Floyd vs. PAC? I'm not a huge fmj or PAC fan. Nothing against them, both are great legendary fighters, and the fight would still interest me of course even though they are getting close to overripe. I just wonder how many others would be more excited about a GGG vs. Ward fight?
That would be hugely entertaining, but I think less competitive. Froch wouldn't have the tools to keep GGG from tagging him hard, and Froch would be frustrated pretty quick when it turned into GGG's fight.
I would rather see Floyd vs Pac for the good of the sport as a whole, but also because I think Ward would beat Golovkin with much less trouble than many seem to envision. Ward-Kovalev on the other hand... :smoke
Thats funny, I see GGG beating Ward , but Ward beating Kovalev. GGG just seems rock solid and balanced for the inside wrestling game, and Kovalev seems a little too uncoordinated and gangly. I think Ward smothers and clinches kov, but gets hurt by GGG.
When it comes to a fighter of Ward's caliber, I think the difference between Kovalev and Golovkin comes down to size. He's bigger than GGG; he's smaller than Kovalev. I think that shows in both fights. I think Golovkin is more skilled than Kovalev, but Kovalev being naturally bigger and much stronger makes him a more serious threat to Ward in my eyes. In fact I'd probably peg Kovalev as a slight favorite over Ward, but I honestly think GGG is best suited for middleweight and that's where he should stay.
These are my two most wanted fights. But Pacweather takes precedence. Others that are desired: Terrence Crawford - Mikey Garcia Wilder - Fury Maidana - Provodnikov Cotto - Canelo Rigondeaux - Lomachenko Kovalev - Broner
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't GGG and Ward have almost exactly the same functional weight. Don't they both rehydrate to the 170-5 range?
GGG vs Ward. I think Pacquiao isn't what he once was whereas GGG and Ward are both prime. I don't think Ward is as good as Floyd and I think right now GGG is more of a monster than Pacquiao so GGG vs Ward is a closer match up than Pac vs Floyd. Also Pac vs Floyd should have happened years ago, if it happened now I think it would just be a huge let down and make me wonder what might have been if they had fought back around 2010.
Yeah. Where these 3 guys are concerned, it's definitely a case of a good big guy beating a good wee guy Froch GGG would be a mismatch. GGG's in a different league altogether. Froch's size and toughness would just allow him to take a terrible beating. After all the wars Carl's given us over the years, he doesn't deserve to go out like that :hat
I can see both turning into dominations But Ward and Golovkin have styles that mesh together for a more entertaining fight I figure However, for the sake of the sport as a whole Floyd and Manny must happen or it will go down as a big joke Ward and Golovkin are closer to their primes and are p4p type fighters. Only black mark on the fight is Golovkins moving up and Wards lay off