Comments Thread For: Adam Booth: Brook Doesn't Have The Power To Trouble Golovkin

[Nomadic]

I agree with this. GGG has maybe the best chin in boxing. Brook's power - or lack of power at MW - won't be a deciding factor.

What will decide whether this is going to be a blow out or a real contest is how Kell deals with Golovkin's power. Movement, jab - Brook has a great jab - and speed will be his main assets.

GGG's body punches will be a big problem for him though.

Yea, if G find that body, Kell will fall.

[therealpugilist]

I agree with this. GGG has maybe the best chin in boxing. Brook's power - or lack of power at MW - won't be a deciding factor.

What will decide whether this is going to be a blow out or a real contest is how Kell deals with Golovkin's power. Movement, jab - Brook has a great jab - and speed will be his main assets.

GGG's body punches will be a big problem for him though.

How would you know when he hasnt fought many top punchers or been hit consistently by someone with power. He got hit a lot vs Ouma but he has below average power.

He outboxed stevenson and Lemiuex.....he got hit clean a few times but he hasnt been in their with guys who reputed punchers.

Lemieux nor stevenson have knocked out any contenders, just no names and club fighters.


He "may" have a great chin but it isnt tested like many other fighters.

If he had a fight on his resume like Thurman vs Porter, or Vargas vs Salido, a fightwhere he takes some punishment vs a good puncher then Id see what you mean.

[therealpugilist]

Only a bum sitting at home and never been in a real fight would call a Olympian Silver medalist and current unified WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO middleweight Champion a hype job. Obviously with that resume he's no hype job man use your brain.

he is a hype job......good fighter....but he has a crap resume in relation to the hype he recieves....he is the only fighter I've ever seen recieve such high praise for doing so little...other than his knockout streak, their isnt much to write home about. He only won, one of his belts in the ring, and how can he be top 3 p4p and the man literally has beaten no elite fighters or anyone near top 20 p4p let alone top 10

[soul_survivor]

Booth is right. Brook just doesn't hit hard enough but he is a strong guy and if he can impose some of that strength on GGG in the clinches, he might have the Kazakh second guessing himself.

[Realizniguhnit]

Brook is big and strong, and does in fact have the power to hurt GGG is he walks him into the perfect shot. Hell Sergio Mora has way less power than Brook and he dropped Jacobs. If Brook catches GGG with the shot Mora caught Jacobs with, GGG will be on the canvas. Whether he gets up before 10 is the question.

But, will GGG rush in like Jacobs did? It's probably true that even if Brook hits GGG with a great shot while GGG is stationary, or walking forward slowly, it won't be enough to hurt him. He will really have to walk GGG into the perfect shot while GGG is rushing in or has his chin sticking out.

So it's not impossible. Brook is strong enough to hurt him with the perfect shot. But in terms of general power, on normal shots, no, he's not, Booth is right.

Well I've never seen GGG "rush in" in any fight and after reviewing his fights closely I noticed that Brook doesn't counter punch much If at all so him walking GGG into something he doesn't see isn't likely to happen. Even Porter seen every punch Brook threw coming. He is really a basic boxer with basic fundamentals he's just a big welterweight.

Do people even realize that when opponents get hit with the first few hard punches from GGG they go into gun shy and survival mode?? Brook will be no different he'll probably try to dig deep then quickly realize he will get KTFO if he keeps going at that rate and will go into survival mode.

Kell is already admitted he is a bit fearful going into this fight, that's not a good sign.

Brook is no better than Curtis Stevens or Lumieux at MW both them guys beat him. If anything he is like a smaller mixture of the 2.

[Realizniguhnit]

Booth is right. Brook just doesn't hit hard enough but he is a strong guy and if he can impose some of that strength on GGG in the clinches, he might have the Kazakh second guessing himself.

SOooo A welterweight is going to impose his strength on a full fledged Middleweight in the clinches????? You guys should really proof read the ish you write.. Last thing Brook should do is try to get in the trenches with GGG because the liver shot from GGG will likely break his ribs, literally. With GGG you want to get in and out and move not clinch and stand in front of him because you won't be able to take it.

[Realizniguhnit]

he is a hype job......good fighter....but he has a crap resume in relation to the hype he recieves....he is the only fighter I've ever seen recieve such high praise for doing so little...other than his knockout streak, their isnt much to write home about. He only won, one of his belts in the ring, and how can he be top 3 p4p and the man literally has beaten no elite fighters or anyone near top 20 p4p let alone top 10

I don't know how many times it has to be explained to people. No elite top fighter is willing to get into the ring with GGG! There are some pretty good names on his resume Proksa, Stevens, Rosado, Murray, Geale, Lemieux, Brook. In the olympics knocked down Bute with headgear on, beat Andy Lee, Matvey Korobov, Andre Dirrell. Hype job??????????

What other middleweight at 160 has a resume better than GGG? I'll wait..... The guy is a silver medalist and unified champ at 160 but he's a hype job only a fool would believe that.

[therealpugilist]

I don't know how many times it has to be explained to people. No elite top fighter is willing to get into the ring with GGG! There are some pretty good names on his resume Proksa, Stevens, Rosado, Murray, Geale, Lemieux, Brook. In the olympics knocked down Bute with headgear on, beat Andy Lee, Matvey Korobov, Andre Dirrell. Hype job??????????

What other middleweight at 160 has a resume better than GGG? I'll wait..... The guy is a silver medalist and unified champ at 160 but he's a hype job only a fool would believe that.

beating a dead horse...he has been on hbo plenty of times since 2013......im sure Brook isnt the only fighter willing to fight this man when 154,160,168 all have top ten contenders to choose from...not a friggin welterweight

its called negotiating, thats what kills the fight moreso than this guy being feared or ducked


amatuer results dont count in the pros...that just shows how crap his resume is when you bring up the amatuers



he is a hype job......look at his resume.....then look at Danny Garcia, Bradley, Kovalev, Ward, Chocolatito, Bud, there are over a dozen fighters who deserve more hype than this guy because they actually take risks and have taken risks


GGG knocks out no names and you think its the best thing since sliced bread.

[therealpugilist]

I don't know how many times it has to be explained to people. No elite top fighter is willing to get into the ring with GGG! There are some pretty good names on his resume Proksa, Stevens, Rosado, Murray, Geale, Lemieux, Brook. In the olympics knocked down Bute with headgear on, beat Andy Lee, Matvey Korobov, Andre Dirrell. Hype job??????????

What other middleweight at 160 has a resume better than GGG? I'll wait..... The guy is a silver medalist and unified champ at 160 but he's a hype job only a fool would believe that.

like I said, how can he be top 3 p4p let alone top 10 if he hasnt fought anyone near p4p top 20 or even elite?

you can be a good fighter and be a hype job and thats what he is until he stops fighting welterweights and people we have to google like Dominic wade


after he trashes Brook, do you really expect him to fight a top 5 middleweight? he wont, he'll fight someone who we dont know and then you guys will be making excuses again. He wont be stepping up until he fights canelo...mark my words

[kafkod]

like I said, how can he be top 3 p4p let alone top 10 if he hasnt fought anyone near p4p top 20 or even elite?

you can be a good fighter and be a hype job and thats what he is until he stops fighting welterweights and people we have to google like Dominic wade


after he trashes Brook, do you really expect him to fight a top 5 middleweight? he wont, he'll fight someone who we dont know and then you guys will be making excuses again. He wont be stepping up until he fights canelo...mark my words

We have all seen everything you have to say about GGG a hundred times already. Don't you remember writing it, posting it, then reading what people have to say about it all so many times before?

What are you, a man or a freaking goldfish?