Depends what kind of pressure fighter you are. GGG is a patient pressure fighter who picks his shots and tries to block or dodge what's coming back, he's not like Rios for example. I think to key to lasting long is how much punishment you take, and GGG hasn't taken much so far, partly because he has an OK defense, mainly because his fights don't last very long.
TMT lump together all fighters that has an offense oriented style as a brawler with an inevitable short career ahead of them. It doesn't satisfy their palate for "slick" styles that have a lot of back pedaling with a low volume of punches
John Tate was up 13 rds to 1 over Mike Weaver. Weaver destroyed him. Andy Lee got destroyed. If semantics is the only way to justify this potential match, so be it.
GGG fighting Andy Lee at this point in their careers is disgraceful. You know this. Lets hope it doesn't get made.
What do you think of GGGs recent opponents, surely Lee is better than almost all of them?
Originally posted by Weebler I
Kirkland is supposedly on the undercard, and is being lined up to fight Golovkin after Lee, assuming both win.
Exciting while it lasted, but I'd like to see Golovkin move on to opponents in the top end of the MW division after Lee. That is, the likes of Geale, Murray, Martinez etc.
You need to watch those fights again. GGG''s defense is so overlooked, it's crazy!
This guy's on point.
Anyway, Golovkin and his team have always said that Golovkin is a 160 fighter and would only go up/down for marquee fights. Why is that so hard to understand?
I see that both Chavez Jr and Andy Lee are being underrated. Golovkin's a mismatch for anyone @160. Andy Lee is a good fighter. He only has 2 losses and avenged his lost to Vera. I had Chavez Jr winning at the time of the stoppage in his fight versus Lee, but Lee held his own, and although he was getting beat, he was starting the throw and land some powerful shots of his own and I felt the fight was stopped prematurely. With the punches Lee was starting throw, I don't see how anyone could say he was saved by the ref. With so much being thrown his way, he stayed on his feet, dug deep, and fought back. He showed alot of heart in that fight and some of you are just hating.
i've seen those fights several times each.
golovkin does not have a style that lends itself to a long career, and he does get hit. he's not brandon rios, but he takes punches in victory the way most pressure fighters do.
TMT lump together all fighters that has an offense oriented style as a brawler with an inevitable short career ahead of them. It doesn't satisfy their palate for "slick" styles that have a lot of back pedaling with a low volume of punches
so i am "TMT" aka black?
i am a robust italian from the northeast. i eat meals bigger than some of the little money teamers.
you guys seem to think golovkin is some wizard defender, and he isn't.
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