GGG - straight up and down, no special effects, basic fighter

[HanzGruber]

You're making my point. So the question is why then is 3G, a guy that is not even levels above Provo as you're saying here, is asked to fight Andre SOG Ward p4p #2 at 178?

ruslan could do it, golovkin should have too

[Larry the boss]

Floyd without his reflexes would still be a pretty damn good fighter. We've seen him without them for the last 5 years or so. Even without reflexes, Floyd was a master boxer. That's why he's great afterall. There's been numerous boxers with great reflexes that have never sniffed Floyd's success.

Even in his decline his reflex's were cat like..thats his gift

[Prince Madison]

37-0!!!!!!!

[RussB23]

How is he basic? Hes got layers to his game. Anyone who says he is doesnt know **** about boxing, jacobs is also just very good and has gotten better over the years. When you put 2 of the best guys in the ring together its gonna be competitive most of the time.

[therealpugilist]

Was Floyd right? Because that's what he looked like last night.

Basic, no head movement, straight up and down basic fighter.

of course he is right

GGG is a very good fighter

technically sound, doesnt do anything great...he is good at cutting off the ring but he has trouble punching WITH his opponents and often wait their combinations out.

do I feel like Im watching someone SPECIAL...NO


Jones, whitaker, Pep, Wilfredo Gomez, Ray Leonard, Mayweather were special....they also proved it vs the best of their respective era's

With GGG i just always saw a very good fighter, knocking out decent fighters but no elite fighters....not a special fighter knocking out good competition...BIG DIFFERENCE

GGG is not on that level....he is more of the kelly Pavlik, Taylor, Martinez level....not Hagler, Monzon, or Grebs level.

[j.razor]

Thats like saying Floyd without his reflex's would be basic

No, because Floyd has more attributes than reflex so that does not apply.

[Kagami Taiga]

Even in his decline his reflex's were cat like..thats his gift

Eh. I've watched every Floyd fight. His last 4 or 5 fights starting with Mosely, they were virtually gone. Not sharp, very imprecise. He started fighting much more out of the high guard, using distance and timing. It's the reason he's still standing and RJJ is RJJ.

[The Problem Child]

Then why wont floyd fight him? Simple, right? If he is not special, why not fight him? Hehe. At 154, the weight he fought Cotto at.

[Szef]

A typical post big fight thread on NSB...

Come June, when he knocks BJS out, Golovkin will be the GOAT to some and a bum to others again.

Ya'll make me laugh.

[al-Xander]

ruslan could do it, golovkin should have too

In other words you just cherrypick whichever suits your agenda. I see.