Comments Thread For: Gennady Golovkin Tested, Stops Kell Brook in Five Rounds

[Boxing Logic]

Weird stoppage can we please get someone to step up to ggg he's great but he's not this monster all these fighters think he is

You guys just don't understand what you're watching. GGG just walked through a guy the same natural size as him, who was much more fluid and powerful at 160 than he was at 147. GGG had a terrible gameplan, because he was trying to give the fans a show, he was winging huge ****s that missed that tire you out a lot, and he still kept trying it, caring about nothing but a street fight, a big drama show.

GGG did everything wrong, and still broke Brook's orbital bone, had him absolutely done retreating around the ring throwing zero punches by the 5th round, and stopped him in the first half of the fight.

No one else in the sport is doing that. We haven't seen anyone in decades walk through punches like this, and let opponents hit him, because he sees it as so easy that it's his responsibility to make it competitive, make it a show, but even when he does it's still competitive.

If anything, GGG is buying his own hype and that hurts any fighter, but even doing that, he is still performing like this. We haven't seen anything like this.

His capacity to deliver power is the best in the sport. His capacity to absorb power is the best in the sport. What else do you guys want? His plus/minus is second best. Do you guys also want him to have elite level elusiveness? If he had the best power, the best chin, and the best defense, he would literally be a perfect fighter created in a lab, the best of all time. He has raised everyone's expectations so high that people are shocked to see him hit, like you were expecting a perfect robot.

That's not how it works. But even letting his opponents hit him, he still has an elite plus/minus. Imagine if he fought with the strategy of the Lemieux fight every fight, he would have the best plus/minus in the sport. GGG could win any fight just by using his jab for 12 rounds. He doesn't even need to do anything else. He could just fight like the Klitschkos have, jabs and a few right hands when it opens up, and it would be an impossible style to beat given GGG's power, timing, and chin.

But he wants to give the fans a show. I know as fans we're not used to that after a decade of Mayweather, Ward, etc, but it just makes GGG that much more special. Still, it's ******, and he may be believing his own hype. That can be the downfall of any fighter but don't think that means he's not the most talented fighter alive. He is, #1 pound for pound, and until he gets old, which may be starting to happen, or fights ****** against Jacobs or Canelo, you can expect him to keep dominating.

[titanium]

When I watched it I thought it was a bad stoppage by the corner because Brook was looking good. But now I hear about the broken eye socket, I understand.

[Boxing Logic]

But I DEFINITELY don't want to see Floyd fight G. It would be a boring 12 rounder with Floyd pulling Matrix-style dodging of punches to gas him down the stretch and tagging G with his lowest punch output ever. Floyd UD's him over 12 and a whole bunch of salty people talking about how he ran all night.

So you don't want to see GGG-Floyd, the biggest fight in the sport, because you're worried Floyd would make him miss too much, dodge too many punches, and win?

I assume you didn't want to see Floyd-Canelo then either? I assume you've never enjoyed any Floyd Mayweather fight lol? Seeing as how that's how every one of his fights go. This seems like a tell on your part that you don't really believe what you're saying. If you really believed this, and you're a Floyd fan, then you would want to see it, just like every other Floyd fight where his "matrix dodging of punches" and a wide decision hasn't stopped his demo from rooting for him.

Anyway GGG-Floyd at 160 Floyd would dodge some head punches for a few rounds and then get ground into the canvas anyway from body shots. Floyd also kept Canelo and Cotto from throwing because they felt his power. GGG would actually walk through his shots, not the supposed "Cotto will just walk through his shots!" predictions that never happen at 154. At 160, and with GGG's chin, he actually, really would, for realz this time, and then what? Floyd is going to move constantly for 12 rounds and dodge every major body shot combo?

GGG is just a bigger, better fighter than Floyd. My only question about that fight is if GGG can make 154, and have stamina to throw shots for 12 rounds at 154. Weight is the only thing that would make that fight competitive. Otherwise GGG would KO Floyd. Floyd got hurt by Maidana, hit by Berto... there's levels to this game, and GGG at 160 is another level, GGG at 154 is depending on if he can make the weight healthy. Floyd never fought a 147 equivalent of GGG his whole career let alone a 154 or 160.

[BillyBoxing]

Yeah literally none of that happened.... Brook ******ly went to the ropes and that was the only time GGG had success.

I also picked Brook by stoppage and believe if he wanted it enough and his corner weren't scared by the reputation he would have done it.

I give GGG credit for having great power... Other than that though....

YOu are a ****** fool if you think GGG outskilled Brook.....

Stop it man, just stop it,

Well, GGG won the jab contest for sure.

If Brook ******ly went to the ropes, it's maybe because GGG was cutting offf the ring nicely HUH?

I gave only one round to Brook.

