Golovkin paid to lose

I think older/old fights coming to let the money star win is very very common in boxing. People just ignore it, don't bat an eyelid or are too stupid to realise the obvious

 

I have absolutely no idea what you and @kirk are talking about i don't even like quinoa

 

And this means its not a fixed fight because...

 

Canelo is a good counterpuncher. I would call his counterpunching quite overrated but its definitely good. Theres always caution when fighting a counterpuncher but being a counterpuncher does not mean the opponent completely stops throwing hard punches and fully extending their arms for 11 rounds (Kovalev, 8 rounds for Golovkin). That's called not even trying. Being shot doesn't mean you can no longer fully extend your arms unless its physically impossible due to injury. Are we all saying most of Canelo's opponents have the same injury in both arms/hands now? Both Kovalev and Golovkin were standing in Canelos range (not like GGG in the first two fights) not fully extending their arms. Kovalev was not reactive to Canelos punches unlike the fights he had immediately prior against bigger and heavier punches in Eleider and Yarde.

Remmeber Canelo came up two weight classes as well to fight Kovalev. And he wasnt even a knockout artist at 154lbs. But all of a sudden Kovalev is scared of the midgets counterpunches and doesn't throw a single hard punch with intent for 11 rounds. From the mouth of Biden, come on maaannnn. That's absolutely ludicrous.

Where was the lateral, in out movement? Kovalev simply didnt care to win. There's only two rational explanations 1. Agreement to spar 2. He didnt care or try to win because he cba to train.

2 would be valid if we hadn't seen blatant trends in other Canelo fights.

He can gas yeah, but he was still throwing heavy fast looking counters after 7+.

So he couldn't pull the trigger in the first half but could in the second half. Did he de - age from the first to the second half. Golovkin was pulling the trigger after 8 rounds and not only that he looked pretty quick both hand and footspeed wise. He looked notably faster compared to the earlier rounds. This is despite the quick counterpunching threat from Canello still being there.

Having no energy now prevents an opponent from throwing any hard shots for all 11 rounds. It really stopped him from fully extending his arms. Even when i had Covid i could fully extend my arms. That just seems like a generic un thoughtful fake excuse for his performance.

And if its true that he had so little energy to fully extend his arms then what the hell? Canelo should be criticised and fined for fighting such a disabled man in the ring - this is almost if not just as bad as outright sparring because the boxers and promoters are fooling the public making out as if Canelo is fighting a guy who is able to at least sum up a bit of fight back. So either way Canelo is a trashcan fraud here.

Callum Smith let Canelo plod towards him smacking his arms and elbows. He didn't even try to counter this. He didnt do anything the whole fight.

I've noticed a lot of these fake sparring fights are really boring to watch as well.

At least you're open minded

 

@gollumsluvslave also, re being scared to throw. Opponents still threw punches with intent at the p4p brute puncher Julian Jackson (ingle fighter for example).. But a huge LHW is scared to throw ANY extended hard punches at a guy moving up two weight clases ans never been a puncher

 

That's not an argument. GGG had nothing to lose in this fight and took zero risks because he was not coming to win. GGG had the opportunity to right the two previous wrongs, and claim all belts at 168lbs. Yet despite this he took zero risks. He was clearly given the fight on the basis that he must lose. Otherwise Canells dodgy criminal team wouldn't have agreed it.

If he really wanted it, he would have taken at least some risk.

 

You literally didn't say anything there