Comments Thread For: Chavez Jr: Gennady Golovkin is The Best Option Right Now

[MDPopescu]

The volume is why I'm confident Golovkin wins and wins somewhat dominantly. Chavez is not as hard a puncher as people seem to think. He has to beat guys up and wear them down to get stoppages against fighters he has 20 pound advantages on. His power isn't going to bother Golovkin that much, I don't think, and he doesn't throw that much to wear Golovkin down.

Meanwhile, his defense is far too bad to avoid what Golovkin is sending back, and if Chavez struggles with weight like he tends to those body shots will have him soiling himself.

I never encourage speculation based on what I've already seen... That's nice with the future: one can never predict it...
I'll wait at least until I see that they sign the fight and how they sign it...

[-MAKAVELLI-]

after the demolition of Chavez, the legend of GGG grows even bigger



props to Jr tho...he went from Vera to fighting a monster

[bojangles1987]

Jr, isn't a jab guy... Not a volume guy either...

The volume is why I'm confident Golovkin wins and wins somewhat dominantly. Chavez is not as hard a puncher as people seem to think. He has to beat guys up and wear them down to get stoppages against fighters he has 20 pound advantages on. His power isn't going to bother Golovkin that much, I don't think, and he doesn't throw that much to wear Golovkin down.

Meanwhile, his defense is far too bad to avoid what Golovkin is sending back, and if Chavez struggles with weight like he tends to those body shots will have him soiling himself.

[MDPopescu]

GGG has 1 inch in reach on Jr.

Jr. 24 and GGG is 25.

Jr, isn't a jab guy... Not a volume guy either...

[Evil Abed]

Seeing as how GGG has the shorter arms and gets good leverage on his shots up close, I think it will benefit Chavez to not fight on the inside as much as he would prefer to.

GGG has 1 inch in reach on Jr.

Jr. 24 and GGG is 25.

[kiaba360]

I wonder if this fight will show us Golovkin's inside game. He's been able to push his opponents away so far. But Chavez is probably too big and strong to push around.

Seeing as how GGG has the shorter arms and gets good leverage on his shots up close, I think it will benefit Chavez to not fight on the inside as much as he would prefer to.

[ColdBlooded]

I wonder if this fight will show us Golovkin's inside game. He's been able to push his opponents away so far. But Chavez is probably too big and strong to push around.

[Cinci Champ]

sounds like Chavez is finally ready to throw away his bag of weed and finally get serious about boxing.

lol what do u think he means by needing 3 months to get ready mentally he needs to know when he needs to quit by lol

[StillAlive2k]

GGG does not have bad defense, he is low key slick in person, he does lots of subtle things to make you miss, and when he gets hit, he is letting you hit him from a position that you can' get leverage to open you up for his shots. Everything he does is deliberate. Very smart fighter. He gets hit in the same way Donaire use to take shots to create openings for himself.

GGG is honestly one of the most underrated fighters there is skill wise, which is sad, because he would be at the top of the division even without his power, just based on his skill level.

I think a lot of people are just hating! They clearly see he's rocking people and knocking them down with crisp punches not wild haymakers

[Da Machine]

GGG has the edge, but Chavez is a very live dog if he comes in shape and ready. If he can consistently push GGG back he has a very good chance to win.

60-40 fight right now for me in favor of GGG.