Has there ever been a fighter like GGG before?

[Larry the boss]

It's funny because Larry Holmes on Butterbean's resume is better than anyone on Golovkin's.

Well he lost to Holmes..so that is not apart of his resume...

[El-blanco]

People like Golovkin are a dime a dozen, and I don't say that to be a prick. Valero was pretty much in the same position as was Victor Ortiz. What matters is whether or not the steamroller can flatten quality opponents.

the same guy that drew with Lamont and quit against maidana? You think he was in the same position? Golovkin has barely lost a round in years and has pretty much dominated everyone he has fought from start to finish. They are nothing alike and you're clearly out of your element. Stick to fluffing Floyd.

[therealpugilist]

People like Golovkin are a dime a dozen, and I don't say that to be a prick. Valero was pretty much in the same position as was Victor Ortiz. What matters is whether or not the steamroller can flatten quality opponents.

^^^^^^ their have been a lot of overhyped fighters in history


You just cant anoint someone to a certain level...that's what a lot of people do withy punchers....... either he has to be consistent beating world class guys or actually beat an A class fighter until then, he is just a good fighter, not a great fighter

[FeFist]

the same guy that drew with Lamont and quit against maidana? You think he was in the same position? Golovkin has barely lost a round in years and has pretty much dominated everyone he has fought from start to finish. They are nothing alike and you're clearly out of your element. Stick to fluffing Floyd.

It's amazing how thick certain people on this forum are. Before Ortiz quit against Maidana, he was in a similar position; people were calling him a mini Mike Tyson, the next De La Hoya, and were mesmerised by his string of knockouts. He ran into a quality opponent and the hype ended.

Ergo what I said was correct. The history of boxing is littered with fighters who were able to run through lesser opponents. The fighters that stand out are those that do so against good opposition.

[Bullrider]

He's good because he makes his opponents look inferior. Give others the same
type of opponents and they'll look as if they battled King Kong.

The hate he gets is Broner level, which, incidentally, used to be hyped to the
max. He got clipped eventually by a mere Maidana, not Pacquiao or Thurman.
Broner also called out all the top fighters you can think of. He even called
out Khan, then Khan called his bluff and Broner answered by saying he will
fight him at 140.

[-Kev-]

He has a lot of talent


I haven't seen a fighter who accomplished his level of things get his level of hype


You'd think he'd be a lineal champion or unified with a dozen title defenses



He is a good fighter but the hype level is ridiculous for what he has done so far


Unify 160 and he is the real deal in my book......he is a good fighter but that shows me he is a great fighter

Unifying 160 wouldn't prove anything. It's a weak ass division. GGG does have talent but he has to take his talents elsewhere, where they can actually be tested.

[El-blanco]

It's amazing how thick certain people on this forum are. Before Ortiz quit against Maidana, he was in a similar position; people were calling him a mini Mike Tyson, the next De La Hoya, and were mesmerised by his string of knockouts. He ran into a quality opponent and the hype ended.

Ergo what I said was correct. The history of boxing is littered with fighters who were able to run through lesser opponents. The fighters that stand out are those that do so against good opposition.

Ortiz was fighting lower caliber guys than golovkin when he was on that run. And if you can't tell the different level of skill between the two then you can't be helped. It's not even close.

[No Tomorrow]

No way. GGG is the best fighter I've evuh seen. Probably shouldn't be allowed to fight cause he's inevitably gonna kill someone. Ban GGG like a hardcore lib wants to ban guns

[taken250]

Yes he is fairly overhyped. He has talent I can see that but most overhyped fighter Ive seen in years

1. Hes good but good but its not freakishly great. You understand when you watch more knockout artists. They go through the exact thing on the come up. He reminds of prime Bob Foster. If you search him up they fight really similar hunt you down power till you drop strategy. But he was a light heavyweight

2. Sorry to sound so blunt but I dont get why you get the idea that he has an iron chin. I personally watched all of his pro fights and he has by far taken a small amount of punishment and all his pro fights except for a few exceptions. One fight in the beginning when he fought a tough undisputed fighter like him but he couldn't knock him out or when he fought a tough southpaw when he first hired Abel Sanchez that went the distance. Last is probably Curtis Stevens who didn't land nearly as nearly punches. If its because of his amateur record stop yourself. Most fighters who go through that many fights find ways to take less punishment even if they exchange like Lomanchenko or Rigondeaux

3. One thing thats sets people off is cutting off the ringvis suprisingly easy to do. It baffles me how many pros cant do it. Track your opponent with your lead footwork. If they try to circle out just take a step back and lstep to your right or left. Mid range is your opponents worst enemy since he can't fight with his bsck against the ropes yet he doesn't wanna run into my punches. Hes trapped. If they escape immediately return to the center and start again

[DeadLikeMe]

There hasn't been. I've never seen a 34 year old with a non-existent resume get the full backing of HBO Boxing in my lifetime.