Golovkin at 35 is at his absolute prime.

[turnedup]

Better level of competition=getting hit more=faster deterioration. Better competition can also make you a better fighter.

A fighter is at their absolute best when they gain the necessary experience.

You don't think the Jacobs, Brook, Lemieux fights gave him valuable experience for Canelo? Or any of his past fight for Jacobs?

I said 29, but he was actually 30 against Ouma.

You're telling me that in 2 years time after going life and death with a past it Ouma he beats Canelo and Jacobs in back to back fights? I'm not buying it.

Btw, it's 2017, there are LOTS of athletes extending their pro sports careers later than ever. How many 40 year olds you seen seen that look at good as Wlad vs AJ, or 49 year old Hopkins vs Kovalev?

Ok let's put an end to this right quick because people here love misappropriate terms while ignoring their definitions. LOTS? Ok, name 12 professional athletes that in their 40s are having performances of their counterparts who are in their 30s..NATURALLY. Since you think there are "lots." Also while we are on the topic just curious where your expertise on later in life capabilities lies so "How Old Are You?" I'm 38 so I speak from experience on the physical decline. A fighter can have all of the experience in the world but if the body can't execute it none of that matters. Floyd could coast his way against many welter's but he's retiring because he knows he can't get the same out of his body and who has more experience than him in big fights currently active in the sport?

[GGG Gloveking]

Better shape? Maybe not. Better boxer? Yes.

Golovkin fans finding it hard to grasp that fighter can improve more than physically and become a better fighter overall in their 30s it seems.

He may be smarter, or more experienced, but I can't see a 35 year old man being better than he was at 28. At 28, I could run circles around what I could do at 35. I also don't think its fair to assess 28 year old GGG solely off one fight.

[Robbie Barrett]

He may be smarter, or more experienced, but I can't see a 35 year old man being better than he was at 28. At 28, I could run circles around what I could do at 35. I also don't think its fair to assess 28 year old GGG solely off one fight.

It's not fair to compare a fighter fighting C level fighters to A level either. Golovkin has improved technically and tactically from when he was in his 20s. He's a better fighter now than he was then. He also has a more knowledgeable team around him now than he did then. Age isn't everything.

[GGG Gloveking]

It's not fair to compare a fighter fighting C level fighters to A level either. Golovkin has improved technically and tactically from when he was in his 20s. He's a better fighter now than he was then. He also has a more knowledgeable team around him now than he did then. Age isn't everything.

We're not really comparing his competition, but rather GGG himself. How fast and quick was he then vs now. It's like Usain Bolt. We can see him run at 35 and tell he's not as fast as at 28, regardless who he taxes. Or Peyton Manning. We could see his deterioration in passing regardless who they played.

[Robbie Barrett]

We're not really comparing his competition, but rather GGG himself. How fast and quick was he then vs now. It's like Usain Bolt. We can see him run at 35 and tell he's not as fast as at 28, regardless who he taxes. Or Peyton Manning. We could see his deterioration in passing regardless who they played.

You should be able to see that he's all around a better fighter than he was in his 20s then, but you can't so i can't help you. This whole slowing down **** is all because he stepped up, if he was still fighting the Wade's and kncking them out we wouldn't be hearing it. It's all excuses because his fans just don't want to admit he isn't as good as they thought.

[GGG Gloveking]

You should be able to see that he's all around a better fighter than he was in his 20s then, but you can't so i can't help you. This whole slowing down **** is all because he stepped up, if he was still fighting the Wade's and kncking them out we wouldn't be hearing it. It's all excuses because his fans just don't want to admit he isn't as good as they thought.

And you should be smart enough to know that a man at 35 is not in his physical prime, that he is slipping, but you can't so I can't help you either. How many professional athletes remain in any game after their 35th Bday? Not many.

Have you turned 35?

[Robbie Barrett]

And you should be smart enough to know that a man at 35 is not in his physical prime, that he is slipping, but you can't so I can't help you either. How many professional athletes remain in any game after their 35th Bday? Not many.

Have you turned 35?

Boxing isn't like other sports. I don't know why you keep comparing. Technical and mental ability is just as important as physical ability. You too ****** man.

[GGG Gloveking]

Boxing isn't like other sports. I don't know why you keep comparing. Technical and mental ability is just as important as physical ability. You too ****** man.

Ok then, since boxing has some fountain of youth other sports dont, how many fighter stay in the ring at top level past 35? If technical and mental ability are rated as high as you claim, Floyd should still be fighting.

[stuff jones]

It's not fair to compare a fighter fighting C level fighters to A level either. Golovkin has improved technically and tactically from when he was in his 20s. He's a better fighter now than he was then. He also has a more knowledgeable team around him now than he did then. Age isn't everything.

Name the pressure fighters who were at their peaks at 35. I'll wait.

[Robbie Barrett]

Ok then, since boxing has some fountain of youth other sports dont, how many fighter stay in the ring at top level past 35? If technical and mental ability are rated as high as you claim, Floyd should still be fighting.

Other fighters usually turn pro at a far younger age. Their technical and mental ability does too because of this. Golovkin didn't turn pro until his mid twenties. He was still learning while in his so called "physical prime", he also didn't have world class trainer and team. He's technical and mental ability is far superior to what it was in his 20s and outweighs what he could have lost physically. You're too ****** man.