Rubio is a solid challenger.

KO's don't always come. Rubio is seasoned enough and has an iron chin, he may very well go the distance win or lose.

 

To me the anti GGG v pro GGG debates are even more hypocritical than the Mayweather v Pacquiao debates.

The GGG haters say Golovkin needs to move up to seek bigger challenges when he hasn't even come close to clearing out a division, whereas Ward resides one division north and has beaten number 2,3 and 4 (Froch, Kessler & Abraham) yet he doesn't need to move up? :huh

And if he did, is Ward not dragging up a fighter from a lower weight class, the same as they accuse Golovkin of doing?

 

Don't forget the Mayweather is ducking Rubio

 

If Golovkin had continued to face the likes of Adama throughout the course of the past year, then yeah...the haters would have a case. But facing two rated contenders in a row is a perfectly acceptable course of action to take. We've been waiting for him to face contenders on a consistent basis. He's now doing so. As long as that trend continues, I fail to see how anyone can really complain about his choice of opposition while he waits to land a unification fight.

 

IB great analysis as usual

I thought Chavez clearly dominated Rubio but it was tough

I expect him to batter Rubio like Pavlik did, if this gets past 9 I'll be surprised

If he Jantuahs him that would be a statement.

I agree Rubio has fought massive punchers and will fight with less restraint than Macklin and Geale showed but that may hasten the end

I do think awe may see a complete defensive performance here

 

Very true

 

:good And I had no problem with the Adama fight being he fights 3 to 4 times a year. If he only fought once or twice a year and that was the caliber of opponent then that is an issue, but it's not as if GGG tried to sham people into thinking it was a big fight either.

 

Rubio is a solid challenger for a 22 year old prospect not a 32 y/o eight year pro.

 

Why would it be a statement if Rubio was already Jantuah'd??

Raise the bar gg fans.

Ya'll treat Golovkin like he's wearing a dress.

 

rubio won't go past 5 rounds.

is that a fair statement?

 

Given the options available, this is the best fight that can be made right now...

This guy has a nice, active jab that he uses to set up a HEAVY, educated right hand that he can land from various angles. He also has a sneaky, stun gun of a left hook that he suprises people with, once the right hand has been established. One negative is that he doesn't move all that much, and when he does it's almost always to create angles to punch from. Should be an entertaining fight and Golovkin gets props for taking the fight when he easily could have fought someone else.