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It doesn't seem like GGG will be fighting for the rest of the year. It's getting late and there is no stir in who his next opponent could be. Also, if he never gets to fight Canelo again, he'll most likely end his career fighting bums. I Hope this isn't the case but either way he had a good run. RIP GGG / poor investment for DAZN...Last edited by ReggieKray; 07-31-2019, 06:36 AM.Comment
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canelo told ggg to get a belt. now ggg will have a belt if he beats derev. dazn used his own words against him but i doubt he cares about being called a liarComment
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Canelo-GGG will not happen, EVER. Move on.Comment
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He absolutely has more, possibly considerably more, than one major clash left in the tank, at least in pure physical terms, with desire being another matter. The reality is that despite being 37, Golovkin is at least several years behind his physical age in boxing years. This is why I can't help but grin and chuckle whenever someone broaches the subject of age discrepancy between he and Canelo, or the notion of Canelo attempting to run down the clock and age out G as a credible threat. Putting aside whatever truth--or lack thereof--there is to all of that, there is a tendency (not among hardcores, but certainly everyone else) to forget that Canelo opted for the Pacquiao path and went pro at 15, at which point he had by all accounts already been thrashing men thrice his age in the amateurs (and maybe "outside" them too) for god knows however long. At 14 he beat all the teeth out of a homeless man for laughing at the color of his shoes for god's sake! Just kidding, but what a hoot! You love the idea.
Anyway, that in contrast to GGG's pro launch at 24 coming off a much longer amateur incubation per the common eastern Euro template. Going off the conventional wisdom that the pros take a considerably higher toll than amateurs--because it's simply ****ing true--even if much of that early pro going, at least for the chosen ones like these two, is just steamrolling an endless lineup of soup kitchen winos while catching nary a scratch...one can reasonably deduce Canelo actually has more "city miles" than Gennady, to quote MIB III (for which I apologize). Or, at least enough to mitigate the 8 year age gap in terms of actual condition, which is the main point here - the physical disparity between the two even accounting for age is less than some would like to think. Things like the knee, vs nothing of note (apparent at least) physically on G's end tend to bear this out (Don't worry, Saul can afford the finest stem cell therapy/clandestine biomedical witchcraft money can buy...dont expect that leg to disintegrate any time soon).
This is definitely neither a salad toss for Golovkin or a dig at Canelo--I like both--(Imagine that!!), but just how I see the reality of the situation, so if that is anyone's kneejerk interpretation of this 4 AM screed (it is, inevitably), just take my word you're mistaken and skip the accusation. But yes, bottom line, plenty more left in the tank for "old chief Golovkin", who looks better than must ****ing 25 year olds I know, if and only if he wants it, which I suspect is a no.
/essayLast edited by Sweet Scions; 08-02-2019, 04:10 AM.Comment
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GGG looks way slower than before means he past his prime while canelo still in his prime. This is most important factorComment
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