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If you have any doubts that GGG is going to get ****ed by home judging, go back and watch the first round of the Brook fight (sound off helps).
Brook took some hellacious shots in that round, and was staggered at one point. He fought back like a good 'un, landing a few shots of his own. GGG missed quite a few too, and a lot of Brook's work was caught on the gloves and elbows by GGG.
Any fair objective scoring, GGG wins that round. You stagger the other guy, don't get hurt by anything in exchange, thats usually enough in itself, quite apart from a couple of the body shots GGG landed in that round. You might be able to call it even if you ignore the stagger and the body shots, but thats the only way. Brook showed guts to come back from getting hurt and make a fight of it for the rest of the round, and THAT was deemed enough to get him the round on two of the judges scorecards.
Here's how one paper summed up the first round (and this is from The Sun ! One of the most union jack waving papers out there).
'...Rousell and Italian Guido Cavalieri both scored Brook winning the opening round even though at one point he looked in danger of being knocked out during one GGG assault....'
Boxing News 24
'....Frankly, I’m baffled how a judge could see the same Golovkin-Brook fight that I did and have Brook up by a three to one score. That judge had Brook winning the 1st round despite the fact that he was staggered and badly hurt by Golovkin. That judge wasn’t the only one that gave round one to Brook....'
One report said this.
'...Brook looked shaken halfway through the first round, wobbling on a crunching left hook to the head from Golovkin with his back up against the ropes. For a brief moment, it appeared the 30-year-old Brook wouldn't be able to withstand the mythic power of Golovkin for very long. But unlike so many fighters before him, Brook didn't crumble, didn't retreat. He steadied himself and rocked Golovkin with a couple of hard right-handed shots late in the round, further riling up an already frenzied crowd....'
This is the sort of way you need to see the round to give it to Brook. Sound unbiased ? Firstly 'mythic power'. definition of mythic is 'lacking foundation in fact, imaginary, fictitious'. ok. Secondly look closely for where GGG was 'rocked' in the first round. Shots landing does not = 'rocked'. remember, Brook 'didn't crumble, didn't retreat...'.
Just imagine how little Jacobs would need to do to win a round against Golovkin in the US.
Gets even worse if you take punch-stats into consideration in round 1. Golovkin 30/60 (50%), Brook 19/52 (36.5%).
So
- Golovkin more active
- lands more shots
- more accurate
- staggers opponent
- more powerful shots (anyone care to argue against that !?)
- loses round
And now they look at taking on an American hero (cancer survivor) on US soil. Wouldn't YOU be concerned ??
Brook took some hellacious shots in that round, and was staggered at one point. He fought back like a good 'un, landing a few shots of his own. GGG missed quite a few too, and a lot of Brook's work was caught on the gloves and elbows by GGG.
Any fair objective scoring, GGG wins that round. You stagger the other guy, don't get hurt by anything in exchange, thats usually enough in itself, quite apart from a couple of the body shots GGG landed in that round. You might be able to call it even if you ignore the stagger and the body shots, but thats the only way. Brook showed guts to come back from getting hurt and make a fight of it for the rest of the round, and THAT was deemed enough to get him the round on two of the judges scorecards.
Here's how one paper summed up the first round (and this is from The Sun ! One of the most union jack waving papers out there).
'...Rousell and Italian Guido Cavalieri both scored Brook winning the opening round even though at one point he looked in danger of being knocked out during one GGG assault....'
Boxing News 24
'....Frankly, I’m baffled how a judge could see the same Golovkin-Brook fight that I did and have Brook up by a three to one score. That judge had Brook winning the 1st round despite the fact that he was staggered and badly hurt by Golovkin. That judge wasn’t the only one that gave round one to Brook....'
One report said this.
'...Brook looked shaken halfway through the first round, wobbling on a crunching left hook to the head from Golovkin with his back up against the ropes. For a brief moment, it appeared the 30-year-old Brook wouldn't be able to withstand the mythic power of Golovkin for very long. But unlike so many fighters before him, Brook didn't crumble, didn't retreat. He steadied himself and rocked Golovkin with a couple of hard right-handed shots late in the round, further riling up an already frenzied crowd....'
This is the sort of way you need to see the round to give it to Brook. Sound unbiased ? Firstly 'mythic power'. definition of mythic is 'lacking foundation in fact, imaginary, fictitious'. ok. Secondly look closely for where GGG was 'rocked' in the first round. Shots landing does not = 'rocked'. remember, Brook 'didn't crumble, didn't retreat...'.
Just imagine how little Jacobs would need to do to win a round against Golovkin in the US.
Gets even worse if you take punch-stats into consideration in round 1. Golovkin 30/60 (50%), Brook 19/52 (36.5%).
So
- Golovkin more active
- lands more shots
- more accurate
- staggers opponent
- more powerful shots (anyone care to argue against that !?)
- loses round
And now they look at taking on an American hero (cancer survivor) on US soil. Wouldn't YOU be concerned ??
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