Michael Nunn vs. Gennady Golovkin.

I’m going to change my opinion some. If Toney with a lower work rate and power can stop Nunn I think it makes sense G does it sooner. Just to hard and relentless for a great fighter like Nunn

 

Nunn had speed, reflexes, reach on Golovkin (even then I seem to be visualising an older GGG, a younger GGG had pretty good speed and reflexes). Not really fair comparing Nunn to a 35 - 36 year old GGG (who still clearly won both fights against Canelo for those who have no bias and score objectively).

Golovkin is a FAR more intelligent fighter than Nunn (and no wonder due to his extensive amateur record). Yes Nunn was crafty but he did not have the ring IQ or strategy that GGG has/employs. GGG would have pressured him with that jab and hooked him out of existence in the later rounds. There is strategy behind that jab and once he gets it going its only a matter of time. Prime GGG wins this imo 8 out of 10 times

 

Toney had a lower workrate than GGG?

 

I call him Lil G on purpose because he is not this great monster his fanboys try to make him out to be. Notice how his performance level dipped when he fought 50:50 fights like Jacobs and Canelo. Now we are supposed to believe he could beat much gifted fighters than Canelo and Jacobs like Hagler, Nunn, James Toney, RJJ etc. Thanks but no thanks not buying that **** not even sure he beats Andrade, Jermall Charlo even Chris Eubanks Jr is debateable.

 

Toney was a little more versatile than GGG.. He would punch and lean in when Nunn would lean back. That is what rattled Nunn and got him out of his gameplan.

 

He could be inconsistent, lazy. GGG is all business in comparison, Toney could mess

 

Yeah, Jacobs and Canelo were nowhere to be seen with prime G.

 

Yeah, but that doesn't mean he has a higher workrate. Toney's workrate vs Nunn was no worse than GGGs in his prime, although TBF, not much higher. Very comparable.

 

That’s a

He lost every round to Nunn before he wilted. Prime G v prime Toney at 160, I’m taking G over T for a consistently higher work rate/ output. I don’t see G losing every round against Nunn either

 

Nunn would box his head off.

 

Nunn. Golovkin hasn’t done too well at the top level.

 

There should be a Nunn vs Canelo thread...

 

I could see Nunn out boxing everyone, but there’s fighters that just won’t let him do it for the full 12..At somepoint he’s going to need a chin and toughness, that’s the one area he’s a bit shady on. It’s probably why he’s never in mythical match ups at middle, that vulnerability against the true elite all time would show. I’ve seen it mentioned RJJnr avoided him, I don’t know tbf, but I’d expect at some stage jnr would’ve hurt him an took him out for the reason I mentioned

 

He absolutely did not lose every round to Nunn. I watched it last week as it happens, and I had it six-four Nunn, although I can see it being even. There's no way you can say Toney didn't win a round vs Nunn. And even if he didn't, he still KTFO'd him.

Statistically - if you buy into that - Toney at his best averaged about fifteen punches around more than GGG did at his. It's not a massive gap either way, but if an edge is going somewhere, it's going to Toney. But even so, Toney and Golovkin are completely different fighters. I'm sure @BCS8 will tell you that this topic has been discussed at length.

 

Who else is clamoring for the days when we no longer have to debate hypothetical boxing matchups? I know we still will do it but we need more real fights. I’d rather argue about bad matchups and decisions. These historical threads don’t do it for me. By the way, Abe Lincoln vs. Kennedy, who ya got? Lincoln was longer but a little stiff. Kennedy was more athletic and had a good jab but neither could take a shot to the head. My apologies in advance.