If Brook beat GGG...

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Cafe, Jul 12, 2016.


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  1. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    I know it's not likely, but let's say it happens. I just wonder, how would that victory rank for you? Best singular win for any active boxer or would it have an asterisk attached to it since many consider Golovkin unproven on an elite level?
     
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  2. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely best single win for any active boxer, if my memory doesn't let me down here.

    What are the contenders?
     
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  3. MoJoGoodie

    MoJoGoodie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    not goin to lie...for some reason I dont write Brook all the way off...
     
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  4. Steve_Fox

    Steve_Fox Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it would be embarasing for ggg

    a cherrypick gone wrong
     
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  5. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It will be right up there with the best wins of any active boxer.

    Floyd, Pac, JMM and Hopkins aren't really active right now so there aren't really many alternatives. Fury beating Wlad was big. Ward beating Kovalev would be big.
     
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  6. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Manny Pacquiao has a fight coming up fellas.
     
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  7. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    It would be a great win since he's moving up 2 weight classes, but I think that it will also say something about GGG, and how overrated he is.
     
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  8. PBC is great

    PBC is great Dehydrated Full Member

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    Would be right up there with Tyson-Douglas.
     
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Fury beating Wlad was bigger in my eyes, as Wlad was a far more proven commodity than Gennady and had dominated for a decade.
     
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  10. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Well since Jones Jr is technically still active I'd say his clowning of a prime Toney is the best win of any active boxer.
     
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  11. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes, but Wlad isn't the talent that GGG is. You didn't see Golovkin getting destroyed by cans.
     
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  12. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Margarito is active again. His win over Cotto was also impressive.
     
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  13. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And Brook is also moving up 2 divisions whereas Fury is bigger than Wlad. Makes it really hard to say which wins are bigger/better.
     
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  14. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True, but going up two divisions swings it in Brook's favour for me if he wins.
     
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  15. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Wlad is a far more proven commodity than Golovkin. If they both retired tomorrow, Wladimir would be in the discussion of top 10 All Time Heavyweight Champions.

    Golovkin shares no such distinctions.

    When Golovkin becomes the universally recognized champion in his own weight class for a decade, then we can talk.

    Until then, Wlad's legacy is well secured, and Golovkin is fighting unproven welterweights.

    :smoke
     
    Rumsfeld, Jul 12, 2016
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