I should mention I’m not a GGG hater, but objectively looking they’re competition is similar with GGG having a slight edge, but Wilder finishing all his opponents
Wilder is great for the casual. I am also entertained with his brawling and one punch knockout power but does make you cringe if you have a technical eye.
Wilder is a loud mouth, trashing the boxers that came before him, rather than learning from them.
He did fight a hi risk / low reward fight, so props for that.
Golovkin does not posses one punch knockout power like Wilder so he needs skill to assist in beating opponents down and winning by tko. He does not proclaim to be the next coming of Jesus like Wilder does. Instead, he has class and is respectful.
Golovkin presses the action so is a delight for the casual and hardcore/technical fan alike. If only he had a dance partner like Ortiz that was willing to stand and trade with him.
On a footnote:
I think Hearn will delay Joshua vs Wilder for two reasons. The no brainer is the fight will get bigger if it is delayed and the less obvious Joshua seems to learn and improve after every fight whereas Wilder has the 'get out of jail free card' with his right hand and doesn't appear to obviously improve after every fight.
Established himself as the best middle in the world. Beat the number two who was on a knockout streak. Retained he's title against the biggest star in boxing, winning the fight in the eyes of the consensus, training for the rematch I believe. Not as impressive as having life and death with a man who'd never beaten a top five fighter in he's own division? Not as impressive as being behind and nearly stopped against an old man with high blood pressure whos failed more than one drug test? 🤔
ggg could barely out box Jacobs and Ouma, even little Kell Brook was up on every judges score card up until the stoppage, Canelo busted up his face pretty bad as well and arguably won.
Meanwhile
Ouma-Multiple losses
Jacobs-Out cold
Brook-Close fight with Porter, stopped by Spence
Lemieux-Stopped by Alcine & Rubio
Even Murray got out boxed by Arthur Abraham lol
GGG was actually ahead on all scorecards in the Ouma fight before knocking him out.
Brook was not ahead on all judge cards in his GGG fight. Two were draw and one were one point up on him.
Canelo didn't bust up his face, stop lying.
Jacobs was not out cold against Pirog.
Brook's close fight with Porter, that he won. Is that a bad thing?
Against Spence he was up on all judges' scorecards.
Alcine didn't stop Lemieux.
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