Gennady Golovkin Homecoming and Final Fight

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  1. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because alot of people believe GGG won the 2nd fight, on top of the first robbery. I for one thought they would be fair this time around because it was a clear robbery in the first fight, then Canelo got busted for ped's and delayed the 2nd fight. Justice was ready to served, for sure they would be fair this time around, but no, they stuck to their agenda. GGG was mean't to be a springboard for Canelo's fame, not the other way around. What are we supposed to do with a aged guy from Kazakhstan?
     
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  2. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I find it kind of enteresting that Golovkin has come out of the woodwork right after the Eubank fight. Why not before?
     
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  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Eubank Jr is the fight that makes the most sense imo. Adames would be a decent fight as well
     
  4. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Martinez? Why? Easy KO?

    He deserves a homecoming fight/tour.
     
  5. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Martinez is too old and broken down. A guy like Michael Zerafa would be ideal IMO
     
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  6. SergioJ91

    SergioJ91 Active Member Full Member

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    Would be nice for him to smash Eubank and retire lol…
     
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  7. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    GGG has been looking to retire for a while now. Ever since he left Sanchez he has been focused on collect the big money and path of least resistance.
     
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  8. lufcrazy

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    Surely not Martinez ffs.

    Golovkin is the number 1 MW in the world, he doesn't need a soft touch, he needs to fight the next young hungry lion and pass the torch.
     
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  9. Komaster

    Komaster Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If no Martinez then Paul Williams is being considered as back up.
     
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  10. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Not in his own country in his last ever fight.

    He would be humiliated and never return
     
  11. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    You dont know what you are talking about. The champion in his weight class ducked him for years and even vacated his belts to swerve him. Then when GGG was slipping he then got in the ring with him.
     
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  12. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Many thought GGG did better in the rematch than he did in the 1st. There are GGG fans who think he won both the first 2 but had him winning the rematch wider. I also saw GGG doing slightly better in the rematch than in the 1st. Which makes sense because the style that Canelo employed in the first match frustrated GGG to a far greater extent. He made it clear that he wanted Canelo to fight differently in the rematch, and there's a reason why that is.

    So on the one hand there are those like yourself who see only the first match's scoring as controversial but saw Canelo winning the rematch and the 3rd match. Then there are those who saw GGG doing better in the rematch than he did in the first match. And the main reason for people thinking GGG won the rematch is because how he finished the match. There's an argument that GGG won the last 3 or 4 rounds of the rematch, after clearly being down on the cards after about 7 or 8 rounds. In the first match GGG had his best work in the middle rounds, and Canelo came back late in the fight. In the rematch Canelo was the one who started pulling away in the middle rounds, with GGG rallying late and finishing strong. So the ebb an flow of the first 2 matches were very different which led to many different interpretations of which was more controversial.

    All this suggests is that there's a lack of consensus around the first 2 matches. Some saw both the first 2 matches as controversial, whike others only saw the first match's result as controversial, and there's some like @m.s. who thought that GGG deserved to win the rematch because he didn't get the decision in the first match. :lol:

    People's opinions about the first 2 matches are really all over the place when you really dissect the arguments. Then there's me, who sees the results of the first 2 matches are very fair and representative of what happened. But even me who sees both as Canelo victories sees no problem with those arguing that GGG won either match.

    From your perspective while you see no argument that Canelo won the first fight, you did see it as either a draw or a GGG win. So if you can see the first fight as a draw or a GGG win then you should have no problem with the result as a draw.
     
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  13. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    He's a good fighter.
     
  14. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    If he's gonna vacate his belts first fair enough.

    But if he's defending his world championship it should be against the best challenger.
     
  15. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    GGG is beltless as far as I am aware

    He vacated because he didn't want tough mandatories and his heart isn't in the game anymore.

    Him leaving Sanchez over money showed where his heart and priorities lay