GGG needs to take english lessons from the Krusher

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  1. travolt

    travolt Trolling the trolls Full Member

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    Kov speaks way better english than GGG; i wonder why ?
     
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    Russian_Glass Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :yep
     
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  3. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Why? I bet Golovkin understands his situation far better than you and Kovalev understand both of yours.
     
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  4. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His fists do the talking
     
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  5. T.S.

    T.S. T.Stout Full Member

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    They should both just speak their native language, Russian, and have it translated. Although, I do agree, there's some comedic value listening to their English :smoke
     
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  6. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    Kovalevs english is pretty good IMO - quite listenable though I suspect the laconic delivery is partly deliberate.

    Golovkins english remains a bit rubbish however and is mainly good for comedic value.

    Seems to me Kovalev is naturally the brasher guy though and more likely to want to impress socially whereas Golovkin seems to just be happiest in the gym.
     
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    Don't get me wrong, Triple G is the perfect blend of monster, and gentleman, and I love watching him s****. But whenever I hear him speak, I totally hear Borat.
     
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  8. shoe

    shoe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    because English is Triple G's fourth language and i think Kovalev's second. why would he want lessons from someone who wasn't fluent in English either? they both probably think more profoundly in English than you do.
     
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  9. larryx2012

    larryx2012 I AM BETTER THEN YOU Full Member

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    This is my big drama show
     
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  10. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Golovkin lives in Germany. Kovalev, I think, just bought a house in Florida. Living where English is spoken will give you a leg up. Smash cut to Kovalev thanking the crowd in Yiddish at his next fight.
     
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  11. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    If they want to fight in America, they should learn English. If they don't speak the language of the people who watch their fights, then they can't go on television and radio programs to promote their fights.

    Pacquiao speaks English and was just on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jay Mohr Radio, The Adam Carolla Podcast, probably Sportscenter, and who knows what else. Sergio Martinez left a lot of money on the table over the years not learning English, which is why he made quite a bit less than Cotto and Chavez Jr in their fights. The Klitschko Bros speak fluent German for their fights in Germany, etc.
     
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  12. Dos Huevos

    Dos Huevos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They are both fine. English is Golovkin's fourth and Kovalev's third language, I believe and accent elimination is very difficult regardless of how much lexicon improves because English pronunciation is difficult to native Russian speakers to duplicate.
     
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  13. shoe

    shoe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Golovkin lives in California.
     
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  14. T.S.

    T.S. T.Stout Full Member

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    Fair enough :good As a paying fan, either way is fine by me :deal
     
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  15. madpuppy

    madpuppy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Dude, English is the official language of the Philippines, so Pacquiao better speak it!
     
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