Is GGG being overrated?

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  1. Nay_Sayer

    Nay_Sayer On Rick James Status banned Full Member

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    Ok, fair enough.

    Outside of Martinez, what has any of the '160lb'ers done?
     
  2. Nay_Sayer

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    Lara has beaten Trout, Angulo and Williams.

    Now it's your turn.

    Exactly WHO has Golovkin beaten?
     
  3. technocrato

    technocrato Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably by some, some other underrate him for sure.
     
  4. Bub

    Bub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    GGG has been pretty successful so far so I guess his legs are fine. If he has less success in the future I doubt his legs will be the reason.

    If Wards reach is long enough for SMW/LHW then GGG's is long enough for MW. I'm sure GGG has beaten some guys with a longer reach than him.
     
  5. Xelloss

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    Not a whole lot, talking cross divisional to be perfectly honest.

    When talking about names... well, MW has had a tough time with the problems and loss of names like Pavlik, Pirog, JCC, etc. Plus Martinez injury, and so many 160 guys being Euro.

    Honestly I hope the GBP/HBO issues can get sorted sometime... because I bet that for those 154 guys who arent in the cards for a FMJ payday (or have already had theirs) and physically could be fighting at 160 would move up or at least fight 160 lbers at catch weights and we would see some good fights.

    154 going to be dominated by FMJ, but theres plenty of space to make fights at 160 and make a name there. I think Cotto realized this, is why he is fighting Sergio. As far as "names" go, whether justified by skill or not ( I think theres plenty of good 160 fighters who are under recognized for various reasons, esp in the US) I think the larger 154s who already step into the ring at 166-172 should move up because both divisions are too thin when it comes to names at the moment.
     
  6. Xelloss

    Xelloss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lara lost to Williams.

    Proksa, Macklin and yeah Stevens though you dont rate him were good wins.

    Rosado looked like a better win after his Quillan performance.
     
  7. Nay_Sayer

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    Lol.

    You obviously didn't see that fight. Lara took Williams to school. ALL of the official judges who worked that fight were suspended and haven't worked a fight since.

    YDKSAB.


    LOL.

    Proska who? 1-2 in his last 3 Macklin? Curits "I've never done **** @ 160" Stevens?

    LOL...

    Ok, dude. Keep drinking the Golovtard Koolaid.
     
  8. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Best Middleweight in the World at the moment and most good judges agree...Truth not over rating.!!
     
  9. Rock0052

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    If you're counting Macklin vs Sturm as a loss for Macklin, you can't claim Lara beat Williams. Both times, the wrong man won.
     
  10. Nay_Sayer

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    The fact that Macklin Sturm was a close fight tells you all you need to know about the quality of fighter Macklin is.

    Sturm is shi'ite and so is Macklin...
     
  11. Nay_Sayer

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    And BTW - Sturm Macklin was no robbery. Williams Lara was...
     
  12. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nice redirect. You still are playing both sides of the fence.

    If you keep squawking that Macklin's 1-2 in his last 3 fights, then Williams' win over Lara has to be legit.

    Don't be inconsistent, now. :nono
     
  13. Xelloss

    Xelloss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    See heres the thing. You say Lara won, but then turn around and say Macklin lost to Sturm. Either you go by the fight or you go by the score cards, one or the other but picking and choosing in a hypocritical fashion like this is why you dont have credibility.

    Further evidenced by your falling back to name calling and "YDKSAB" ( I already told you, you should just remove those keys from your KB to prevent further embarrassment).

    But what can be expected from someone who cant even be internally consistent with how they rate boxers? :conf
     
  14. dangerousity

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    I think GGG has that Valero effect. You know both guys haven't done much in terms of resume, but you also know they're the real deal.
     
  15. Boxer-MMASux

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