Comments Thread For: Abel Sanchez Rips Golovkin's Performance Against Canelo: I Was Disappointed

[eco1]

Cuz he’s 40 and it was the 10th or 11th round………?

I can't remember but I do know the first part of the fight cured my insomnia for good.

[A.B Counterhooks]

Im aware its just clickbait article since I watched abes interview entirely, but GGG should've stayed with sanchez instead going with banks.

[El Más Loco]

I will never like GGG bum ass for what he did to Abel Sanchez....firing him the second he got a crazy contract offer despite Sanchez making him into the draw that was GGG. Without Abel there is no GGG.

But in that same token, I lost major respect for trainers like Abel Sanchez, Joel Diaz, and Robert Garcia who always take these Eastern Euros and tell them to go walk out in sombreros to try to get the Mexican and Mexican American fans to buy in to them. Pandering at its finest.

When I saw Creepy Joe try to get the Latino American vote in the USA by coming out to "Despacito" I thought Sanchez, Diaz, and Garcia must be coaching him.

[Kiowhatta]

'I felt like Gennadiy’s first eight rounds were like hitting the mitts. It was like two friends sparring with one another.'

Spot on. Golovkin looked ponderous, unmotivated, and content to just circle around and allow Canelo to dictate the fight.

I was a huge GGG fan during his reign of terror between 2013-2019 - and I was very disappointed in his seeming lack of urgency or will to win.

I've always said Golovkin's main weakness is his lack of body punching - and that was my only hope for him in beating Alvarez - especially when Canelo showed a high guard with flared elbows, his midsection may as well have had a sign on it saying 'hit here'.

I know it's not easy to throw shots to the body, but a fighter needs to take risks to get the rewards - and Golovkin seemed content to just spar with Canelo for at least the first 2/3 of the fight.

What a disappointing end to their trilogy; it ought to have been comparable to Gatti v Ward, and Golovkin just lost a lot of respect while picking up a large cheque.

Damn it.

[Kiowhatta]

Im aware its just clickbait article since I watched abes interview entirely, but GGG should've stayed with sanchez instead going with banks.

Fair point, but I always viewed Sanchez as one of those trainers who concentrates too much on the opponent, neglecting his charges natural style.

Golovkin has always neglected the body, which is strange as his style, stance are suited to body punching. I feel Golovkin could have been an even greater fighter had he even went to the body 50% more ( which is about 45% greater than he does).

I've lost a lot respect for him after this performance, unless he had a serious injury, the fans should feel let down.

[theface07]

While some of what he said is true, he fails to understand that most fighters are long past their best and most are completely shot at 40. GGG took rounds from a P4P elite fighter at 40 and should be proud of that. Sanchez is once again hating.

I think it was an honest assessment and one that for the most part I agree with. Since when is giving your professional opinion considered hating? Sounds like overly-sensitive modern PC nonsense to me.

[theface07]

Fair point, but I always viewed Sanchez as one of those trainers who concentrates too much on the opponent, neglecting his charges natural style.

Golovkin has always neglected the body, which is strange as his style, stance are suited to body punching. I feel Golovkin could have been an even greater fighter had he even went to the body 50% more ( which is about 45% greater than he does).

I've lost a lot respect for him after this performance, unless he had a serious injury, the fans should feel let down.

Golovkin used to be a a GREAT body puncher. I don't know if you've watched Golovkin in his prime but he did serious damage to the body. Of course going to the body leaves you more open to head shots and counters and it seems that after Golovkin started to slow down in his mid thirties, he began to neglect the body. Did you see his fight against Matthew Macklin? He broke two ribs with one shot.

[Boxing Goat]

I think it was an honest assessment and one that for the most part I agree with. Since when is giving your professional opinion considered hating? Sounds like overly-sensitive modern PC nonsense to me.

I just feel like his pro-opinion is being skewed by his prev money disagreement w/ GGG is all

[shakedaddy]

What a bitter old man Abel Sanchez has become? He needs to get over it! The "Drama Show" has fired him. His skills have deteriorated. He is a 40 year old diminished fighter now and there is no amount of coaching Sanchez can do that can help Salvage his career.

If you watch any of the myriad video interviews that Abel has done in the last year, and watch him answer the endless GGG questions he gets, many of them loaded in an attempt to get him to say something "headline worthy" you will see that he's not at all the bitter old man you think he is.