Big Difference Between Kovalev and Golovkin

[ggg_kz]

For those who say GGG was tagged pretty badly by Stevens, here is an absolutely brilliant breakdown from a professional trainer:

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[Citizen Koba]

He got hit so bad in the Stevens fight he was hit with some things that NO top level fighter is hit with, namely entire COMBINATIONS of shots. I think Stevens landed like a 3 punch combo all on Golovkin's face, every punch landing.

Weren't As bad as it looked 30 seconds from the end of rnd 4. (that was the bit where Stevens backing GGG up for a few seconds and landed the shot that snapped GGGs head back a bit. It got everyone excited - Stevens comes off the ropes with a left-right combo which seems to catch Gena a liitle - then as he backs off Stevens snaps a left through as well.

Watching the replay on the break shows that the first combo doesn't hit his chin at all, he pulls back just enough for the left, then twists to block the right on his shoulder, but seems to realise he's left himself a bit open and starts backing up. He catches a fraction of the final left on his glove as well but it's clean enough, just without much force cos GGGs already moving back and sees it coming. His only response is to give Stevens a baneful sorta look like he's gonna pay for it.

I do take your point about comparing Kovalev to GGG, but GGG has a lot of defensive and tactical subtleties to his game (such as how he never ever let's Stevens get him near the ropes and keeps getting into a kinda bustle and turning him around so that it's always Stevens who ends up on the ropes instead). Kovalev has yet to take a lot of damage because his offense is so very very good, and is probably a better finisher and naturally more aggressive fighter. Furthermore his timing and range are suberb.

I'm not even going to compare them head to head, but I think down the line, if someone can somehow get through to the later rounds (and I don't see anyone who could right now with the exception of maybe Ward) Kovalev may be the more vulnerable.

Anyway I'm just happy to have two real quality high action fighters who are fighting every few months.

[SkillspayBills]

Man people get so defensive about Kovalev and GGG lol. It's pretty hilarious reading through this thread.

[Citizen Koba]

For those who say GGG was tagged pretty badly by Stevens, here is an absolutely brilliant breakdown from a professional trainer:

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Nice video again. I'm starting to like their breakdowns, but they stop just before the flurry that most people talk about when they think Curtis tagged Golovkin.

There's a point that's kinda touched on but not really spelled out: Human beings are physiologically not really massively different, physically at their peak there probably isn't a massive difference between the 'chins' of any top end pro boxer of similar weights - a solid hook that isn't expected and is delivered with authority is likely to at least knock any guy down. The guys with steel chins are those that have done everything to ensure their opponent ain't throwing with absolute confidence and are expecting or know that something's might hit them. Better still if they're moving in such a way that even if they are hit they ain't hit flush.

[Citizen Koba]

Man people get so defensive about Kovalev and GGG lol. It's pretty hilarious reading through this thread.

Dunno if you're talking about me, if you are you may may be right, though I am at least trying to base it on proper breakdowns and observations (i just spend too much time watching fights). I'd probably be the same about any fighter I watched too much, bit OCD. I do my best not to put down fighters I'm not actually interested in though.

Mind you, thinking about this entire forum I'm struggling to think of many who aren't a little touchy 'bout their favourite fighters.

[GhostBlade]

Golovkin has enough power to drop or possibly finish Kovalev if he put everything into his punches. These two will never fight because of the weight difference but if Golovkin threw a haymaker and landed flush on Kovalev, he could knock him out no doubt.

[Sancho Puncho]

Nothing wrong with comparing Golovkin and Kovalev. A possibility that they will meet in the ring one day is there. GGG`s promoter Tom Loeffler answered that it could be a great fight and Kovalev is one of the names that they told HBO they would accept as a possible opponent.

Look from 6:10
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[Prince Mongo]

A good bigun beats a good littleun.End of thread.

[Mr. Philadel]

I think Roy Jones put it well on Saturday. Kovalev isn't wasting any time in the ring. He's coming to take you out immediately. It's rare to see a guy be skillful and that aggressive. GGG is more methodical in his approach. Both guys are killers.

This^^^^^^^

[GoogleMe]

Yep, both posses the killerinstinct