Gennady Golovkin: Chin check

[jov6388]

golovkin chin is serious .. at 160 it be tough to beat him .... every fighter great to all time great hall famers get hit and lose rounds ... you guys act like great fighters don't get hit .. it's like showing me andre ward dropped and hurt against boone ... we all know andre ward is one of the best .. his mauling holding will be tough to beat ... **** happens in this sport .. hagler is one of the best middleweights ever .. watch his fights on youtube come back to me .. it's part of the game .. golovkin has loss 1 to 2 rounds in his last 5 fights ... i mean jesus is he the greatest fighter ever? hell no but dude is no joke time tell how good he is

[No-mas-tias]

GGG is good but he is not the monster people say he is.

He's a bit overrated but he's still got boxing skills unlike Provo who's way overrated when he's a glorified version of Brandon Rios.

[Lords]

He's going to need to work on the defense and head movement once he starts fighting elite fighters.

[jifferson]

Iron chin i want to see him good boy cotto

[Foreign Soil]

He's a bit overrated but he's still got boxing skills unlike Provo who's way overrated when he's a glorified version of Brandon Rios.

Everybody is overrated on forums.

[A-Wolf]

Golovkin stood up to the barrage well. The problem was that it was a barrage. Once he got hit with the first one or two he became a billboard size target. That was one of the few times Stevens actually let his hands go. Makes you wonder how Golovkin would have responded to a more consistent stream of power shots like that. Elite level opposition won't be as submissive.

[Citizen Koba]

Golovkin stood up to the barrage well. The problem was that it was a barrage. Once he got hit with the first one or two he became a billboard size target. That was one of the few times Stevens actually let his hands go. Makes you wonder how Golovkin would have responded to a more consistent stream of power shots like that. Elite level opposition won't be as submissive.

I think GGG beleived that he had Curtis close to beaten and wasn't expecting him to start firing back - it was a mistake he shouldn't have made - and usually wouldn't, in spite of his fearsome offensive reputation he's typically a cautious fighter.

Nonetheles in the slo-mo replay not shown on the clip, he actually shoulder blocks, then half parries most of whats coming at him, and the last punch of the initial flurry - the only one which catches him clean,- is over extended by Stevens due to Golovkins backing up and doesn't catch him full force as a result.

So what am I saying? Well, I'm not a big believer in chins - whilst I'm sure there's a physical variation in the impact different fighters can endure, most of being able to take a punch well comes from anticipation and being able to reduce the effects of what is coming at you - the ultimate good night punch usually being the one that simply isn't seen coming.

To me the Stevens fight showed that whilst Golovkin made a mistake in his judgement of what Stevens still had to offer, when he did find that he'd left himself exposed and at risk he responded well and quite fluidly - backing rapidly out of the danger zone whilst twisting to present his shoulders to the incoming threat.

What does it tell us about his chin - well not so much IMO, but it tells me that he's alert and aware of his vulnerabilities even when committed to the offense - but this was a lapse than might have been taken advantage of by a (very) smart or skilled opponent.

[BHopp]

Golo has an excellent stance with his chin tucked, a lot of those were on the forehead.

[joesaiditstrue]

Golovkin stood up to the barrage well. The problem was that it was a barrage. Once he got hit with the first one or two he became a billboard size target. That was one of the few times Stevens actually let his hands go. Makes you wonder how Golovkin would have responded to a more consistent stream of power shots like that. Elite level opposition won't be as submissive.

who's this elite level opposition at 160 you speak of? "Sit on the ropes" Quillen? "Movin back down to 154" Cotto? "Grandpa" Soliman?

come on dude.

[danhendo888]

gennady fights heavyweights in training and is respected for his strong chin. thats just one clip