Where Is Triple G's Power In This Fight?

[-PBP-]

I wonder, does every fight in which a supposed power puncher fails to knock out his opponent call into question this boxer's power or is it just Golovkin?

Come on guys.. You're scrapping the barrel here. You can troll harder than this! I believe in you. Have a little respect for yourselves. This is embarrassing.

Keith Thurman

[Johnwoo8686]

13. Геннадий Головкин vs Амар Амари. Gennady Golovkin vs Amar Amari

I havent watched the fight yet but those gloves he's wearing look like HUGE pillows. Maybe that could be the reason his power wasn't as devastating.

[MDPopescu]

... this troll managed to find the last fight GGG won by decision -- i.e. some 10 years ago...

[Zaryu]

I wonder, does every fight in which a supposed power puncher fails to knock out his opponent call into question this boxer's power or is it just Golovkin?

Come on guys.. You're scrapping the barrel here. You can troll harder than this! I believe in you. Have a little respect for yourselves. This is embarrassing.

Actually, this happens pretty frequently to power punchers. Of course, it's always people with a very specific agenda, but when a puncher has a hate-base (opposite to fan base) they always get called out when they fail to KO an opponent.

A classic, somewhat recent example, is Pacquiao. People love to claim Pacquiao was not the same after taking random drug tests and hasn't scored knockouts, even though he still knocked down Algieri multiple times, hurt and knocked down Bradley, did the same to Marquez, and opponents admit he's a good and hard puncher.

Other examples were old George, Trinidad, Abraham, etc.

To address the OP, the power was there, he just didn't have the accuracy and wasn't as advanced in other skills then as he is now.

People forget, perhaps conveniently, that having knockouts is not the only, or even best, sign that a fighter is a hard puncher.

[TripleGFightFan]

... this troll managed to find the last fight GGG won by decision -- i.e. some 10 years ago...

10 years ago makes him 24...a younger.... Stronger and faster version of his current 34 year old self...where was the power back then?...that's a 10 year advantage youth and strength wise regarding that fight 10 years ago...

[zerosixthree]

Keith Thurman

Good point, well made.


Say, what are your feelings on Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance? That by holding two or more contradictory ideas or beliefs lead to an individual feeling psychologically uncomfortable. For example, in this context believing Golovkin to be a bum while acknowledging that the only person who beats him is Andre Ward or believing that all Golovkin's opponents were bums yet arguing that the only reason they were knocked out is because Golovkin is on drugs. Where do you stand on this?

[TripleGFightFan]

Actually, this happens pretty frequently to power punchers. Of course, it's always people with a very specific agenda, but when a puncher has a hate-base (opposite to fan base) they always get called out when they fail to KO an opponent.

A classic, somewhat recent example, is Pacquiao. People love to claim Pacquiao was not the same after taking random drug tests and hasn't scored knockouts, even though he still knocked down Algieri multiple times, hurt and knocked down Bradley, did the same to Marquez, and opponents admit he's a good and hard puncher.

Other examples were old George, Trinidad, Abraham, etc.

To address the OP, the power was there, he just didn't have the accuracy and wasn't as advanced in other skills then as he is now.

People forget, perhaps conveniently, that having knockouts is not the only, or even best, sign that a fighter is a hard puncher.

BOXING'S P.E.D's SUSPECT LIST "85% ARE ON STERIODS" GGG KOV JOSHUA HAYE MAY PAC & MORE!

[MisterPullman]

You sound a lot like Larry, Mister TripleGScaresMyHeroes

[Zaryu]

BOXING'S P.E.D's SUSPECT LIST "85% ARE ON STERIODS" GGG KOV JOSHUA HAYE MAY PAC & MORE!

That guy is brilliant. I've been enlightened

[Eastcoast]

This is pre-Mexican meat.