GGG has 1 competitive fight now he is "slipping" yea right more like media overhyping

[Sledgeweather17]

It has nothing to do with any of that. 35 is 35...some may be less physically diminished than others, but nobody is in their physical prime at 35 yrs old.

Yet I bet you're one of them guys that praise Kovalev for beating a 49 year old Hopkins aren't you?

[Real King Kong]

Yet I bet you're one of them guys that praise Kovalev for beating a 49 year old Hopkins aren't you?

Not in the slightest...i bet your one of those guys who thinks ward "schooled" kovalev, aren't you?

[b00g13man]

The hardcore GG crowd has decided to jump over to Loma if anything goes wrong so expect them to start resigning GG as past-prime so that no fighters will get any credit for beating him now that Canelo and Charlo are in the division.

It's pathetic really.

[Thraxox]

Another thing to keep in mind is that it may be Sanchez who slipped in that last fight. His gameplan was audible between rounds and he was calling for GG to wait for opportunities that never came. I few times GG broke plans and went for it, he looked great. I don't think Golovkin himself looked less capable, but he was being coached poorly and against an opponent who was playing to his weakness.

Sanchez's gameplan was downright criminal. He is asking for GGG to just wait and let Jacobs move around instead of really letting the gas paddle be stomped on.

[LetOutTheCage]

Well lets not be fanboyish or haterish about it as I'm sure this thread will delve into real quick.

Its not unreasonable that a 35 year old fighter has reached his peak & is in the downward trend of his career. Far more of the great fighters we talk about were shot at 35 than were not shot by 35. That's just a fact. So its not crazy that GGG could very well be "slipping". Is he or isn't he? That's the sorta thing you can never realllllllly say til a guy's story is over cuz we just don't got the full perspective to grasp things on that level. So ultimately its all speculation, either way, right now.

A sensible post, a pity more people cant make balanced responses like this one. As you said its hard to judge at this stage whether he is slipping or not. I tend to believe that he is starting to degrade as a fighter based purely on his last two performances. He hasn't seemed as sharp and as explosive to me

[therealpugilist]

Yet I bet you're one of them guys that praise Kovalev for beating a 49 year old Hopkins aren't you?

uh oh.....lol

[therealpugilist]

Those other fighters fought quality opposition for many years prior to reaching that age and turned pro much earlier. It's not a valid comparison and you know it.

Golovkin aint slipping, he been exposed.

i wouldnt say exposed but its easy to look like an all time great, when youre an A class fighter, fighting C Level guys with the occasional B thrown in

[therealpugilist]

A sensible post, a pity more people cant make balanced responses like this one. As you said its hard to judge at this stage whether he is slipping or not. I tend to believe that he is starting to degrade as a fighter based purely on his last two performances. He hasn't seemed as sharp and as explosive to me

its easy to look like an all time great, when youre an A class fighter, fighting C Level guys with the occasional B thrown in

of course physically youre not the same as 35 as your are at 25, but come on

be honest, nobody was saying a thing about his age, slippage or any of that until the man finally had a competitive fight

he isnt shot, shop worn, hasnt had any wars

he is a top fighter, but not the machine, the most feared, the killa the media and his fans want you to believe..i've been consistent and saying it a long time...people need to watch full fights of fighters and use their brain and not regurgitate what they hear so much and form their own opinions

very good fighter but i never saw anything special...thats just me

[therealpugilist]

You don't even read the things you quote, do you?

its easy to look like an all time great, when youre an A class fighter, fighting C Level guys with the occasional B thrown in

[therealpugilist]

I know you're intending to be sarcastic, but i believe ggg was at his peak from around 2012-2014. You claim to know boxing...are you telling me ggg still looks as sharp? Seriously...arguing that a 35yr old is in their prime is just ******.

so he didnt look sharp vs Lemieux?

he looked unmotivated vs brook more so than slipping

its easy to look like an all time great, when youre an A class fighter, fighting C Level guys with the occasional B thrown in

he looks like the same fighter he has always been

he was never a fighter that relied on speed, movement, etc

he is efficient, a calculated destroyer so no...i dont see slippage

i saw a man actually in there with a legit guy trying to win, in his division have a close fight

nothing more or less