If he beat GGG at anytime he would have been the man of the division. He didn’t. Waiting until GGG gets older, as he has, is smart business.... but there is a reason they haven’t fought. I, like most here, believe he won’t win. However “if’ he takes it he will gain my respect but taking it, and winning it, are two different things. Current vote tally 21 to 4 in favor of GGG.
I mean to be totally honest I don't think Charlo would be his biggest win, or the best opponent he's fought. I just think it's the best fight for him. Has either men mentioned the other or is the whole thing just a fantasy in my head lol.
I will be the first then to say Charlo is the man if he beats any version of GGG cleanly. No catchweights, rehydration clauses, short notice camps, bribed or blind judges etc etc. You heard it here first* *Offer void if Golovkin is forty years old. *Offer void in Las Vegas: see amendment on judges.
I think we might have had one or two in the past, although that might have been via PM. I definitely go with the measured pressure fighter with arguably the best jab in the game, because Charlo isn't the best mover in the sport, he can usher him to where he wants him to go with the jab alone, without bringing that much pressure. Also he needn't take any undue risks. Charlo's power is overrated, but he's still dangerous. So less ferocity, more thinking. There's no need for him to risk getting rocked 2 or 3 times like Derevyanchenko.
I think GGG is the better fighter but I really hesitate picking a guy who's a 38 year old middleweight. A Charlo win wouldn't be surprising at this point, I thought the Derev fight showed the slippage in Golovkin and I put no store in that farce GGG had in his last scuffle with Szeremeta
I agree actually. My only hesitation is boxing behind the jab leaves the possibility of him coming up short on the judges cards.
GGG has a far better punch variety from angles Charlo has never seen before, Charlo is unproven at elite level and would be destroyed.
50/50 fight for me but i lean slightly towards Charlo's youth being the deciding factor on why i would pick him to win the fight.
