Does Gennady Golovkin run through the resume of Monzon without defeat?

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  1. DavidBarnes

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  2. Richard M Murrieta

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    No, I think that a prime Rodrigo Valdes would defeat him on points, also Bad Bennie Briscoe would trouble GGG. He was a pressure fighter, but I think that Golovkin would not have trouble with the likes of Jean Claude Bouttier, Tony Mundine, and Tony Licata. You can only fight the opponents of your era, no one's fault. But at the same token, Carlos would have gone thru Gennady Golovkin's title challegers. Monzon retired with his title in 1977, he was champion from 1970- 1977, and he did not lose to Canelo Alvarez
     
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  3. zadfrak

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    I don't think he gets by Benvenuti.
    A toss up fight between Golovkin and Napoles as well. 2 fights with Valdez would see at least one defeat.
     
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  4. McGrain

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    Very difficult to be sure. I think he's better than everyone Monzon beat, put it that way. But that's not the same thing. I thought he was in very close fights with Canelo and I had Jacobs beating him. So he became capable of off nights late in his career that might make him vulnerable trying to recreate Monzon's long career after his own long amateur career.

    I'll say no, but I wouldn't name names as to who would get him beat.
     
  5. Mendoza

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    Rodrigo Valdes might have been the toughest match up but he's cut prone and on the smaller side. With GGG wining was prevented by judges, IMO he won both Canelo fights. Maybe he lost a close one to Derevyancheko on points but he was 37 by that fight. Age can get anyone, and GGG had a lot of amateur fights.

    Assuming GGG was Monzon's age when he fought his opponents, I'd him pick vs. anyone. GGG's style usually doesn't last his long, one reason he's still good is he has a great technical jab, which is something shorter attacking types usually don't have.
     
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  6. Mod-Mania

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    Valdez is a threat IMO.
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Valdez and Griffith beat him imo.
     
  8. juppity

    juppity Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brooks despite being pulverised in the end showed the blue print to
    beat Golovkin . Griffith more skilled and discplined and does what
    he did with Tiger and jumps two divisions to become 160 lb Champ.
     
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  10. Mike Cannon

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    GGG would have had his work cut out slugging with Bad Bennie ! Valdez had all the skills and toughness to make life difficult for GGG, really ( how can we ) not sure if both would beat him, but think the would have been good competitive fights with not much be tween them.
     
  11. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No.
     
  12. DanDaly

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    Most people that don't think Golovkin would beat Monzon's competition usually think that today's era of fighters are garbage purely because they fight today. The only fighter that shows that he is capable of giving Golovkin legitimate problems is Valdes.
     
  13. DanDaly

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    Most any pressure fighter would look bad if their opponent was running and trying to survive. That fight says more about Golovkin being able to enforce his will and nothing Brook could do about it. Golovkin didn't try to box smart against Brook, he was only trying to bulldoze regardless of what punches he took in the process. It was a statement.