How did Ouma take Golovkin's punches?

Ouma has a real cult following for that performance. Comprised mainly of Golovkin detractors, grasping at straws.

 

Maybe GGG had a bad night or wasn't at his best for some other reason?

 

a flu, if i remember correctly.

 

Well. There is the 'airport' theory alluded to by the TS. Golovkin had been stuck in Panama airport for a coupla days with Visa problems finally just being released in time to drive straight to the weigh-in the day before the fight. As a result he'd been unable to monitor his weight so was having to be very careful with eating and was probably also sleep deprived, quite aside from the anxiety one would expect from being unsure if he would make the fight or not.

All in all it was very far from the ideal pre-fight preparation.

Also it was just his third fight with Sanchez and he may still have been adapting to the new regime.

Furthermore Ouma is just real tough.

The thing is these things just happen. Every fighter will have fights which just don't go according to plan for whatever reason. What the fight mainly showed was that in the face of adversity Golovkin just dug in and gritted it out, eventually just grinding out the stoppage.

It suggests to me he's not the kinda fighter that's just gonna be looking to survive if he ever gets taken into deep waters - he demonstrated the sort of heart which is kinda a necessity in a top level fighter.

 

2 days before the fight he was sleeping in an airport in Panama. I think they had to fly back to the US and get some paperwork so he could get in the country and they went straight to the weigh in.
Abel Sanchez talked about it in an interview.

 

Flu was the Rosado fight.

 

GGG knocked that kid down with a jab:yep

 

That was Adama.

 

my bad :good

 

Ouma got the worst beating out of all of GGG opponents so I don't quiet get people saying stuff in this thread..the guy ended up in ICU and inactive for months after...

 

Ouma was past his sell by date that night and he's still the best guy GGG has fought. Ouma was spraying out his southpaw jab and getting through with left hooks. It turned into a phone-box fight and Ouma was having plenty of success. The fight was fairly even after halfway, but Ouma's miles and party mad lifestyle caught up with him and as soon as Golovkin went to the body as well as the head it was only a matter of time.

 

:huh
Do what?
Where do you people get this ****?:rofl

 

GGG was still very green at that time. He only had a hand full of fights....Kassim was a step up and a crafty vet in a make'em or break'em kind of fight. I think Kassim gave a spirited effort and took advantage of a inexperienced yet highly touted prospect but ended up taking some punishment. Golovkin is still tweaking his craft as a pro. He's had over 340 fights in the AMs......some habits are harder to shed for guys with that kind of extensive background. GGG has transitioned well but it has take some time to get to the level he's at now. Being 32 he has to peak in terms of his skills to maximize his physical prime, which is where he's at now .

 

ouma was very shopworn by that time...he was on a long losing streak. he was still a fairly competent fighter because of his experience at a world class level, but a shell of what he used to be. he basically exposed all the flaws we now know to be part of ggg's make-up...and yes, ouma is STILL the best guy ggg has faced so far....better than geale, adama, stevens and rubio. what it shows is, the middleweight div right now is pathetic. but against the top jmw or smw, ggg would be made to look pretty ordinary....it's not like ggg has been knocking everybody out in two rounds...stevens went 8. even rosado lasted a few rounds before the fight was stopped due to the cut. those aren't ANOMALIES...they are indications that given improved competition (canelo, cotto, lara, etc) ggg will be exposed for what he is...a technically sound, if slow plodder with a big punch.

 

and still Ouma took the beating of his life from GGG. That was a serious ass whooping by Golovkin.