Where Does Golovkin Rank Among The All Time Middles?

[NotIron]

Didn't 3G clearly won the fight ? It was a career best performance of Jacobs coming in as a massive underdog, in that context sometimes to other fighter just does not want to lay down to prove his worth and grittiness.

Nothing about that fight was clear.

You are clueless.

[DeeMoney]

Its the whole 'chicken v egg' discussion thats been had regarding GGG for a while. Did he stop getting KOs because he fought good fighters, or did good fighters only start fighting him because he got old.

I think its somewhat the latter, as he showed signs of slowing down by 2015, and was a couple weeks away from 35 by the time he fought Jacobs- dont know of many MWs who are still at their best at that age. We for some reason judge GGG by his old post prime version, ignoring that there are names on that top 10 lost that were already done by the time they were 35.

I think GGG had a solid run in the early 2010s with some quality names on it. I tend to evaluate him by that.

As an aside, I remember Jacobs blowing off the same day weigh in enforced by the IBF for the fight, and coming in at darn near cruiserweight for the fight- do we ignore that? If so why?

[Haka]

Nothing about that fight was clear.

You are clueless.

What rounds did Jacobs won ?

[NotIron]

What rounds did Jacobs won ?

Do you speak English, retard?

It's WIN. What rounds did Jacobs WIN. English motherfucker, do you speak it?

Rounds you could argue Jacobs won;

2,3,6,7,10,11,12

[JAB5239]

what is this poll / list when was this poll taken?

You don't say.

ibro 2019

[joseph5620]

Didn't 3G clearly won the fight ? It was a career best performance of Jacobs coming in as a massive underdog, in that context sometimes to other fighter just does not want to lay down to prove his worth and grittiness.

No. It was a close and competitive flight. In no way was that a dominant performance by Golovkin.

[Haka]

Do you speak English, retard?

It's WIN. What rounds did Jacobs WIN. English motherfucker, do you speak it?

Rounds you could argue Jacobs won;

2,3,6,7,10,11,12

11 and 12 3G had the cleaner work and answered everything Jacobs threw, had the effective aggression creating the fight and was the ring general. It is stretch to score those rounds to Jacobs. 3G barely had some scratches post fight.

[joseph5620]

Ward quit the game early at age 33 . He hasn't been under the super middleweight limit of 168 since 2013. These are facts.

Did Ward want a fight with GGG @168 lbs? This would be moving up for GGG. Provide the link please.

Well your "facts" are irrelevant and don't change the fact that Golovkin turned down a fight with Ward.


Sure. There are a lot of them. Ward even had the E- mail to prove it.

Andre Ward: Golovkin turned me down years ago, fight won't happen - CBSSports.com https://share.google/QrofEUQkp0oheS2Cv


Andre Ward slams Gennady Golovkin for rejecting fight offer https://share.google/Md7ofz580kK9BbReN


But I'm sure you'll come up with an excuse or a bogus reason not to believe it

[marionstrong]

Golovkin’s consistency, dominance, and fearsome knockout power definitely put him among the most respected middleweights in history. While his résumé might lack a long list of elite prime opponents, his reign, skill set, and ability to control fights are undeniable. Top 20 at 160 lbs feels fair, though with a couple more marquee wins, he could’ve been a lock for the top 10.

[NotIron]

11 and 12 3G had the cleaner work and answered everything Jacobs threw, had the effective aggression creating the fight and was the ring general. It is stretch to score those rounds to Jacobs. 3G barely had some scratches post fight.

2 of the 3 judges scored 11 and 12 to Jacobs, idiot.

At the very least you could argue Jacobs won those rounds, along with, 2,3,6,7 and 10

I.e It was NOT a "clear" win for Golovkin. You could argue that he lost it.