Would Golovkin be able to hurt and/or stop LaMotta?
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GGG is not about punching power only. He is a fine boxer with one of the best amateur records in history and he beat fighters in the amateurs who are top pros today. Because he has yet to beat a fighter as good as LaMotta doesn't mean he couldn't beat him if they fought. Great as he was LaMotta lost a lot of fights and GGG has never come even close to losing. As far as depending on when and where you land that punch goes GGG has the highest KO percentage of any middleweight champ in history. I think he has KOed 16 fighters in a row now. You just don't seem to like this new wave of great fighters coming from Russia and nearby countries very much.Comment
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I think a guy like Golovkin has the power to stop anyone with the right shot. That being said, LaMotta was a granite chinned monster, and while short (I think his official height lists him at 5'8)had a stocky build and a huge head. He took Robinson's best shots very well and kept fighting with ferocity. Could he hurt him? Sure. Can he stop him? I doubt it.Comment
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Of course he could,
GGG has a very good punching technique, he surely has enough power to hurt/ stop La Motta.
In my opinion though in this fantasy much up GGG wouldn't be the aggressor, he's more of a boxer puncher.
La Motta would come forward as he always did, make it a fight of toughness.
Golovkin would try to box , but the raging bull was tough. If he manages to get in range and go to the body since the beginning, it'd be a bad night for GGG.
GGG can surely outbox La Motta, even outgun him, but I don't think he could out-tough him in a 12/15 rds war.Comment
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