GGG's Style Never Ages Well... it's a miracle he's a champ at 37

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Name another great fighter with his forward pressure style that's still champion at 37?


it's very difficult. Tyson, JCC, Frazier etc were all done by the time they were in their early 30's. guys like Hagler and Tszyu quit in their early 30's too.


dude's had like 350 amature fights too.

[sunny31]

Every case is different, I dont think you can compare fighters today to yester year, advancements in nutrition, information, ped use all play a factor.

Another thing to factor in is he went pro relatively late and had a lot of early nights coming through the levels = less wear and tear. Through no fault of his own, his competition was also very modest up to Kell Brook.

Hes also not just a pressure fighter, hes got more wrinkles to his game than that...although not as many as his super fans believe. Hes still a top fighter, I would have liked to have seen him tested more, for me he was never a p4p #1 type of talent as he was once anointed, more like a 5-10 type guy.. hes a problem for anyone in history, but all the elite guys who can take a shot and avoid shots, he would always have trouble with, and be in close fights with.

He has proven himself in the last few years and for me is a sure fire Hof'er. I think he has 2 or 3 good fights left in him, it would be great if one of those was against one of the young killers at 175...even if he loses, if he puts up a great fight it would be amazing. Also I want to see him fight someone where he isn't physically dominant

[IceTrayDaGang]

Name another great fighter with his forward pressure style that's still champion at 37?


it's very difficult. Tyson, JCC, Frazier etc were all done by the time they were in their early 30's. guys like Hagler and Tszyu quit in their early 30's too.


dude's had like 350 amature fights too.

really now???? as if manny pac dont exist???!!! and he's 40 going into 41 by the way... stop making excuses man.

before all this happen, i heard that ggg has good defense, good boxing fundamental, and then now yall coming up with every excuses yall can think of lol!!!

what's next? that was ggg's twin brother last saturday and that wasnt the real ggg in there? lmao!!!

[4truth]

really now???? as if manny pac dont exist???!!! and he's 40 going into 41 by the way... stop making excuses man.

before all this happen, i heard that ggg has good defense, good boxing fundamental, and then now yall coming up with every excuses yall can think of lol!!!

what's next? that was ggg's twin brother last saturday and that wasnt the real ggg in there? lmao!!!

Pac barely resembles his former self. He’s still good but so is Golovkin, just not AS good. Are you blind or feigning blindness?

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really now???? as if manny pac dont exist???!!! and he's 40 going into 41 by the way... stop making excuses man.

before all this happen, i heard that ggg has good defense, good boxing fundamental, and then now yall coming up with every excuses yall can think of lol!!!

what's next? that was ggg's twin brother last saturday and that wasnt the real ggg in there? lmao!!!

Pac's style ages slightly better. He's a quickness based dart in and out fighter. like RJJ who hit his wall at 38. He's not a face first brawler.


However, forward aggression and toughness fighters age the worst. Look at Maidana now.

[tophat1]

Name another great fighter with his forward pressure style that's still champion at 37?


it's very difficult. Tyson, JCC, Frazier etc were all done by the time they were in their early 30's. guys like Hagler and Tszyu quit in their early 30's too.


dude's had like 350 amature fights too.

Thats a good point, pressure fighters dont age that well.

[New England]

Every case is different, I dont think you can compare fighters today to yester year, advancements in nutrition, information, ped use all play a factor.

Another thing to factor in is he went pro relatively late and had a lot of early nights coming through the levels = less wear and tear. Through no fault of his own, his competition was also very modest up to Kell Brook.

Hes also not just a pressure fighter, hes got more wrinkles to his game than that...although not as many as his super fans believe. Hes still a top fighter, I would have liked to have seen him tested more, for me he was never a p4p #1 type of talent as he was once anointed, more like a 5-10 type guy.. hes a problem for anyone in history, but all the elite guys who can take a shot and avoid shots, he would always have trouble with, and be in close fights with.

He has proven himself in the last few years and for me is a sure fire Hof'er. I think he has 2 or 3 good fights left in him, it would be great if one of those was against one of the young killers at 175...even if he loses, if he puts up a great fight it would be amazing. Also I want to see him fight someone where he isn't physically dominant

golovkin would get absolutely destroyed at 175 lbs against a young fighter. hell, david benavidez would knock him out. he'd look incredibly ordinary.

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another guy in MMA is someone like Cain Velasquez. he was out of his prime by 31

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golovkin would get absolutely destroyed at 175 lbs against a young fighter. hell, david benavidez would knock him out. he'd look incredibly ordinary.

i'm not so sure. he's noticeably slow.

if his power didn't diminish then he should be able to match up with the bigger weight class better due to his chin and toughness.

they won't have as much quickness on him.


this is one of the reasons for Pac's success later in his career. He's fighting slower guys than JMM

[IceTrayDaGang]

Pac barely resembles his former self. He’s still good but so is Golovkin, just not AS good. Are you blind or feigning blindness?

in his younger days, he was more ruthless than ggg!!! he was the definition of come forward! he took way more damage than ggg in his early days. and he's still able to compete at the top level even at 40. that was my point.