Comments Thread For: Loeffler: No Question About Golovkin’s Chin Either

[Citizen Koba]

Eventually he will fight a Hopkins type fighter that will be able to weather the storm and take control late...I think that's the only way someone is gonna beat ggg

The only guy around that might be able to do that is Ward. Froch also might be able to go toe to toe with GGG for 12 - that's the fight I want to see first since Froch is probably not too far from retirement (and anyway Wards busy fighting Goosen right now).

[HEND]

As smart is he when it's come to offense (good jab, cutting off the ring, precize, strong comibantion) the same simple is he when it comes to defense. He has a solid chin and he relies on it a little. Golovkin defense = his chin and sometimes a conservative high guard, otherwise he has a little to none lateral movement and head movement, he doesn't try to dodge or anything like that, he is there to counter just his opponenets don't dare to counter him because they fear from a counter-counter (see what happened with Geale now...). I know that Golovkin is a well schooled boxr, he has a succesfull amateur past this is why I don't understand why is he so simple when it comes to defense?
I guess because since his opponents usually don't dare to hit back he has to defend himself more rarely, than others, but there's a chance that he'll have big problems from the lack of defense later against top fighters. We will see.

[jjho]

A good fight is make GGG come down to fight Pacquiao at 150 or so.

[bojangles1987]

At the very least, Golovkin's chin is really, really good and it will take a huge puncher to stop him.

[Swatty]

He did not get hit flush. If you look at the sequence when they throw the lefts ggg is already in position with his feet but throws and immediately leans back and pulls his head back. There is an angle at which you can see Geale's punch actually barely lands. GGG suckered him in to throw the right and maintained his feet while leaning back and immediately came back with the knockout punch. He maintains his composure through the whole sequence, and sees his knockout punch landing. Pretty good. Someone with much longer reach might do better, but that's a really good boxer who has a tremendous punch.

[ShoulderRoll]

A good fight is make GGG come down to fight Pacquiao at 150 or so.

Pacquiao wouldn't take the fight.

[TudorMiron]

The only puncher he's faced is Curtis Stevens

What makes you lough? Curtis is not the best boxer out there but he can punch.

[TudorMiron]

As smart is he when it's come to offense (good jab, cutting off the ring, precize, strong comibantion) the same simple is he when it comes to defense. He has a solid chin and he relies on it a little. Golovkin defense = his chin and sometimes a conservative high guard, otherwise he has a little to none lateral movement and head movement, he doesn't try to dodge or anything like that, he is there to counter just his opponenets don't dare to counter him because they fear from a counter-counter (see what happened with Geale now...). I know that Golovkin is a well schooled boxr, he has a succesfull amateur past this is why I don't understand why is he so simple when it comes to defense?
I guess because since his opponents usually don't dare to hit back he has to defend himself more rarely, than others, but there's a chance that he'll have big problems from the lack of defense later against top fighters. We will see.

You got to watch his fights a bit more closely - 1st rounds in particular and first couple of rounds with Stevens who had a reputation on one punch KO artist. You'll see that GGG doesn't really get hit in the 1st - while he's probing his opponent moves and also power. That's when he feels that there's no real danger than he allow's to be hit in order to dish something serious.

[A-Wolf]

"No question."

[Slowhand]

You got to watch his fights a bit more closely - 1st rounds in particular and first couple of rounds with Stevens who had a reputation on one punch KO artist. You'll see that GGG doesn't really get hit in the 1st - while he's probing his opponent moves and also power. That's when he feels that there's no real danger than he allow's to be hit in order to dish something serious.

Exactly. Golovkin can outbox a puncher like Stevens as well as outpunch a boxer like Geale. It will take someone with both power and skills to give GGG any serious problems. At 160 that leaves us with Cotto and Canelo, even if Cotto isn´t a natural MW. Canelo really should just move up to 160, I think draining to 154 (155) is hurting him.