Was Golovkin's punch power exposed in 2 fights (24 rounds) against Canelo Alvarez as lacking?

No, at the very highest level it's very hard to get KOs (especially in the divisions below HW). Often a big puncher KO everyone until top level opposition comes along, then we find out whether that guy can also box and compete tactically. What we saw was that Alvarez has a superb chin.

 

No.

Golovkin has always been a boxer that can punch. He also clearly hurt Canelo in the second fight.

Moreover, let's give Canelo credit, he demonstrated elite defence and a fantastic chin. He's twice the fighter at 160 that he was at lower weights, and I think that is because his body isnt struggling with dehydration anymore.

 

The juicing programme worked.

Insults aside, Clenelo has a A+++ chin.

Lets put him in with other punchers, Charlo and Jacobs to confirm it.

 

Not really. I thought Canelo’s defensive skills were very good. GGG didn’t really catch him with many eye catching punches at all.

What I would say is that GGG has a come forward, aggressive game, and his age showed because of his game. GGG is all about being explosive, consistently. It’s a young man’s game plan.

 

Good replies all round

 

Prime Lennox Lewis couldn't drop even once washed up Evander Holyfield in 24 rounds. Size difference between Lewis and Holyfield was HUGE and Lewis landed multiple power punches and combinations against Holyfield, yet Holyfield was never seriously hurt against Lewis. How many granite-cinned fighters did Lewis knock down? Did he knock down Holyfield, Mercer, McCall, Tua, Vitali, Mavrovic? Nope. And he hit each of them with his absolutely best punches. His power looked incredible against fighters, who weren't known for having great chins, so, to some extent, we can say his power might be overrated, because Lennox never dropped granite-chinned guys. Not even once in his career.

The same goes to Golovkin - his power looked great against less durable opponents, but against Canelo it didn't look devastating. Is Lewis' and GGG's punching power overrated? Probably a bit. But they should still be considered as big punchers in my opinion.

 

Often the only way that a KO happens at elite level is if the guy doesn't see it coming.

That may sound obvious to the point of stupidity, but what I mean is that where a fighter anticipates the punch they can take a much bigger hit once they're set to receive it than if something sneaks through completely unnoticed. Hence some boxers surviving bone crushing big hits but wind up hitting the deck from much 'lesser' but well timed clipping shots.

 

GGG was never a 1 punch KO guy. We thought he was a very heavy handed pressure fighter like Chavez or Cotto at 140.

What was exposed was his style which is more of a boxer puncher who comes forward if you let him( but he won't physically push you back like a foreman or Duran, and if you come forward he will actually back up) and his unwillingness to take big risks against Canelo, he wouldn't even go to the body and he only started attacking once Abel told him he was losing.
That tells me he has a problem dealing with Handspeed.


Doesn't mean GGG was less than I thought(although he is certainly less than some thought), it means he is DIFFERENT.

Also I think the money has made him less ferocious. And not getting big fights until he started slipping has discouraged him.

I don't think the guy who walked through fire and didnt care about counters against brook is there anymore.

 

Sugar Ray Robinson never dropped Jake La Motta in 6 fights.

 

No , he has the power , he just winds up his shots so much they become telegraphed and Canelo was able to see them coming.

The footage doesn't lie.

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Apparently an easy win for Golovkin yet he barely hit him over 12 rounds straight.
GGG was so slow , he made Canelo look like Ali.

 

..and you miserable hater are so slow you make Corky look like Einstein. Your comments on every fcuking GGG thread are the same so why bother?

 

Unable to handle criticism is a sign of mental weakness.

 

He's so slow he makes icicles look like rockets taking off.

He's so slow he makes staglamites look dynamic.

 

It hasn't been a prime GGG for a while no, his speed has decreased dramatically so its hard to land his shots.

Add to the fact Canelo is cuter defensively than given credit for with a great chin if called upon