because he knocked him out.

I'll have to go with Kov. Dude scored a KO with a jab to the body. Both fighters have elite power tho

For some reason I think Golovkin can take a better punch than Kovalev. Kovalev probably gives a better punch than he gives. He is no George Foreman. Golovkin freakin' took Geale's punch plus on the head and still threw a punch to drop him. Kovalev wouldn't be able to deal with that. If it came down to it, I think Golovkin has what it takes to beat Kovalev. A 10-15 lb. difference at this point isn't a huge difference considering Golovkin is a huge puncher. Look at Tyson who came in barely over 200 lbs. in his prime and was knocking out guys much bigger than him. At a certain point, size isn't the main factor in a fight when the smaller guy has huge power that equalizes any size disadvantages.