Comments Thread For: De La Hoya: This is Golovkin's First Career Test Ever

[about.thousands]

I agree about Canelo being a better test but I can say that David has come a long way in the boxing department. I wouldn't call him a one trick pony. He can crack with both hands, so at the very least he's a two trick pony.

Has he really come a long way? Since losing to Rubio he's had soft touches. The plan was to keep him away from punchers. So the next fight he faces Alcine & loses. So now they've kept him away from punchers & boxers. The average KO% for his last 10 opponents is 43%. Has only faced tw men with a KO% over 50%. This so called Lemieux improvement is s fairytale just like Cotto's

[Dean_Razorback]

fuck it, i'm rolling with lemieux in this one. i know it's almost impossible, but who doesn't love underdogs?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Lemieux isn't even a test

[i'm a fun haver]

Proska was his first test. Then Macklin was his first test. Then Geale was his first test. Then Rubio was his first test. Then Murray was his first test. Now Lemieux is his first test.

Those are words you don't want to hear if you're a GGG opponent, "His first real test".

[aboutfkntime]

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is predicting a shocking outcome when IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) faces IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) in an HBO Pay-Per-View unification from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The majority of the fans and press are picking Golovkin to win by knockout. De La Hoya traveled over to Canada a few days ago to watch Lemieux train. Both he and Golden Boy partner Bernard Hopkins were very impressed by what they saw.
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I like the comment about a fighter from Kazakhstan and a fighter from Canada selling out the Garden. That is pretty cool alright !

[therealpugilist]

30+ fights and his first time facing a fellow reputed puncher

[Dean_Razorback]

30+ fights and his first time facing a fellow reputed puncher

wasn't curtis stevens labeled as a puncher too?

[aboutfkntime]

But I disagree with Hoya's other comment.

Lemieux is not Golovkins best opponent.

[therealpugilist]

wasn't curtis stevens labeled as a puncher too?

that's someone elses opinion, not mine.


He never kayoed or beat anyone worth much

[aboutfkntime]

wasn't curtis stevens labeled as a puncher too?

Actually he was, but not to the same level as Lemieux.

Initially I would have rated both Murray and Geale over Lemieux, but not sure now.

TBH, I was surprised by the way that Golovkin folded Geale, until Cotto did the same..... Geale had a CW excuse with Cotto, but had no such excuse with Golovkin.