Exactly. I give Canelo props for stepping up to face GGG when although he might have already peaked and be on his way down is still an elite fighter. Let's be honest with ourselves Golovkin in his 34 straight wins proved that he was better than good. He was always a cut above the rest but once he started facing better competition in Brook, Jacobs, and Canelo he was entering a different echelon of competition.
You can't knock the guy because all of a sudden he's not knocking people out. I mean sure they're fun to watch but Golovkin passed to the next phase of competition after having proved that he was better than the previous bracket of opponents he was facing.
In Brooks he faced a great welterweight that gave him trouble until it was apparent that the actual middleweight was Golovkin. Jacobs was and may still be the 2nd best middleweight in the world so he's a class level fighter that's up there with GGG. Canelo has been improving and proved that he can hang with the elite and is elite himself. Competition is just getting better for Golovkin and although he may be winding down because of age he's still better than most.
You can't knock the guy because all of a sudden he's not knocking people out. I mean sure they're fun to watch but Golovkin passed to the next phase of competition after having proved that he was better than the previous bracket of opponents he was facing.
In Brooks he faced a great welterweight that gave him trouble until it was apparent that the actual middleweight was Golovkin. Jacobs was and may still be the 2nd best middleweight in the world so he's a class level fighter that's up there with GGG. Canelo has been improving and proved that he can hang with the elite and is elite himself. Competition is just getting better for Golovkin and although he may be winding down because of age he's still better than most.
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