GGG read you like a computer. He figured out Brook's defensive holes (Brook doesn't have a great defense himself) then was landing at will, head and body, jab, jab.

Sure Brook had nice moments, not surprising, Brook is a serious fighter.

GGG was better in most departments, not only power.

Jeff Lacy had more power than Calzaghe and couldn't win a single round, GGG is not perfect but brings a lot more than just crushing power.

[bender2000]

Love the "if Brook was someone else, this is a loss" posts.


Fact is, GGG is a ****ing animal and anybody that faces him is in for a fight. Canelo, BJS, Jacobs, whoever, i think he beats all of them. Brook had some good moments but it was just too much for him. GGG is one of the best boxers going right now and that's the bottom line. If people want to keep making excuses, go for it. Doesn't change how good GGG is

hell yeah agree 100% the haters are pathetic ggg is amazing maybe he will never get his just due as with hagler he didn't get the respect he deserved until late in his career.

[DinoCop]

There is not much to say when even GGG said Brook was too small.

[BillyBoxing]

Golovkin got expose for me brook has a good chin and decent skills but was 2 divisions smaller and still gave the guy loads of problems. Golovkin couldn't outbox him so he just made his size count and fought a big man fight

Disagree, G won the first round, he outboxed Kell in that round.

That left hook hurt Kell, it was a nice counter.


Brook had a great round but was roughly dominated the rest of the fight.

GGG is in a more competitive fight than usual, then, "he got exposed doe".

[B-Bomber]

Props to Brook , he got heart.

In the middle of the ring he was outboxing and outsmarting GGG with ease.

With that said, after the first body shot GGG landed, he knew how badly outgunned he was.

As for GGG , he came out trying to jab, same as always.
When he realized he was getting outboxed, he started to look for one big shot, he knew Brook couldn't deal with his power after the first body shot.

He doesn't switch styles depending on the opponent, he jabbed Lemiux because he could, while he was getting hit flush by Brook (and many others).

GGG has huge power, but his defense is crap, that will cost him.

And lol at idiots thinking GGG would beat Ward, maybe it'd go 12, but Ward would humiliate GGG on the inside -and- on the outside. Ward is a much better boxer and the bigger man.

Jacobs-GGG might be interesting, if (big if) the Miracle Man can take GGG's shots (especially body shots ,GGG' biggest asset imo) then he has a chance to win.

[BillyBoxing]

And That's why i have zero respect for you and think you're a fanboy...

GGG gets hit and he's throwing caution to the wind....STFU seriously pathetic...

He was getting hit because he has a defense that consists of wide open stance and subpar reflexes...

I don;t know what Kell should do... He can beat GGG and should pursue the rematch but that most likely means never moving back down...

You sure are the pathetic fan boy in denial. REMATCH??

I mean, there never was a fight.

Brook landed some flurry when GGG was in his shell, but so did monroe jr and even Wade lol.

We all know GGG doesn't like getting showered, I think a bad style for G would have Calzaghe.

You're boy was getting killed in here, Broken eye socket, nose bleeding, ribs roughed up.

After the fourth in his corner, Kell knew what was up.

I felt bad for Kell, he wanted to continue because he was ready to die, but GGG had him figured out, GGG knew where he had to punch and was landing at will.
Kell lost his legs because of the body punching.

Sad to say, but GGG is a true MW badass and would beat 3 Kell Brook on the same night.

I don't care if people like or dislike GGG, but even when he beat up a guy in 5 rounds, he looks like shyte, that's pathetic.

Kahn had a lot more success vs Nelo than Kell vs G, and yes I think Kell would stop china chin Amir.

[B-Bomber]

You sure are the pathetic fan boy in denial. REMATCH??

I mean, there never was a fight.

Brook landed some flurry when GGG was in his shell, but so did monroe jr and even Wade lol.

We all know GGG doesn't like getting showered, I think a bad style for G would have Calzaghe.

You're boy was getting killed in here, Broken eye socket, nose bleeding, ribs roughed up.

After the fourth in his corner, Kell knew what was up.

I felt bad for Kell, he wanted to continue because he was ready to die, but GGG had him figured out, GGG knew where he had to punch and was landing at will.
Kell lost his legs because of the body punching.

Sad to say, but GGG is a true MW badass and would beat 3 Kell Brook on the same night.

I don't care if people like or dislike GGG, but even when he beat up a guy in 5 rounds, he looks like shyte, that's pathetic.

Kahn had a lot more success vs Nelo than Kell vs G, and yes I think Kell would stop china chin Amir.

And the bolded is not a problem in your perspective?.

GGG can outbox the Lemieux of this world, sure , but he was not outboxing Brook , who in fact was winning exchanges in the middle of the ring with relative ease.