Comments Thread For: Teddy Atlas: Golovkin Looked HORRIBLE Against Brook

[Marvlus Marv]

I agree with your words, Teddy old boy. The Golovkin that showed up against Brook would've lost against any of the better middleweights of the last 30 years. He was sloppy, he was open, it wasn't particularly impressive except for his strength.

[ruedboy]

Hate creates bias.

True. I pity Kell if Golovkin looked any worse.

[Bjl12]

I know I don't need to, but I find the criticism like atlas's to be ridiculous. He wasn't bothered about what brook was throwing and he scented blood after wobbling him with a pretty standard shot in round1. People make it out as if GGG's whole approach was wrong, he got the guy out of there in 5 cause he pressed on forward and broke him down, his tactics were spot on

He got the guy out of there in 5 because the guy campaigns 2 weight classes beneath him. Nothing impressive about getting busted up with a bloody nose before TKO'ing a significantly smaller fighter.

Don't know what Atlas is going on about, but GGG definitely did NOT look good. Although Brook mayve been GGG's most skilled opponent to date he was also probably the smallest. This fight - in my eyes - explained why GGG/Abel did NOT want to fight Andre Ward. Ward would crush him

[Bjl12]

Gennady Golovkin is a thinking fighter who completely understands his limitations. Golovkin is a terrific blend of physicality and processes strengths, weaknesses and a counter attack quickly and accurately. Instead of lying to himself and thinking Brook was getting lucky, GGG almost instantly figured out that Brook's hands were much faster than his and he wasn't making him miss with many leads or follow ups. During the process of getting peppered more than he had in any other fight in his pro career, Golovkin realized after a round or two that Brook was too small and didn't hit hard enough to hurt him and that it made sense to allow himself to get hit and turn it into what he called a ''bar fight.'' This is similar to the same decision Marvin Hagler made when he fought Thomas Hearns. GGG has an extremely high boxing IQ.

This reminds me of the Pac fans that said Pac let Clottey hit him so that Clottey would defend less.

Thank you for sharing your toilet full of ****

[Progrssive_Jedi]

A Bad Night for GGG

Well if that's a bad night, Jacobs and Canelo better hope he doesn't have an average night or they might not survive.

[Graz]

I see it like this, GGG knew he could take Brook's shots, so he didn't care and took them. Brook on the other hand, I thought he was done when he got hurt in round 1. But he's a damn good fighter and made it competitive while it lasted. Brook is a better fighter than most seem willing to accept. he got some blows in because he's good. The fight ended when it should have and that's that.

Well said. Brook is a solid fighter. GGG took him just a little too casually at first. By not taking him seriously he got caught early on. Golovkin had enough and ended the fight when he wanted to in the 5th round. Period.

[BoxingIsGreat]

GGG needs a stiff test. Jacobs and Saunders won't do it, either.

[Progrssive_Jedi]

He got the guy out of there in 5 because the guy campaigns 2 weight classes beneath him. Nothing impressive about getting busted up with a bloody nose before TKO'ing a significantly smaller fighter.

Don't know what Atlas is going on about, but GGG definitely did NOT look good. Although Brook mayve been GGG's most skilled opponent to date he was also probably the smallest. This fight - in my eyes - explained why GGG/Abel did NOT want to fight Andre Ward. Ward would crush him

In the day and age when fighters drop 20-30 pounds to make lower weight classes, just being a ww doesn't mean you're smaller. Brook wasn't significently smaller than GGG, no matter how many times people attempt to claim he was.

This is exactly why K2 shouldn't ever bother paying Lara what he wants to fight. Why over pay a guy you'd get no credit for beating.

GGG would walk through his punches, break his face, and people like you would say, well he's only a 154 pounder.

Canelo fought Khan and arguably lost the first 5 rounds, but these haters said nothing.

If anyone thinks Brook doesn't ****ing destroy Khan then they don't really understand this sport.

[Kigali]

He knew he could hurt Brook and couldn't get hurt so much. Golovkin simply walked down Brook. Legit strategy. He even said he wanted street fight before.
He knows how to box, he simply choose not to.

[Kigali]

It's incredible the expectations placed on GGG. Brook was a huge WW, 36-0 record and possibly no.1 WW in world. GGG staggers him in rd 1, breaks his face in rd 2, puts him down in rd 3 and by 5 the guy is taking a battering and the towel is thrown in - "Golovkin looked HORRIBLE." You can't win pretty all the tim, FFS. That was a straight forward demolition and when you look back on this in the future, the history books will just show it for what it was....... another very easy V. No more, no less.

No.....and no......