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Last September we all witnessed Canelo drastically change his fighting style by fighting off his back foot. It caught everyone off guard including GGG. In the early rounds Canelo looked to be controlling the match with his amazing hand speed and combinations he was letting off in the center of the ring. He kept beating GGG to the punch and he gained confidence as he made the Kazakhstan fighter look slow. It wasn't till Canelo got caught by a right hook when his confidence got the best of him and he taunted Golovkin by purposely putting himself against the ropes, it was then that the match turned as Canelo got on his bicycle. He did not want to be caught again. (who would) Canelo did roll with the punches very well and minimized the effect the hits had. I believe Canelo did a decent job at boxing while going backwards however that is what ruined his image, talking all that smack before the match and he was the one getting backed up as Golovkin applied the pressure.
In my opinion all the trash talk Canelo did before the match was all tactics to hype Golovkin up thinking they were gonna have themselves a slugfest just to pull a fast one on him and use a boxing style no one expected to see. It completely caught Golovkin off guard and it showed. It took a couple of rounds but Golovkin made the adjustment he needed or else we would of seen him trying load up all night and keep missing like he did in the early rounds looking like a slow old man. After the adjustment Gennady established his jab, applied pressure and controlled the pace at times trapping Canelo in the corners. Canelo had no answer for this adjustment it only caused him to move around the ring even more letting off combination to fight off Golovkin when he trapped him in the corners. If Canelo would of kept Gennady in the middle of the ring throughout the fight things would of been much different that's where Canelo had the most success because he does have faster hands and better upper body movement but lacks the stamina to stay consistent. Both fighters showcased their talent no doubt Canelo with his incredible hand speed to counter Golovkin and Golovkin showing his amazing iron chin and relentless pressure. It was a incredible match, can't wait to see it again. As far as the rematch goes there are a variety of things that will change from both corners changes I believe will give us a real treat.
May of last year I certainly gave Golovkin the edge for good reason. I did not see a way Canelo could win, in none of his previous bouts did he show the ability to move his feet. Before last September Canelo consistently planted his feet when he lets off his blazing fast combinations, for that reason I saw him losing the match. We now know Golovkin can walk through Canelo's biggest hits and keep coming forward so in short Canelo did not show how he could land his attacks then use his feet to get him away from danger but boy did he prove me wrong when they finally faced off. With that said I believe Canelo will come in to the rematch using the same boxing style but this time around it will be far more refined he has shown fight after fight that he can drastically improve his skill and now that he knows his opponent and has had 12 rounds to study him Canelo will be far more dangerous and elusive.
(Side note to everyone saying Canelo looked like Mayweather this past September, please stop he is nowhere near that level. At least not yet)
The Question now is how will the kazakhstan fighter treat this next match, will he once again come in and try to have a "Mexican Style" match with an opponent that has already made him look slow when he loads up and misses? I doubt Golovkin is that naive.
Let's rewind back to October 2015 Gennady made his PPV debut against IBF Middleweight Champion David Lemeuix. Very little people know that Lemeuix is in fact a harder puncher than Gennady. Gennady knew this going into the fight so how does he handle it, instead of using his usual brawling style with a bigger puncher than himself he instead chose to box him and destroyed Lemeuix. Lots of boxing fans however criticized Golovkin because he was not able to box in a similar fashion with Brooks or with Jacobs and didn't show that same dominance as he did with Lemeuix. All of this is indeed Golovkin fault but not for the reasons you would think. It was all done for the "Big Drama Show" as Golovkin likes to say. Both Brooks and Jacobs had great exchanges with Golovkin. We all saw Gennady take some huge shots as he returned his own, He would walk through hell to be able to land his shots, we even saw Gennady do this with Canelo. So why does GGG take the abuse? it's very simple he did not respect their power. Now back to Lemeuix, in case you guys did not pay attention go back and look at that match, not once did Golovkin put himself in a bad position, not once did he try to come in on Lemeuix without having the advantage first. Golovkin did not take unnecessary abuse. He dictated the match with his jab and only used power shots at appropriate times witch ultimately led to a one sided match naming Golovkin the victor by TKO. Lemeuix is the only Boxer I've seen that Gennady was not willing to exchange with or leave himself vulnerable to that in itself should be a testament to Lemeuix's power. What I want you to take from this is how Gennady used his boxing skills to destroy I bigger puncher than himself. The boxing IQ Gennady possess is amazing this is why once again I give him the edge in the rematch. However this will be no easy fight against the great red headed Canelo. Golovkin needs to come in disciplined ready to have a boxing match not a slug fest, he has outstanding boxing abilities witch he has shown in many boxing matches, this will ultimately be the deciding factor. Now if GGG comes in to face Canelo as disciplined as he was with Lemeuix how will Canelo handle it? We know that if necessary Golovkin can make adjustments we saw this in their first match Canelo however not so much.
My prediction when Canelo and Gennady meet again we will be seeing a tactical boxing match from the start there will be no fireworks early no risks from either side. This favors Golovkin who is far more composed and disciplined. When Canelo faced off with Mayweather, Canelo noticeably became frustrated not being able to catch Mayweather and began making mistakes. It's questionable if Canelo has improved this since no other opponent has pushed him to that level a level he will indeed be pushed to come May. So what happens if Canelo gets frustrated and begins to make mistakes, he will be met by Golovkin's power. Depending on how well Canelo takes this will be the turning point of the match. I see it going one of two ways Canelo holds up clinches and gets on his bicycle when he recovers resulting in a decision win majority decision for Golovkin. The other way is what I wish will happen and that is when Canelo is met with Golovkin's power he will get knockedown not out more of a flash knockdown this will cause Canelo to throw caution to the wind and this gentleman will give us the fight we want with possible knockdowns from both sides and both fighters having a equal chance at the win.
