Could Spence Go 12 Rounds with Golovkin?

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  1. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I wouldn't take any notice of Loaded Dice Ward fans. They're just so used to the cheating **** getting the deck massively stacked in his favour in every single fight that they see any fighter daring to actually demand a fair fight as 'ducking' him.
     
  2. NoNeck

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    Spence would beat Golovkin.
     
  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Spence Jr will outpoint GGG because he is much more skilled. If Both Jacobs and Canelo can outbox GGG then the more talented Spence certainly can. I notice GGG is in no rush to get in with Spence’s friend, stable mate and World Champion the undefeated Jermall Charlo(the better of the Charlotte twins).
     
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    you mean the one that was outboxed by an old journey man and got a gift decision? or the one that lost to anobody?
     
  5. iDavid

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    Spence is ducking Crowford. FACT!
    Look at post-fight interview.
     
  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I don't know if it's just me but I never thought Golovkin was the best at Hunting southpaws, and he's not getting any faster. Spence could probably the distance if he boxed Defensively. The exchanges to the body would be ferocious
     
  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Why would he duck Crawford, he's beaten better people than Crawford has. He's much bigger and is the best at that weight, that's like saying Joshua is ducking Whyte because he said he wants Wilder
     
  8. Dirsspaardis

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    If memory serves me right, Golovkin dropped Jacobs when he turned southpaw, so I don’t think the “GGG struggles with southpaws “ theory holds water.
     
  9. Dirsspaardis

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    No he can not, weight classes exist for a reason. It takes a very special fighter and lots of fortunate circumstances to jump up in weight like that and beat someone.

    Khan, Brook, Smith, Vanes, Cotto etc have shown us what happen when small guys, no matter how skilled, decide to challenge a MW.
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

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    But despite that it was incredibly close. It was more of a flash KD. I score it a draw with a good argument for GGG, but he's not a better boxer than Spence, neither is Monroe Jr
     
  11. PunchersChance.

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    I think Spence beats him at this stage, workrate and handspeed would be too much. Bodyshots will hurt GGG and push him back like the Canelo rematch.
     
  12. Dirsspaardis

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    There are other circumstances that made the fight close but fine, for arguments sake, let’s say being a southpaw favours Spence.

    He’s still a small guy who’s power would not be respected at all, so, unless he does his best Mayweather impersion, he’d probably look good for a bit while being consistently walked down and eventually put down.
     
  13. George Crowcroft

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    Believe me I love GGG he's quite possibly my favourite fighter, but I'll have to disagree, I think just jabbing, potshots and running would get him to the distance, o don't think he'd win, but he could go 12
     
  14. kk17

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    This will be close for 8 or 9 rounds but I think Golovkin will stop him in the later rounds
     
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    Golovkin would bully spence and stop him

    “We’re talking about Spence Jr., not Golovkin. Kell did say that Golovkin’s power was much more devastating. From what I could see, Spence Jr. wasn’t landing too many clean, full shots to the face,” said Brook’s trainer Dominic Ingle to skysports.com.