Comments Thread For: Murata Leaves It All In The Ring In Brave Defeat At The Hands Of Golovkin

[Knuckle sandwich]

I think his hope/gameplan was the one Sergei tried vs GGG. And Ouma to a large extent.

Go toe to toe with him and try to outwork him over 12 rounds.

To do that, you have to take a ton of shots though.

Murata isn't equipped to try and beat GGG the only other way possible - to box and move and pick spots and outbox him over 12 rounds.

Very good point, agreed.... Thank you.

[Bro. Steve]

He threw at least 20 low blows, clinched and punched at the break, rabbit punched.....

The first thing I noticed about the fight was how dirty Murata made it. There was at least one time that a very low blow really made Golovkin wince. There were a lot of elbows thrown in close quarters too.

One thing I have always liked about guys like GGG and Pacquiao is that they don't get into the game of returning dirty for dirty. I realize there are times when a fighter has been punched in the groin one too many times and has to do it back so the other guy will cut it out. But for the most part, I've always seen GGG is a clean fighter. Murata won't have that honor.

[Southermost]

I don't want GGG meeting Canelo at 168 a trilogy should be at 160.

[sidefx996]

hell why not spiked drinks are also a good combo, if u are woozy u cant see them coming

hahahahaha

[sidefx996]

The first thing I noticed about the fight was how dirty Murata made it. There was at least one time that a very low blow really made Golovkin wince. There were a lot of elbows thrown in close quarters too.

One thing I have always liked about guys like GGG and Pacquiao is that they don't get into the game of returning dirty for dirty. I realize there are times when a fighter has been punched in the groin one too many times and has to do it back so the other guy will cut it out. But for the most part, I've always seen GGG is a clean fighter. Murata won't have that honor.

Yeah in all seriousness this is true. There's a good clip when Canelo slips and GGG pulls his punch because he's not a dirtbag. A LOT of other guys wouldn't have done that. And after he hit Lemieux when he went down from the body shot he immediately bows/apologizes to the ref. Hard to understand why he gets all the hate he does. I'd prefer clean fights given a choice but I at least understand both sides. One certainly has more honor than the other for whatever that's worth to some people...

[Bro. Steve]

Yeah in all seriousness this is true. There's a good clip when Canelo slips and GGG pulls his punch because he's not a dirtbag. A LOT of other guys wouldn't have done that. And after he hit Lemieux when he went down from the body shot he immediately bows/apologizes to the ref. Hard to understand why he gets all the hate he does. I'd prefer clean fights given a choice but I at least understand both sides. One certainly has more honor than the other for whatever that's worth to some people...

It is difficult to understand why GGG has accumulated so many passionate haters. Part of it is that the boxing fan base is somewhat prone to being overwrought. I can understand and accept that to a degree. But another part of it is that Western civilization has declined in its respect for honor that is legitimately won. To a lot of Americans, it doesn't matter if you bought your designer shoes or simply looted them. It doesn't matter if you won the election or stole it. We give everybody a blue ribbon and a gold medal and call them all champions. As a result of this cultural trend, we've lost a lot of what should make difficult sports a setting for showing genuine good character. Now it's full of trash talking, bouts decided by the money men rather than the combatants, and the occasional world champion drug cheater. I still follow the sport, but I'd be happier if we could restore some bona fide respect to it.

[Gideon lock]

Why aren't Japanese fighters ever slicksters? Always tough, take good shots, face first fighters.
where's the Japanese whitaker or floyd, or pep. I always th ink this as japs are smart

Maybe that samurai warrior heritage deep rooted in the psyches of the modern day Japanese boxers (if they are rooted in culture)

[El Más Loco]

Not impressed. Murata was an email champ.

[hugh grant]

Maybe that samurai warrior heritage deep rooted in the psyches of the modern day Japanese boxers (if they are rooted in culture)

Yes they approach boxing like kamikaze. Butjaps are intelligent there's no reason why they can't learn defens e first

[sidefx996]

It is difficult to understand why GGG has accumulated so many passionate haters. Part of it is that the boxing fan base is somewhat prone to being overwrought. I can understand and accept that to a degree. But another part of it is that Western civilization has declined in its respect for honor that is legitimately won. To a lot of Americans, it doesn't matter if you bought your designer shoes or simply looted them. It doesn't matter if you won the election or stole it. We give everybody a blue ribbon and a gold medal and call them all champions. As a result of this cultural trend, we've lost a lot of what should make difficult sports a setting for showing genuine good character. Now it's full of trash talking, bouts decided by the money men rather than the combatants, and the occasional world champion drug cheater. I still follow the sport, but I'd be happier if we could restore some bona fide respect to it.

Very well put.