Comments Thread For: Gennady Golovkin Demolishes Matthew Macklin in Three

[anonymous2.0]

I would love to see Manny Pacquiao come "DEFEND" his 154 status against GGG and see that big liver shot take Manny Pacquiao to the mat squallin fo his mama !!!!!!

But

you and I know Manny Pacquiao is too much of a chicken to challenge himself

he looks , he picks , he protects

Fixed for you.

[hitking]

I would love to see Mayweather JR come "DEFEND" his 154 title against GGG and see that big liver shot take JR to the mat squallin fo his mama !!!!!!

But

you and I know May Jr is too much of a chicken to challenge himself

he looks , he picks , he protects

You're ****ing ******ed. Just thought you should know that.

[T18Z]

oh please. stop it. hes a competent defender. saying that is not an insult. thats not his game.

If you watch Golovkins fight you'll see his defence is actually quite good. He uses footwork to put his opponents in a bad position to land cleanly, slips jabs effectively and knows how to put just the right about of distance between him and the other fighter so that there shots wont reach. Also look closely at how he avoids body shots, he blocks them with the extension and rotation of his elbow, he also uses his arms as an artificial way when backing up to avoid the fighter being able to bull-rush him effectively. He is a very smart fighter.

I'd rate his defense as good, better than competent, you can see his amateur background lets him know which punches need to be avoided and which are not meant to hurt.

[Weebler I]

look, i dont rate macklin high at all. a decent c class fighter at best. with that said, hes good enough to be among the best in the mw division. what does that say 2 things. the mw division is trash and that golovkin is arguably the best mw simply based on the fact that most of the the other fighters are that much below him

I don't see the MW division being much weaker than many of the other divisions to be honest.

It's irrelevant anyway since Golovkin is willing to fight across three divisions, I think his coach might also have mentioned 175.

[Russian Crushin]

oh please. stop it. hes a competent defender. saying that is not an insult. thats not his game.

Its not his game and he still does it very well! You need to be a defensively minded fighter to have a good defense? I dont get it. Defensive fighters would love to have a defense like Golovkin's, the guy rarely gets hit with clean shots.

[BoxingFan82]

GGG displayed a great fight tonight but Macklin is no Sergio and we all know this. Sergio is a pure boxer and will counter GGG all day even though Sergio will definitely get knocked down he will still win coming off of the canvis. GGG is too slow for Sergio. He would get countered and frustrated all night.

Martinez has been a great champion and his defeat of Chavez Jr. was a beautiful boxing clinic save for the 12th round, but based on Sergio's injuries and his performance in his last fight, I think a duel with GGG could be Sergio's last.

Golovkin, unlike Chavez Jr., applies smart, effective pressure, can hurt his opponents beyond repair with just one or two shots, and is an excellent finisher as evidenced by his knockout percentage. If you expect Golovkin to knock Sergio down, there's no reason to believe that Martinez would be likely to recover and fight on to win. In fact, based on what we have seen from Golovkin thus far, if Golovkin sends Martinez to the canvas, there's a very good chance Maravilla won't get up.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

GGG was very impressive....

Cant knock the guy now that he has destroyed a legit 160 contender....

I like GGG alot but doubt we will get any meaningful fights like serg in the future...

[T18Z]

I don't see the MW division being much weaker than many of the other divisions to be honest.

It's irrelevant anyway since Golovkin is willing to fight across three divisions, I think his coach might also have mentioned 175.

Golovkin and his coach have said in the future (2-3 years) they will go to 175 if there are fighters willing to face him, but for now he is focused on the middleweight and also 154 if good fighters give him the option. (big names or fighters which will help HBO make him the star he is and will be)

[Kagami Taiga]

Its not his game and he still does it very well! You need to be a defensively minded fighter to have a good defense? I dont get it. Defensive fighters would love to have a defense like Golovkin's, the guy rarely gets hit with clean shots.

well its not like the guy fights anyone whos capable of testing it. everyone is so scared of his power, they are running away from him. the one guy who stood up to his power was ouma, and he penetrated his defense pretty well.

[Kagami Taiga]

If you watch Golovkins fight you'll see his defence is actually quite good. He uses footwork to put his opponents in a bad position to land cleanly, slips jabs effectively and knows how to put just the right about of distance between him and the other fighter so that there shots wont reach. Also look closely at how he avoids body shots, he blocks them with the extension and rotation of his elbow, he also uses his arms as an artificial way when backing up to avoid the fighter being able to bull-rush him effectively. He is a very smart fighter.

I'd rate his defense as good, better than competent, you can see his amateur background lets him know which punches need to be avoided and which are not meant to hurt.

does competent mean bad? i didnt think it did. my point is hes not overwhelmingly hard to hit. he had a solid defense. im not wowed by it or anything im not gonna sit up here and talk it up but thats not his game at all so theres no need to. i dunno what it is about this site that if u dont praise everything a fighter does u are somehow not giving him enough praise. its weird.