Golovkin got really hyped for beating bums like Lemieux and Murray and 99% of the time, opponents worse than them.
When he fought Jacobs, I could forgive that he seemed clueless, he had never fought a good opponent before and Jacobs was new territory. While we could easily see that Golovkin would never be as good as Dmitry Pirog, he did manage to knock Jacobs down once, which was an okay feat.
It's also okay that Brook dominated Golovkin until he got stopped and then afterward got completely dominated by Spence, as Spence is the future of boxing and would KO Brook and Golovkin on the same night.
However, there is absolutely no excuse for him to look so bad against Canelo... Canelo who:
1 - Lost every round to Mayweather.
2 - Has fought midgets his entire career.
3 - Lost to Trout and Lara.
4 - Barely beat a shot old Cotto.
On paper, a fighter with Golovkin's power would steamroll Canelo. Yet the fight was basically just Golovkin plodding around, following Canelo while taking one powershot to the head after another... Golovkin was so painfully slow and I feared he would collapse from the target practice he was allowing Canelo to play with his head...
If anyone thinks that Golovkin is one of the best fighters in the world, then go suck your dad.
When he fought Jacobs, I could forgive that he seemed clueless, he had never fought a good opponent before and Jacobs was new territory. While we could easily see that Golovkin would never be as good as Dmitry Pirog, he did manage to knock Jacobs down once, which was an okay feat.
It's also okay that Brook dominated Golovkin until he got stopped and then afterward got completely dominated by Spence, as Spence is the future of boxing and would KO Brook and Golovkin on the same night.
However, there is absolutely no excuse for him to look so bad against Canelo... Canelo who:
1 - Lost every round to Mayweather.
2 - Has fought midgets his entire career.
3 - Lost to Trout and Lara.
4 - Barely beat a shot old Cotto.
On paper, a fighter with Golovkin's power would steamroll Canelo. Yet the fight was basically just Golovkin plodding around, following Canelo while taking one powershot to the head after another... Golovkin was so painfully slow and I feared he would collapse from the target practice he was allowing Canelo to play with his head...
If anyone thinks that Golovkin is one of the best fighters in the world, then go suck your dad.
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