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will GGG be a top 5 middleweight of all time by the end of his career ?
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Originally posted by BigAlexSand View PostPeople are quick to forget the fact neither Hopkins, Hagler, Or Monzons reign of opposition was far from great. Most of Haglers biggest fights were against fighters moving up, Monzon fought only in his own country also fighting far from the greatest opposition till the end of his career and Hopkins didn't find his big fights till the end of his middleweight reign often fighting individuals with no experience against good opposition. Learn the history of the greats in the middleweight division and you read and see that they were either light years ahead of the compition or didn't find the best opposition till the end of their reign.
I believe Golovkin can go down as one of the best, if he finds/continues to fight the best opposition and hopefully something great will fall into place. Yet to be seen but in time I see him getting close/equaling/going over Hopkins record. Hopkins didn't move up till after losing twice to Taylor, Hagler never moved weight neither did Monzon.
Originally posted by bojangles1987 View PostMacklin, Murray, Geale, Rubio, and Stevens were all top 10, I think. The only fighter I'm not sure about is Stevens.
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Originally posted by bojangles1987 View PostMacklin, Murray, Geale, Rubio, and Stevens were all top 10, I think. The only fighter I'm not sure about is Stevens.
There is ratings and then there is whats real .
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Originally posted by F l i c k e r View PostShould he? Yes.
Will he? No.
He could legitimately clear 3 divisions but no one wants to fight him.
Looooooooool again at the concept of GGG sniffing the top 5.
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Bh fought a lot of no hopers at middleweight and he was famous for not haven really fought any decent middleweights, rather bloating them up like he did Trinidad or undersized middleweighs or middleweight that just weren't all that good in the first place.
. Its just what BH is doing at the higher weights and at his age, people are now thinking in hindsight, yes he probably was a strong middleweight and could have beaten great middleweights like Halger and Co if they were available, so have elevated BH up the ATG list.
Im sure that will happen to GGG. GGG wont have to have beat that good middleweights. Just has to beat the competition well for a while longer and he will do well in fantasy fights against any middleweight from any era.Last edited by hugh grant; 08-03-2015, 05:56 PM.
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Originally posted by F l i c k e r View PostShould he? Yes.
Will he? No.
He could legitimately clear 3 divisions but no one wants to fight him.
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Originally posted by hugh grant View PostBh fought a lot of no hopers at middleweight and he was famous for not haven really fought any decent middleweights, rather bloating them up like he did Trinidad or undersized middleweighs or middleweight that just weren't all that good in the first place.
. Its just what BH is doing at the higher weights and at his age, people are now thinking, yes he probably was a strong middleweight and could have beaten great middleweights like Halger and Co if they were available.
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