Gennady Golovkin - Counter-Punching - Film Study

A biita GGG love in the clip, but the point is well made. Golovkins superior boxing, in particular his jab which is amongst the best in the game, is what sets him apart. This is why when people talk about Lemieux or possibly either Chudinov (or any other power puncher) threatening GGG I find it a no-brainer. The kids would be eating jabs all night.

The most likely candidate for someone to threaten GGG would be a defensive counter-punching mover, a Lara or at 160 perhaps NDNJ, but his ability to cut off the ring and force exchanges is what makes GGGs aggressive counterpunching appear almost unbeatable right now.

FWIW stylistically aggressive counterpunching tends to be the the de rigueur style for top boxers coming from the ex-Soviets / EE - forcing opponents to either submit or throw punches which can then be countered by use of intelligent pressure.

What I'm really hoping to see at some point (before too long hopefully) in the pro ranks is a meeting between one of the real masters at defensive counterpunching (Rigo, Floyd, sorta Lara, perhaps Ward ) and an elite offensive counterpuncher (GGG, sorta Kovalev) but politics makes this unlikely, though Lara and Ward vs GGG and Ward vs Kovalev remain possibilities.

 

2-3 years left I'm guessing - and it's a damn shame Universum shut down his career for what should have been his best years.

 

Fullmer wasn't a puncher clown, McCallum's power wasn't the same at 160 although still respectable. Even Hagler and Toney in spite of his moniker weren't devastating punchers. You're attempt at simply naming a bunch of older fighters, inaccurately, to portray yourself as informed while discrediting Golovkin failed. Try not to embarrass yourself anymore.

Steele, Walker, Robinson, Lausse, Fernandez, Valdes, Jackson, McClellan is an example of what your list could have looked like had you known wtf you're talking about.

 

The amount of times I see people overrate people of the past when comparing to modern day is terrible, if some of these guys I see hit much harder then ggg in the ring they would literally kill people, yes ggg gets hyped but he's done everything expected of him

 

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Well said. Random naming of historical fighters like that is always the biggest sign of a bullshizzer.

 

I'm a little more optimistic about his longevity. He's very economical in the ring with his movement, and many of the qualities that make him special age well- timing, footwork, power, etc. He hasn't taken much punishment himself given the number of fights he's had.

If his style revolved more around supreme athleticism or he was in wars routinely, I'd be more concerned that time is running out.

I think we've got about 4-5 years of prime, if not absolutely peak, Golovkin left. The physical erosion still leaves a world-class operator that's tough to beat.