Oscar De La Hoya: "Lemieux hits harder than Golovkin"

[gmc_rfc_06]

I don't believe he hits harder but it's close.

The difference is Lemieux has a suspect chin and throws wild and wide punches. Golovkin has a very good chin, throws compact shots while being perfectly balanced.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Go ask Rubio who hits harder.

If Lemieux hit as hard as Golovkin would Rubio have stopped Lemieux? I doubt N'Dam sees the final bell either.

Still, Lemieux is the most dangerous fight out there at 160 and below for Golovkin, he has the best chance of beating him.

You can't use Rubio as a gage. GGG fought a 3 year older Rubio.

Im not taking sides on this cause it's impossible for us to know who REALLY hits harder but I think it's ****** to use Rubio as a gage.

[Southpawology]

What happens if GGG takes lemieuxs bombs unfazed?

[Kagami Taiga]

He might but who cares. Randall Bailey is the hardest hitting welterweight imo but he still sucks. Power isn't evrything. And like Curtis Stevens, Lemieux hits hard but in everything else else's either average or below average. This is not a dangerous fight, Idc how u guys try to dress it up.

[Bigg Rigg]

He might have a lil more power but the question will be who can take the others power and keep on bringing the thunder???? I favor Golovkin but I really wanna see this fight. Hope it gets made. HBO will have this to go Cotto Canelo. Two great fights right there.

[RED REP]

Go ask Rubio who hits harder.

This.

End thread, immediately!

[toshmurph]

He might who's to say.. I mean he's clearly more of a explosive puncher where as Golovkin is more of a George Foreman Roberto Duran type, heavy handed fighter.

That doesn't mean he's the better fighter, Golovkin very well rounded!

[RED REP]

But let me add,

Lemi throws and uses his whole ****ing body. Against N'Dam he was winging and yeah man he has immense power, but he's using his whole frames momentum, where as GGG throws perfect hooks with the normal and proper amount of swivel and shoulder and hits just has hard, so proofs in the pudding. GGG hits harder as he doesn't have to throw his whole body with his shots.

[toshmurph]

You can't use Rubio as a gage. GGG fought a 3 year older Rubio.

Im not taking sides on this cause it's impossible for us to know who REALLY hits harder but I think it's ****** to use Rubio as a gage.

It's silly for you to say you can't use Rubio as a guage! If Rubio fought some gruelling battles in between and was knocked down or viciously KO'd in between then you may have an argument.

But Rubio hasn't had any of those in between and was relatively fresh for a guy his age, Garcia had him looking good! The only loss in between was to Junior and that fight was ridiculous

[Larry the boss]

Oscar you were a boxer,so you know power alone means nothing