Golovkin's last few fights.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Has Golovkin looked beatable in his last few fights because of age, or because he's finally fighting guys who aren't total bums?
     
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  2. BCS8

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    Uh, loaded question much?

    His competition (Jacobs,Canelo) is better, but he's also older. Not to say the other guys he fought were bums though.
     
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  3. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    hes beaten decent opposition before those 2. not bums.
     
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  4. Alphafighter

    Alphafighter Active Member banned Full Member

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    Both. Father time waits for no one in this sport. Pressure fighters don't age well as slick boxers.
     
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  5. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In his last four fights he has lost a total of 12 rounds on everyone's cards outside of Vegas.

    He is doing ok, legacy not tarnished by Vegas crooks.
     
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  6. cleglue1

    cleglue1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Preach!
     
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  7. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    GG looked bad or old against Jacbos and Canelo, then looked like a prime beast against Vanes than looked old again against Canelo, You do the math it's not that hard....
     
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  8. Cafe

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    On the other hand he looked average against Brook and Wade.
     
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  9. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No one who crosses the 35 year old barrier looks better than he was. GGG looked like his age against Canelo
     
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  10. kk17

    kk17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he is definitely not prime anymore GGG was in his prime from 2010 until 2015
     
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  11. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought he has looked better against better opposition. Was able to beat Canelo pressuring him to the ropes or standing on the outside in the centre of the ring countering him. He fought a bigger athletic puncher in Jacobs, dropped him and saw out a hard fought contest.

    If anything, he's shown he was better in those fights than any previous, that's said fights always end up closer at top level, KOs stand to diminish - it happens with all boxers.
     
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  12. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Stepping up the level of comp. Anyone can look like the second coming koing cans like Wade and Rosado. But to dominate or KO an elite fighter like Canelo now that's a different story and you saw that when GGG fought him. GGG fighting cans for the majority of his career did him no favors when it was time to step up in class he failed.
     
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  13. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Who could he have fought to put that right ?? Bearing in mind he is a middleweight, no jumping up in weight, I want your opinion on who at 160 could he have fought !
     
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  14. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    From the dawn of the century guys have moved through weight classes to get better fights.

    Of all the talk GGG gave about being willing to fight everybody from 154 -168 , he still has yet to leave 160.

    He waited and waited until guys moved up to him , cos he was never wanted and will never want to move up and fight guys in a higher division.
     
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  15. BCS8

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    And yet Ward wanted no part of him at 168
     
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