What do you consider Golovkin's best performance?

Unfortunately I didn't see many of his fights early in his career in the pre-HBO days; of the ones I've seen Macklin springs to mind.

 

Always thought his fight against David Lemieux was his most complete performance. Looked near perfect in that fight.

 

Second Canelo fight.. he clearly won that for me he boxed beautifully in it. Curtis Stevens fight was classic triple G too... & one of my favourite Triple G KOs was the Lajuan Simon fight.

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Lemeiux. Taking apart such a dangerous puncher effortlessly.

 

David Lemiuex was his best performance. I remember people were talking about it being a simular type fight to Hagler-Hearns given both of their styles during the lead up to the fight. GGG busted DL up over 8 rounds.

 

David Lemiuex or Canelo I.

 

Canelo 1
His resume is full of cans, but he was robbed of the canelo wins, especially the first fight

 

His performance against Nobuhiro Ishida (who was a very tough Japanese JMW and MW enjoying a bit of a late career renaissance as a respectable contender durable enough to go 12 rounds with guys like Pirog and Paul Williams) always stood out to me. GGG fought wonderfully against Ishida and produced a spectacular KO over a remarkably tough fighter. His performance against Proksa is very underrated too imo. Though I do agree with those saying Lemieux was his best performance.

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He wasn't a fully matured fighter yet but I've always thought his performance against Bouadla is underappreciated.

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It was only his second real step up in class (after Khomitsky) and this was the first time somebody dragged him the full scheduled distance. In this case, a full eight when the most Golovkin had previously gone was half as many completed rounds. GGG met some resistance but finished strong, and was still going for the KO in his cautious & calculated but steadfast manner until the final bell. "Brave Heart" was never a world-beater, but in his prime the Algerian-Frenchman was a spiffy European level fighter - and pretty daunting for a ninth opponent. The only time I can remember Golovkin being forced to make as many adjustments was versus Kassim Ouma - which is a much less flattering performance.

 

I am not sure i agree with you on that one, Flo. Although, he soundly out-boxed Lemieux, I thought he looked way too tentative and cautious. Almost no killer instinct. It was the first time I saw him as beatable. And, (Although I think he was robbed against Canelo) his performances against Jacobs, Canelo, and Dervynchencko confirmed that for me.

 

I was thinking of Proksa and Ishida myself. Proksa because he was on a hot streak at the time and a highly regarded fighter. GGG absolutely ruined him. Ishida because he has a reputation for being a tough guy who fought as high as heavy, and was only stopped once - by Golovkin with that one hitter quitter.

I'll go with the Lemieux fight as his best performance because he easily dealt with what was a very dangerous puncher, possibly heavier handed than GGG himself.

The second Canelo fight runs close behind. I feel that he goaded Canelo into a rage before the fight and then walked him onto all sorts of nasty stuff in the actual fight. I felt he won it wider than the first even though Canelo fought better than in the first.

 

I agree with your assessment. GGG-Canelo 1 was a great fight but I feel like both men underperformed in some way, Canelo was too evasive and defensively-minded, while GGG struggled to find Canelo frequently enough with the help of his jab. Whereas, GGG-Canelo 2 is one of the ATG fights imo with plenty of memorable moments and a stellar performance from both men. GGG's jab was working a lot better for him in the second fight and he caught Canelo with some heavy shots but always remained defensively savvy. Canelo's more agressive approach meant he could land more meaningful shots than he did in the first fight and he showed off his sublime head-movement and positioning. I heartily disagree with the decisions in both fights but I appreciate the craft both men displayed in spades.