Who IYO would win between Golovkin and Kovalev?

[Larry the boss]

Surely this is about Floyd look Floyd is a special fighter and Golovkin is not that's why the standards are different. If you're great expect to be treated differently than the rest.

No not about Floyd,speaking on the atg's who have moved up fighting and beating bigger fighters through history....hell ****ing David Haye beat a man 100 pounds heavier

[Weebler I]

If they were allowed to fight at their current weights of 160 and 175lbs. I know it's not possible at those weights, but hypothetically.

I think GGG would have a good chance of beating Kovalev. 15lbs isn't the biggest difference in the world, Pacquiao beat up a 20lbs heavier Margarito and in the Heavyweight division often enough fighters 15lbs lighter than their opponent wins.

Kovalev has said that Golovkin hits like a sledgehammer, so GGG could hurt Kovalev. On the other side of the coin, Kovalev could definitely hurt GGG too.

I don't get your wording? Anyway, Kovalev wins at 175 imo.

Word was that GGG dropped him in sparring as well.

Buuuuuut, then again, that's just word from Abel.

I'd still favor Kovalev.

Confirmed by Kovalev, who said he was out of shape at the time while Golovkin was preparing for a fight. Like you, I'd still pick Kovalev at 175.

[Dinamita 03]

No not about Floyd,speaking on the atg's who have moved up fighting and beating bigger fighters through history....hell ****ing David Haye beat a man 100 pounds heavier

When did Golovkin become an ATG? Dude hasn't even had the opportunity to prove he's worth all this hype. You want to judge him as if he's an ATG already based of some fan boys claiming he's a special fighter.

[techliam]

Great ,special fighters do it all the time and still get criticized

Fighters who fight others well above their weight, don't often fight massive punchers like Kovalev, who some tip to be the absolute best of their division without dispute

Allow me to use Floyd/Canelo as an example. There was a clear weight disparity there, but Canelo isn't a massive puncher by any stretch of the imagination, nor was he tipped to be the man of his division (Floyd was). Especially after he claimed a disputed victory over Trout.

But i'm not picking on Floyd, we can use Pacquiao-Maragarito for the same logic

In this scenario, Kovalev is an absolute beast of a puncher, one punch and GGG's game will change. The weight is an issue, but only because Kovalev hits so hard for his weight class. If he had mediocre power, fair enough.

[Larry the boss]

Fighters who fight others well above their weight, don't often fight massive punchers like Kovalev, who some tip to be the absolute best of their division without dispute

Allow me to use Floyd/Canelo as an example. There was a clear weight disparity there, but Canelo isn't a massive puncher by any stretch of the imagination, nor was he tipped to be the man of his division (Floyd was). Especially after he claimed a disputed victory over Trout.

But i'm not picking on Floyd, we can use Pacquiao-Maragarito for the same logic

In this scenario, Kovalev is an absolute beast of a puncher, one punch and GGG's game will change. The weight is an issue, but only because Kovalev hits so hard for his weight class. If he had mediocre power, fair enough.

Who is saying Kovalev is the best at 175 and why? because he has ko'd c class fighters?

[techliam]

Who is saying Kovalev is the best at 175 and why? because he has ko'd c class fighters?

Those saying he would beat Hopkins, and/or Stevenson

Either way, he is one of the best, as they are all unproven against eachother

Who says what doesn't detract from my argument

[AKAcronym]

Who is saying Kovalev is the best at 175 and why? because he has ko'd c class fighters?

He never said he was the best. He was saying that compared to the difference between GGG and Kovalev and Canelo/Floyd, is that Kovalev is really heavy handed, whereas Canelo is not, contrary to what many of his fans believe. It's not only a weight disparity, it's the overall power difference between divisions. Yeah Golovkin hits hard as **** as well, but as he said, if Kovalev didn't have that kind of power, it could be compared to Canelo/Floyd. But alas, it's not quite the same.

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No poll? I'm starting to lean slightly towards Golovkin.

[Dr Rumack]

Who is saying Kovalev is the best at 175 and why? because he has ko'd c class fighters?

Darnell Boone says so. Actually he says that out of Kovalev, Stevenson, and Ward, Kovalev is both the best boxer and the best fighter overall. Take it up with him.

[Dean_Razorback]

i'll go with the light heavyweight against the middleweight