Though it was vs a mannequin of a man, sadly, Canelo is a crafty boxer with hella body movement and defence.
Beyond his hand speed, that’s the real story, here, because he gave Golovkin next to no openings with that guard, and his shuffles just out of reach. Weighing it up in-ring, G’s obviously thought better of it, because he was always gonna get beat to the punch, but for small change.
Would have been good to see Golovkin double and triple jab from early, but it’s easy to see why he didn’t find the motivation. And he’s never gonna go to the body with the above factors stacked against him.
Retirement’s obviously on the brain, and once it’s in there, your body’s self-preservation instinct is indefatigable: why risk enjoying that dough by putting it on the line?
Beyond his hand speed, that’s the real story, here, because he gave Golovkin next to no openings with that guard, and his shuffles just out of reach. Weighing it up in-ring, G’s obviously thought better of it, because he was always gonna get beat to the punch, but for small change.
Would have been good to see Golovkin double and triple jab from early, but it’s easy to see why he didn’t find the motivation. And he’s never gonna go to the body with the above factors stacked against him.
Retirement’s obviously on the brain, and once it’s in there, your body’s self-preservation instinct is indefatigable: why risk enjoying that dough by putting it on the line?
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