Martinez could have possibly outworked Canelo. I would confidently pick Canelo to win if he had better cardio and didn't fight in spurts. I think Canelo would have dropped Sergio with the shots he landed on GGG.
Golovkin on the other hand would have stopped Martinez late. Martinez had faster feet than Canelo, but wasn't a hard target to hit. His defense relied on his feet. Canelo is more of a complete defensive fighter than Martinez, he could use his feet, duck and slip punches a lot better. That's why he had success against GGG that I can't see Martinez having.
Martinez also didn't have no where near as good of a chin as Canelo. Martinez would win the early rounds, but GGG would close the distance and batter Martinez to a late stoppage, dropping multiple times along the way. He's smaller and only fought at 160 because 154 didn't have good fights for him.
I love Martinez, but he's retired and now people want to overrate him and say he whoops the two best middleweights currently. He didn't even always look dominant when he was fighting guys who were the same level of opponents Golovkin was destroying. He was a great athlete and an exciting fighter, but he wasn't an ATG who could be a champ in any era.
Golovkin on the other hand would have stopped Martinez late. Martinez had faster feet than Canelo, but wasn't a hard target to hit. His defense relied on his feet. Canelo is more of a complete defensive fighter than Martinez, he could use his feet, duck and slip punches a lot better. That's why he had success against GGG that I can't see Martinez having.
Martinez also didn't have no where near as good of a chin as Canelo. Martinez would win the early rounds, but GGG would close the distance and batter Martinez to a late stoppage, dropping multiple times along the way. He's smaller and only fought at 160 because 154 didn't have good fights for him.
I love Martinez, but he's retired and now people want to overrate him and say he whoops the two best middleweights currently. He didn't even always look dominant when he was fighting guys who were the same level of opponents Golovkin was destroying. He was a great athlete and an exciting fighter, but he wasn't an ATG who could be a champ in any era.
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