De La Hoya was correct, GGG can't fight backwards?

[Zaroku]

Here is the problem with that analysis. You dont know how many times Lemieux intended to tipple jab but got countered at jab 1. You have no way of knowing if Lemieux wasn't trying to throw more triple jabs but being countered.

David held back on his offense because GGG countered him viciously. Even the few times David pushed him back, GGG turned him easily and was just over powering David.

[Barcham]

Quillin would taste the jab one time and never come back into range again. He would try to get into a fencing duel like he did with Lee but Lee was afraid of his power. Golovkin would not be. Golovkin would walk right through the best Quillin could throw and would beat him to a pulp. I doubt Quillin sees the end of round three.

[Showtime..]

Wanna learn how to fight going backwards? Watch Manny-Margs or Floyd-Hatton.

[Bushbaby]

That may be true. But who's gonna make him back up?? LOL!!

[BattleAxePurist]

The question to counter that statement is who can push him backwards consistently doesn't matter if he can't if you can't make him go backwards.

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if lemieux couldn't keep him on his back foot there's no way quillin cna

[Lester Tutor]

We could do a compilation of GGG being pressured backward and analyze it.

I think Alvarez is the only kid that will do this successfully. Both GGG and Alvarez got the same reach, and Alvarez always pivots back on incoming jabs and blocks the same way De La Hoya would. The 25 year old kid can rehydrate to 172 easily on fight or GGG to 173 vs Rubio. The Alvarez vs GGG will be a mega fight.

However, the funny thing is, I am picking Cotto to beat Alvarez just out of personal taste. Good stuff to come.

[Unseen]

Lol. Floyd check hook...Hatton...fihhting backwards..

Marquez "backfoot" going backwards, timed, Pac...zzzzz

Floyd could do that because Hatton kept jumping in with a left hook. Plus taht was one of Floyd;s best performances even compared to Corrales or his 130 ventures

[Tails]

First it's a hell of a lot easier said than done to get a calculated power puncher like GGG, who I'd say is easily the best at cutting off the ring in his division, and on top of that has a accurate firm jab, to just decide to move backwards without getting hit with something that will set you down because at that point you are walking into his punches. Another thing is the term fighting off the back foot is just another way of saying that you can counter punch effectively while stepping back at a good pace. This skill however is mainly displayed in an recognizably more fluid motion with lighter guys who aren't as big boned so to speak and have the foot speed and upper body movement to dodge returning fire more quickly. People in higher weight classes do to this too including GGG, it's just slower and more subtle because they are bigger men and at times can't afford to go all out moving backwards and throwing like the lower weight classes because they are harder hitters and as such need to either tie up or reestablish their momentum by creating some distance first.

[Kel1981]

Floyd could do that because Hatton kept jumping in with a left hook. Plus taht was one of Floyd;s best performances even compared to Corrales or his 130 ventures

LOL, that and the fact Floyd saw the punch coming a week earlier.