What if ggg had turned pro when he was 15

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  • Tony Trick-Pony
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    #21
    Originally posted by -MEGA-
    Where would he be at at 26 years of age. What weight class would he have started and and made it to during this time-frame? Who would he have had to fight?


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    He would have one hell of a career going. Another solid seven or eight years on top. Would be similar to Wladimir's dominance of the heavyweight division for a decade. Of course, he still could have many fights left in him anyway.

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    • -MEGA-
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      #22
      Originally posted by Mukuro
      It is impossible to even imagine the result. It is so disconnected from reality that you can only wildly speculate and it serves no purpose.

      What if Floyd wasn't raised by a crackhead. We'll never know.
      Why is it impossible to imagine? Is it cause you don't believe ggg could have done what Canelo has done at his age?

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        #23
        Originally posted by -MEGA-
        How would ggg at 21 done against mayweather?
        He was 23, world champion and coming from a victory over Austin Trout.

        Mayweather takes his PEDs away and what does he? lose all rounds, 12-0.

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          #24
          Originally posted by _Maxi
          He was 23, world champion and coming from a victory over Austin Trout.

          Mayweather takes his PEDs away and what does he? lose all rounds, 12-0.
          We're not talking about Canelo. How would 23 year old ggg done vs trout and mayweather?


          Or vs like ranked fighters of that time

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            #25
            Originally posted by -MEGA-
            We're not talking about Canelo. How would 23 year old ggg done vs trout and mayweather?


            Or vs like ranked fighters of that time
            He would probably try to win at least one round.

            At 23 Golovkin was the #1 amateur in middleweight.

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              #26
              At 23, Golovkin defeated the top amateur middleweights to become world champion:

              2003 won the World Championships in ****kok, Thailand as a Middleweight. Results were:

              Defeated Matvey Korobov (Russia) PTS (19–10)
              Defeated Andy Lee (Ireland) PTS (29–9)
              Defeated Lucian Bute (Romania) KO-4
              Defeated Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) PTS (29–26)
              Defeated Oleg Mashkin (Ukraine) RSCI-2

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                #27
                Originally posted by -MEGA-
                Ok. So he would have started at about the same weight. So from age 21-26 (9-14 years ago) who would be the top dogs that ggg would have had to fight and how would he have done?


                Back then the top guys were Ricardo Mayorga, Vernon Forrest, Fernando Vargas, De La Hoya, Mosley.

                Triple G would have done well back then, really well actually.

                It's all speculation, but considering his power and that he never has been dropped, his technical skills, etc... He would have done well back then.

                How do you personally think Canelo would have done against these guys?

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by The Time
                  Back then the top guys were Ricardo Mayorga, Vernon Forrest, Fernando Vargas, De La Hoya, Mosley.

                  Triple G would have done well back then, really well actually.

                  It's all speculation, but considering his power and that he never has been dropped, his technical skills, etc... He would have done well back then.

                  How do you personally think Canelo would have done against these guys?
                  Probably gets beat by forest and de la Hoya. Vargas would be a barn burner but age appropriate Canelo seems more disciplined. Vargas was a party animal. So I'd choose Canelo. Mayorga gets beat all day.

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                    #29
                    Canelo didn't even start fighting jorneyman level opponents til he was 20 and most of them were smaller fighters. He could have started his pro career at 19-20, been moved a little faster and been at the same place right now. The first 3-4 years of his career was spent beating up no hopers.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by -MEGA-
                      Why is it impossible to imagine? Is it cause you don't believe ggg could have done what Canelo has done at his age?
                      Why is it impossible to imagine? Even thinking you could accurately imagine such a fundamental change involving so many variables demonstrates low cognitive abilities. No offense. That is besides the point that it is utterly pointless.

                      Is he raised in the Mexican system, which is geared towards raising fighters with little to no amateur background and allows them to turn pro early? Maybe he'd be the next Chavez Sr but with more power. Who knows?

                      What if Canelo was raised in the same system as GGG?
                      Either way, we are not even talking about the same fighters anymore. This is inane. Not going to waste anymore of my time on it, but feel free to waste yours.

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