I wrote this with no prejudice against any fighter but as a fan of boxing that admires the skill both of these fighters. If you don't agree with my prediction that's perfectly fine we can debate on to why you think it will play out the way you say. We are all fans of the sport no need for rude comments everyone is welcomed to voice their opinion. So let's hear them.
In my opinion all the trash talk Canelo did before the match was all tactics to hype Golovkin up thinking they were gonna have themselves a slugfest just to pull a fast one on him and use a boxing style no one expected to see. It completely caught Golovkin off guard and it showed. It took a couple of rounds but Golovkin made the adjustment he needed or else we would of seen him trying load up all night and keep missing like he did in the early rounds looking like a slow old man. After the adjustment Gennady established his jab, applied pressure and controlled the pace at times trapping Canelo in the corners. Canelo had no answer for this adjustment it only caused him to move around the ring even more letting off combination to fight off Golovkin when he trapped him in the corners. If Canelo would of kept Gennady in the middle of the ring throughout the fight things would of been much different that's where Canelo had the most success because he does have faster hands and better upper body movement but lacks the stamina to stay consistent. Both fighters showcased their talent no doubt Canelo with his incredible hand speed to counter Golovkin and Golovkin showing his amazing iron chin and relentless pressure. It was a incredible match, can't wait to see it again. As far as the rematch goes there are a variety of things that will change from both corners changes I believe will give us a real treat.
May of last year I certainly gave Golovkin the edge for good reason. I did not see a way Canelo could win, in none of his previous bouts did he show the ability to move his feet. Before last September Canelo consistently planted his feet when he lets off his blazing fast combinations, for that reason I saw him losing the match. We now know Golovkin can walk through Canelo's biggest hits and keep coming forward so in short Canelo did not show how he could land his attacks then use his feet to get him away from danger but boy did he prove me wrong when they finally faced off. With that said I believe Canelo will come in to the rematch using the same boxing style but this time around it will be far more refined he has shown fight after fight that he can drastically improve his skill and now that he knows his opponent and has had 12 rounds to study him Canelo will be far more dangerous and elusive.
(Side note to everyone saying Canelo looked like Mayweather this past September, please stop he is nowhere near that level. At least not yet)
The Question now is how will the kazakhstan fighter treat this next match, will he once again come in and try to have a "Mexican Style" match with an opponent that has already made him look slow when he loads up and misses? I doubt Golovkin is that naive.
Let's rewind back to October 2015 Gennady made his PPV debut against IBF Middleweight Champion David Lemeuix. Very little people know that Lemeuix is in fact a harder puncher than Gennady. Gennady knew this going into the fight so how does he handle it, instead of using his usual brawling style with a bigger puncher than himself he instead chose to box him and destroyed Lemeuix. Lots of boxing fans however criticized Golovkin because he was not able to box in a similar fashion with Brooks or with Jacobs and didn't show that same dominance as he did with Lemeuix. All of this is indeed Golovkin fault but not for the reasons you would think. It was all done for the "Big Drama Show" as Golovkin likes to say. Both Brooks and Jacobs had great exchanges with Golovkin. We all saw Gennady take some huge shots as he returned his own, He would walk through hell to be able to land his shots, we even saw Gennady do this with Canelo. So why does GGG take the abuse? it's very simple he did not respect their power. Now back to Lemeuix, in case you guys did not pay attention go back and look at that match, not once did Golovkin put himself in a bad position, not once did he try to come in on Lemeuix without having the advantage first. Golovkin did not take unnecessary abuse. He dictated the match with his jab and only used power shots at appropriate times witch ultimately led to a one sided match naming Golovkin the victor by TKO. Lemeuix is the only Boxer I've seen that Gennady was not willing to exchange with or leave himself vulnerable to that in itself should be a testament to Lemeuix's power. What I want you to take from this is how Gennady used his boxing skills to destroy I bigger puncher than himself. The boxing IQ Gennady possess is amazing this is why once again I give him the edge in the rematch. However this will be no easy fight against the great red headed Canelo. Golovkin needs to come in disciplined ready to have a boxing match not a slug fest, he has outstanding boxing abilities witch he has shown in many boxing matches, this will ultimately be the deciding factor. Now if GGG comes in to face Canelo as disciplined as he was with Lemeuix how will Canelo handle it? We know that if necessary Golovkin can make adjustments we saw this in their first match Canelo however not so much.
My prediction when Canelo and Gennady meet again we will be seeing a tactical boxing match from the start there will be no fireworks early no risks from either side. This favors Golovkin who is far more composed and disciplined. When Canelo faced off with Mayweather, Canelo noticeably became frustrated not being able to catch Mayweather and began making mistakes. It's questionable if Canelo has improved this since no other opponent has pushed him to that level a level he will indeed be pushed to come May. So what happens if Canelo gets frustrated and begins to make mistakes, he will be met by Golovkin's power. Depending on how well Canelo takes this will be the turning point of the match. I see it going one of two ways Canelo holds up clinches and gets on his bicycle when he recovers resulting in a decision win majority decision for Golovkin. The other way is what I wish will happen and that is when Canelo is met with Golovkin's power he will get knockedown not out more of a flash knockdown this will cause Canelo to throw caution to the wind and this gentleman will give us the fight we want with possible knockdowns from both sides and both fighters having a equal chance at the win.
I wrote this with no prejudice against any fighter but as a fan of boxing that admires the skill both of these fighters. If you don't agree with my prediction that's perfectly fine we can debate on to why you think it will play out the way you say. We are all fans of the sport no need for rude comments everyone is welcomed to voice their opinion. So let's hear them.
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