Comments Thread For: Golovkin: I Can Box Like Mayweather, But That's Boring

[SugarRaRobinson]

Here we go with these pulse-of-the-collective , status quo sound bites by GGG .

[Doggy Tang]

Any fighter with a 345-5 amateur record and a silver medal can probably fight in a number of ways. You don't get to that record without versatility.

Truest statement in this thread.

[brickcityboxing]

Lara can box like Mayweather too... southpaw, with movement, speed and decent pop doesnt tickle your fancy GGG?

and let's get this straight I actually like GGG! I don't believe it's hype with him he is the real Mccoy. My only beef is he keeps saying no one wants a fight but the guys that do call him out he doesn't seem interested in fighting. You can't have it both ways ...

[-Kev-]

I can fight like Mayweather too, every single poster can fight like Mayweather, every boxer can fight like Mayweather. Even Rios imitated Floyd in training. It's easy, Broner and Berto do it too.

What separates imitation from the real thing is actual ring IQ and the reflexes. Golovkin doesn't have the reflexes of Floyd, and he hits hard and doesn't have hand injuries so there is no need to fight like Mayweather. He is also not even in a good weight class or a size disadvantage. If GGG were to go up 24lbs like Floyd did or even to LHW, he would be singing a different tune vs a guy like Kovalev at LHW or Drozd at CW. Then we'll see the 5'10" and a half GGG who would be at a 15+ pound disadvantage on fight night fighting Mexican style or if he will fight smart against much bigger guys who can take his punches and KO him if they catch him.

Mayweather vs Maidana for instance, Mayweather was 148lbs and Maidana was 165lbs, for a 17lb disadvantage. If GGG fought someone that big who was also a good puncher and swarmer, with a high pain threshold, he would get on his bike and wouldn't be any where near as stationary as Floyd was, ****ing it away with Maidana. GGG gets hit so much that he would get KO'ed if he actually fought a puncher who was 17lbs bigger than him.

This is all coward talk. Move up in weight to taste size disadvantage and fight more powerful guys who can take your punch. The tough talk with Ishida, Rosado, Stevens, Geale, Monroe on your resume is weak. Let me see you and your ****** Mexcian style vs Kovalev or at Cruiserweight.

[SugarRaRobinson]

Any fighter with a 345-5 amateur record and a silver medal can probably fight in a number of ways. You don't get to that record without versatility.

If he's soooo versatile , please tell him to stop going to the local graveyard to dig up his opponents . Why won't he take Lara up on his proposal ? Strange to say the least ??? They love to claim that everyone's running from him , but when someone notable calls him out , the silence is deafening . Ward got so tired of waiting for his slow to act azz , that he had to start his accent upwards to stay in a competitive sphere .

[ganthet]

Silly Gennady, you don't have Floyd's dance moves. And if you think hugging and holding is easy, it takes a $h!t ton of wood chopping before you're able to master it.

So no, you can't box like Floyd.

[Ray*]

If he's soooo versatile , please tell him to stop going to the local graveyard to dig up his opponents . Why won't he take Lara up on his proposal ? Strange to say the least ??? They love to claim that everyone's running from him , but when someone notable calls him out , the silence is deafening . Ward got so tired of waiting for his slow to act azz , that he had to start his accent upwards to stay in a competitive sphere .

Well I doubt they would fight Lara.

[fighter1234]

Being able to "box" is synonymous with "fighting like Floyd" these days because he is the master boxer. GGG meant that he can "box" he doesn't actually believe he can do the things Floyd does. No one can

[HeroBando]

If he's soooo versatile , please tell him to stop going to the local graveyard to dig up his opponents . Why won't he take Lara up on his proposal ? Strange to say the least ??? They love to claim that everyone's running from him , but when someone notable calls him out , the silence is deafening . Ward got so tired of waiting for his slow to act azz , that he had to start his accent upwards to stay in a competitive sphere .

I see youre a casual fan. Heres whats going on in boxing: Haymon hasnt been welcome on HBO for a while, and its only gotten worse. Hence one of his least TV friendly fighters is also not gonna have the privilege of getting knocked out by GGG on Hbo. But nobody is sweatung it cause nobody likes Lara on TV, nor givrs him a prayer vs GGG

[Breed99]

Obviously he doesn't want to drop down for Lara, cause Lara has no fanbase and offers nothing. Ward's been m.i.a. for eternity and now he's coming back to fight a can. You would do better to leave them out of the discussion.