Golovkin's boxing skills are really underrated.

[Fists_of_Fury]

I just don't see what others do. I think his power against subpar opposition has stopped those glaring flaws showing up.

He doesn't impress me despite being head and shoulders above all the other middleweights which in truth are rubbish.

Until he shows these supposed skills by beating someone with a pulse that matters I'm with you Dan.

[Fists_of_Fury]

GGG can box and punch and just beat the hell out of every one. If one of your favorite fighters fights at 160 or even 168 then pray he doesn't fight GGG because he will get a knock out loss added to his record. Brave Martin Murray I'm sorry but you're going to be KO number 19 in a row for GGG.

I pray he does fight Andre Ward so after the fight all this hype will either be warranted or it will fade away. I'd also like to see GGG fight using USADA or VADA testing.

[MDPopescu]

Agreed. The one flaw in Golovkins style is inside fighting. Its not taught in that soviet system because it doesnt pay in amateur scoring. A tricky guy like Ward could cause all sorts of problems by smothering, holding and working inside, frustrate his way to a win.

Golovkin's inside fighting style is OK...
But, yes, I agree: Ward is able to frustrate him -- by excessive holding and wrestling (accepted by the ref), Ward would prevent Golovkin from moving the way he wants to in order to load. Therefore: I have Ward winning such a fight.

(But, lately, Golovkin said he is going to take extensive drug tests and he asked all his possible opponents to do the same... And as I remember, Ward never took a VADA programme for instance.)

[HEND]

I don't know who underrates them. I hear this moaning about the underappreciation of GGG's skills for a long time. Seriously, we're talking about one of the (if not the) most hyped fighters and some people still complain about Golovkin is being underrated? Please stop...

[SalimShady1212]

Just because you're an Olympic Silver Medalist doesn't entail that you can automatically fight well on the backfoot.

Amir Khan is a Silver Medalist and he couldn't fight on the inside for ****.

I haven't really seen Golovkin be forced backwards often. There were a couple of times in the Curtis Stevens fight where he was backed up and didn't really look good. He just took punches.

It means that he has a pretty good boxing foundation as amateur boxing has always been "hit and run(dont get hit)"

[IMDAZED]

He does his style pretty well, managing to both plant himself for punching power and still cut off the ring well in pressuring opponents. Not an easy mix to perfect.

He reminds me most of Julio Cesar Chavez in that regard. His problems will probably come with the first really good hit-n-run artist he comes across (don't see any on the horizon at 160) or Andre Ward at 168 should he have to go there for a payday..

You took the words right out of my mouth. He reminds me of Chavez quite a bit, albeit a very poor man's version.

[IMDAZED]

You don't think Canelo would test him? I think it's a great matchup.

I think Canelo could make it a good scrap and might frustrate him a bit but would get stopped. If Ward is still Ward, I think he beats GGG up. GGG is an offensive machine who hasn't been made to think twice when coming forward or forced to go to plan B. I don't see anyone at 160 or below doing either enough to beat him.

[bigjavi973]

Yeah, because standing and trading with Curtis Stevens is what a smart fighter would do. lol
Ever notice when GGG steps back out of range, the opponent doesn't follow too closely? I wonder why that is?
GGG is a smart fighter, not a face first brawler.

oh please. marcos primera also stopped stevens. Is he as good as GGG? Even featherfisted nadam dropped stevens and had him pretty hurt. So GGG is this type of monster puncher and nadam the feather fist. really?

[Eastcoast]

Golovkin's inside fighting style is OK...
But, yes, I agree: Ward is able to frustrate him -- by excessive holding and wrestling (accepted by the ref), Ward would prevent Golovkin from moving the way he wants to in order to load. Therefore: I have Ward winning such a fight.

(But, lately, Golovkin said he is going to take extensive drug tests and he asked all his possible opponents to do the same... And as I remember, Ward never took a VADA programme for instance.)

All I've seen is where they're willing to do advanced testing but thus far haven't. It's pointless anyways. It's the out of competition testing that really matters, as guys use PEDs to reach an advanced level of training and then cycle off of the medications prior to competition. One thing that could be said in Golovkin's defense on that matter is that he's so active he wouldn't have time to cycle on and off such drugs.

[Deevel916]

I disagree if anything he's overrated people talk like he's an ATG already when he really has beat nobody.

That didn't stop posters here saying the same thing about Rigo prior to him beating Donaire.