Should Gennady Golovkin be in the top 10 P4P?

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  1. Doopster

    Doopster Active Member Full Member

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    How can Canelo be number 10 by the RING.
     
  2. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because isnt the ring essentially owned by GB?
     
  3. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Last four fights:
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    His victories over Trout and Lara are far better and more significant than all of Golovkin's 5 best combined (Geale, Macklin, Rubio, Proksa, Rosado...?). And then beyond that, Alvarez has the advantage when you add up all the "lesser fringe-contender"-types that they've faced.
     
  4. Doopster

    Doopster Active Member Full Member

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    A loss doesnt count if you dont even come close to winning.
    And the fact most had Lara winning doesnt give him many points for that win.

    I got GGG above Canelo easily.
     
  5. HerolGee

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    ggg>canelo.


    he is top ten, but not top five.
     
  6. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Does manner of victory count for nothing though? GGG demolished his opponents wheras Canelo won close decisions
     
  7. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Spot On!:happy
     
  8. Tancred

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    No(t) (yet).
     
  10. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Good post. :good
     
  11. RobertV77

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    You got. It doesnt count for much.
     
  12. Bollywooden

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    Did you see Angulo's last fight? did you see Trout's? he barely beat Trout and Lara and what's the point in including a loss?

    Golovkin's been putting his opponents away inside 3 rounds.
     
  13. freedom2013

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    77% say yes! :good
     
  14. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    he may not have fought the best in his division but who he has faced he has beaten them alot more convincingly then anyone else.. that to me warrants a top 10 p4p ranking
     
  15. Sugah Jay

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    :good