How can anyone rank GGG over Kovalev or Wlad?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

People consider Dirk a hater because he calls all of GGG opponents bums and oretends to think GGG is ducking Lara just to have an arguement.

He also doesn't nitpick Degales resume which is way worst than GGG's.

And he supposedly doesn't like GGG but you'll find him trolling every single GGG thread 20 hours a day.

So either you think he's a hater or he's mentally at a disadvantage.

I admit it I'm a hater where as you think Froch isn't any better than Geale or Macklin which makes you a true boxing fan who knows the sport!

[therealpugilist]

How is it even possible? all 3 have only fought in 1 division but Wlad and Kovalev have beaten more world champions AND ALSO END FIGHTS VIA KNOCKOUT..Please help me understand how GGG can be ranked higher then either

personal preference and his style...KOV and Wlad are dominant but they don't get hit much so to a casual fan they are not as exciting to watch


skillwise and resume wise they are leagues ahead of LIL G

[-Kev-]

People consider Dirk a hater because he calls all of GGG opponents bums and oretends to think GGG is ducking Lara just to have an arguement.

He also doesn't nitpick Degales resume which is way worst than GGG's.

And he supposedly doesn't like GGG but you'll find him trolling every single GGG thread 20 hours a day.

So either you think he's a hater or he's mentally at a disadvantage.

DeGale is 29, 4 years younger than Golovkin. He beat Andre Dirrell, better than anyone on GGG's resume.

The majority of GGG's opponents are low quality fighters. Murray is a good fighter, that's about the only guy. GGG has a good resume for a fighter in his 20s. Not a guy with 400 amateur fights, 33 years old, 9 years as a pro and will be in pro boxing for a decade in June 2016. I think that when DeGale gets to the 10 year mark in his pro career, he will have a significantly better resume than Golovkin at 10 years.

[Johnny Rubber]

How is it even possible? all 3 have only fought in 1 division but Wlad and Kovalev have beaten more world champions AND ALSO END FIGHTS VIA KNOCKOUT..Please help me understand how GGG can be ranked higher then either

Simple answer=Opinion. The basis of all ranking systems.

[therealpugilist]

The P4P rankings are like the defnintion of beautiful. It is all subjective. People who DKSAB will rank Golovkin in the top three P4P. People who actually do know something about boxing won't even put him in the top 10.

When I made a thread about it, of course it got put down...anyone who is follows the sport knows he hasn't done enough to be ahead of them guys, let alone top ten....look at his level of competition....p4p is more than just the eye test, if that's the case Deontay Wilder, inoue, Amir Imam, Keith Thurman, etc should be in

[therealpugilist]

DeGale is 29, 4 years younger than Golovkin. He beat Andre Dirrell, better than anyone on GGG's resume.

The majority of GGG's opponents are low quality fighters. Murray is a good fighter, that's about the only guy. GGG has a good resume for a fighter in his 20s. Not a guy with 400 amateur fights, 33 years old, 9 years as a pro and will be in pro boxing for a decade in June 2016. I think that when DeGale gets to the 10 year mark in his pro career, he will have a significantly better resume than Golovkin at 10 years.

this ^^^^^^

[richardt]

I put Crawford, Wlad, Kovalev, Bradley, and Ward above GGG.

[Weltschmerz]

Probably because they like his personality and skills inside the ring.

[Redd Foxx]

P4P aren't resume based, that's the only real answer. It's subjective, it literally is "who you think are the best fighters if they were all the same size".

Uh, no.....
You have no basis for comparison if you don't have a RESUME to go along with it. Could you watch every fighter hit the bag and mitts and decide who is P4P? No, you do it based on who they fought (resume) and how they fought them. Yes, it's true that size is negated but you are still looking at their resume/fights to determine who is the best. Without a resume/fight history, you would have to put guys like Wilder and Joshua at #1 because they are knocking guys out in the first round. WHO they are knocking out goes back to the importance of the resume.

[The Big Dunn]

DeGale is 29, 4 years younger than Golovkin. He beat Andre Dirrell, better than anyone on GGG's resume.

The majority of GGG's opponents are low quality fighters. Murray is a good fighter, that's about the only guy. GGG has a good resume for a fighter in his 20s. Not a guy with 400 amateur fights, 33 years old, 9 years as a pro and will be in pro boxing for a decade in June 2016. I think that when DeGale gets to the 10 year mark in his pro career, he will have a significantly better resume than Golovkin at 10 years.

Good post Kev.