could Triple G handle the big boys at 168??????

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  1. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    I don't have any problem seeing him mix it right to very top. Remember it's only one division, and there's plenty of precedence for a top fighter moving up a division or two.

    He would probably be giving away 10-12 lbs on the night, but I think his power's easily sufficient, and we've seen him hit solidly a number of times now almost without a flinch. If there was a real big puncher at 168 (like Stevenson B4 he moved up) it might be more of a concern, but I don't really think there'd be much outmuscling going on.

    Froch is a fight I'd love to be made down the line, but one I could see Gena winning, even if it went the distance, I think Golovkin outboxes Froch any day of the week.

    Ward of course is a different matter, and in this case the extra size, and the use Ward would make of it to smother and tie up Gennady could make the difference. At the moment I'd have to pick ward to win, though I absolutely see it going all 12.
     
  2. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can't see him beating Ward or Froch but he is a very decent fighter who also narrowly beat Dirrell in the amateurs.
     
  3. BigBone

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    The greatest thing Pacquiao ever pulled was convincing the public & opposition he's too small. In reality, smaller the fighter, smaller the target, lighter he is, faster and more mobile the chap in the ring, and that's exactly how Pac pushed **** in at higher divisions.

    GGG definitely has that Pacquiaoesque quality of tearing ****, just with less intensity and more ring IQ. Sure, both of them can be hit, both of them can be leaned on and both of them fight at a physical disadvantage that's why the disbelief in certain fights, yet it wasn't Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Joshua Clottey, Ricky Hatton or Antonio Margarito that beat him, but a career featherweight that went through bloody hell to get to him.

    The best fighter to beat GGG is a welterweight, and he's called Floyd Mayweather.
     
  4. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    I suspect not even Floyd himself would care to test that theory;)
     
  5. RobertV77

    RobertV77 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not sure but I know with near certainty that Froch would brutally knock out the undersized and limited competition that GGG has faced. I would tune in for Froch/GGG but I would prefer to see GGG take on the best in his division first.
     
  6. BigBone

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    Froch would brutally knock out Darnell Boone too. :yep