Jirov was a cruiserweight. Golovkin isnt even a big middleweight. That matters when trying to compare the two, how they fared, and would fare, against Toney. And the idea that Golovkin stops Toney is, imo, absurd. This type of opinion is exactly why G is so hated lol. It took everything Golovkin had to stop Ouma, and Adama and Rosado were able to take his beating for 7 rounds, and yet hes going to stop James Toney? Not just one of the better defenses, but one of the all time best chins? It aint happening Im not even sure that Toney would get stopped if he was eating everything Golovkin was throwing at him, ala Ouma and Rosado. Let alone the fact he would be getting hit way less then them.
GGG hits like a current heavyweight (he hits as hard as Povetkin according to sasha's sparring partner), but he's faster and more skilled than perhaps all of them, so yeah
GGG hits as hard as a heavyweight? and he would KO Toney? The guy who hasn't been stopped in 90 fights? You people are literally ****ing ******ed. I wanted to like GGG but you dick riders are making it harder and harder for me to do so.
GGG has a good record of dropping guys, who were not dropped before. He has exceptional power and star skills as a boxer. That is very rare combination. I believe that both his power and boxing skills (that he demonstrated in his last fights with Macklin and Stevens) is better than what Toney had. GGG can win rounds and can end a bout with a single punch. So UD against Toney would`ve been a pretty conservative bet.
In his prime, Toney rarely got hit flush with a right hand. He rolled away from the right hand to absorp some or all of the impact. :deal Stylistically, GGG is tailor made for James Toney. Power is usually the last thing to bother James with Toney had more problems with elite boxerswho moved and boxed, namely nunn, reggie johnson, roy jones
Anybody in boxing is beatable, right? Toney is not god and lost quite a few times. Against RJJ prime Toney looked plain stupid. Who has more skills is debatable. You may think the other way, but I would`ve bet on GGG if that was possible. With that being said, I also don`t think that GGG is unbeatable. Prime RJJ was better.
He was fighting with cold. It was instantly noticable from the first minute of the first round against Rosado, that Golovkin was not his usual self, not sharp at all.
I am a fan of GGG but this **** has got to stop. I am not sure if people are being serious or just trying to draw hate to the guy. Lets get a few things straight: 1) he aint KOing Toney . . .PERIOD 2) GGG has never faced ANYONE as half as skilled as James. The only way that GGG can win is if Toney does not take him seriously or trains at the Buffet table . . . but if it peak v peak. It is a matter of HOW Toney wins, if it is a KO, TKO or UD.--> /thread
You guys don't even know what you're talkin about. Let me clear this one for you. Abel Sanchez once saw one of his fighters Miguel Angel Gonzalez former lightweight Champion and WBC super lightweight number 2 contender take a tremendous beating from the hands of Australian-Russian born Kostya Tszyu so he takes on heavy handed, well schooled, great amateur background Gennady Golovkin. Now, you sux r putting this guy, this unproven guy to kayo one of the most devastating MW and SMWs in the 90s? The guy who made Nunn fall like a tree? The fella who chopped down Prince Charles Williams or that humiliated, toyed and shutted both eyes of Iran Barkley, the guy who was supposed to be halted in the next round and busted Tim Littles? Then, would lose only to a safety first RJJ and robbed against the most unorthodox Montell Griffin twice and again humiliated Vassily The Tiger Jirov to step up and stop former 4 time HW Champion Evander Holyfield and have 2 shots at HW titles at John Ruiz which he won and drew another with Rahman plus two HW eliminators with Sam Peter. An old-school, throwback from Ann-Arbour, Michigan, a 3 time world Champ and you asking whether if he... Tell you what... Toney rolls, comes swinging with the right hand full of swing and it's aone way ticket to palookaville all the way for Gennady, Good-night and Lights out!!!
Old and shot RJJ is better than GGG! :rofl In fact, what has GGG even accomplished to be even mentioned in the same sentence as ATGs Roy Jones or James Toney? Oh right. He beat B level Curtis Stevens. atsch