From a visual standpoint GGGs boxing just isnt that good
Kinda slow, uncoordinated, poor defence where he uses his face, wild swings, bad footwork, crouches like an 80 year old man. Id say his style is very ugly, kinda like a bar brawl type of style
He has a slightly above average jab but even that looks uncoordinated and amateurish at times.
I bet even a lightweight Floyd Mayweather could just box circles around this guy, GGG wouldnt lay a glove. Manny Pacquiao in his prime would have DeLaHoya'd GGG
Shame he constantly ducks Canelo because somehow 15m is just not good enough. Now hes gonna go SMW and fight guys like Arthur Abraham and Felix Sturm, and continue to fool fans with his primitive style
Golovkin is one of the more economical boxers out there. He doesn't waste punches, doesn't even expend energy, great footwork, able to punch from many different angles, great at keeping distances. He will go inside then back up before getting hit. Great jab. Cuts off the ring effortlessly, he's got awesome fundamentals.
It depends on who's eyes he has to past the test for. Your eyes are blinded with hate for GGG. All the boxing places such as Ring, HBO, ESPN, Boxrec and many more all rate him as one of the 5 best PFP boxers in the world. Clearly he passed their eye test. But what do they know compared to you. If GGG has an average jab then just about every other boxer in the world must have a very poor left jab.
Fans who fancy flashy movements and combinations will continue to say he's nothing special.
Fans who fancy pro boxing fundamentals of elite level will continue to say he's very special.
Not many fans understand that GGG developed his style with his head in the center to keep his balance in order to shoot from any place anytime and sit down on his punches. Downsides of his style - he can parry and block punches and be the first with his jab but he can't evade getting hit completely, especially with slaps (lol). Imagine Floyd hurting an opponent while heavily using his upper body movement, it rarely happens. GGG simply knows his strengths and limitations well and has adopted a suitable style and developed it to an elite level.
lol floyd and manny's punches will only tickle him tbh, it's normal he's getting slower @35 years old
just look at his face after fought jacobs to measure how good his defense
9y ago
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