Who was the more dominant fighter, Beterbiev or Golovkin?

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  1. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    In their weight classes, who is the greater ATG?
     
    monaim, Oct 14, 2024
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Definitely Beterbiev. I don't think it's actually even close.
     
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    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Beterbiev
     
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    GGG should have two wins over all time Great Canelo.. are the Gvozdyk & Bivol wins better than that? I'd say combined yes.. it's a close one to be honest as both Fighters were dominant during their reigns.. I think triple G is slightly more durable as hes never been dropped & less injury prone too.. GGGs KOs declined as he stepped up tho .. whereas Beterbiev has just one 12 rounder against a future HOFer .. probably Beterbiev.. by a whisker
     
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    As much as I love GGG, the answer has to be Beterbiev. He has managed to wreck LHW and unify. I would say Golovkin is close, but once he started losing his handspeed, his fights became harder for him.
     
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  6. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    GGG had razor close fights or lost every time he stepped up.
     
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    Golovkin, and it's not really close, he's consistently fought far more stylistically challenging opponents than Beterbiev has. Sure, he went to distance with Jacobs, Alvarez and Derevyanchenko, and sure those matches had controversial outcomes. But cut the ****, most of that was feigned due to his legion of desperate haters looking for anything for all they could grasp onto to push their agenda. The reality is, GGG beat all three of them with little controversy. Whereas the one time Beterbiev goes the distance it's highly disputed, there's also the little asterisk worthy thing of most of his wins being due to a rabbit punch or 10. GGG has several noteworthy wins, aside from his controversial win over Bivol, only Gvozdyk was truly a top notch win.
     
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    Beterbiev
    GGG is the most overrated fighter on this forum by a mile
     
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  9. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Beterbiev isn`t dominant in his division because he couldn`t dominate Bivol.
     
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    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Beterbiev just stepped up and won a razor close fight though.
     
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    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Didn`t wreck Bivol though.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He already beat Gvoz and Smith.

    GGG struggled w D Chenko and Jacobs.
     
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  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Smith is nowhere near Bivol`s level.
     
    Mark Anthony, Oct 14, 2024
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I didn’t say that. And DChenko is also nowhere near Bivol’s level.
     
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    Okay.
     
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