Was Golovkin Actually in his Prime when he fought Canelo?

Of course he wasn't but he was still good enough to beat him first time, he clearly lost the 2nd time though but was more faded.

 

I still think the ibf weigh in ruins GGG, bloke cuts from 190 or at least 185.

Never seen a bigger middleweight

 

GGG should do a bhop and jump to 175 might add years to his career

 

No he wasn't. But the main problem, alongside the judges, was Canelo's illegal physical enhancement. I believe that's another reason he ducked Golovkin for a while, to 'adjust to MW' with plenty of chemical help.

 

Physicality is only one element towards a boxer being in his prime. Boxing is approx 80% MENTAL! 35 is not old in itself, its the fighters boxing style, ring experiences & out of ring experiences that make him old. It is not the number that automatically makes the fighter old.

 

Ggg is not a big middleweight, if that was the case he would of moved up years ago, he still obviously makes the weight comfortable.

 

Past his absolute peak, certainly, but going on performance still, just about, in his prime years as a boxer, albeit towards the very tail end of them.

 

B-Hop aside (who was probably really was an Alien lol), name any other fighter you would say was Prime @ 35 years old?

Not many elites fight on past that age, and the ones that do generally are not regarded as Prime.

I think the start of GGG's physical decline could be seen all the way back in the Brook and Jacob's fights. Slight, but it was there.

 

No Lies detected.!!!

 

Calzaghe
Froch
Martinez
Adonis Stevenson
Wladimir Klitschko
Mayweather
Pacquaio
Wilder
Mike McCallum
Toney Bellew
Arthur Beterbeiev
Alexander Povetkin
Glen Johnson
Antonio Tarver
Lennox Lewis
Roy Jones Jr - HW Champ at 35

 

GGG fights bums wow what a "monster " ggg fights elites Jacbos Canelo and deverenko and hes "shot" isn't too obvious?? Or are you so dumb to see??

 

This is common thing told in forums.
If so, everything is mental. Damn, you need also to train on daily basis, train for pre fights camps, pre fights camps.

HW last longer because they does not have to make weight.
Age makes sense also at HW, the same Lewis had retired when he was 38, Pov and Klits are considered as not in prime since 37 y.o, Holmes too is considered as not in prime since 37. while yeah, at 35-36 looks that they were yet not too old.

Smaller boxers, I think nor Floyd Jr nor GGG were in their prime when they were 36 y.o.
Pacman too, ofc he was capable and good when he was 36, still I don't think that this was prime Pacman.

There are some historical iconic specimens: boxers with very good performance after 40 y.o age, not large number of them.
Such unique ppl are in low numbers.

 

Were they all really prime at that age though, or was it that they were still elite, and had compensated?

At least Zags, Mayweather, Froch most definitley were past prime at 35 - even though RJJ won Heavyweight at 35 I still think his absolute prime was a few years before, you could start to see his reflexes slowing down from the 'Superman' that shutout Toney.

But maybe there are a few more to consider than I had originally figured.

 

Thats a decent list, i couldnt be bothered lol

 

They dont fight on not because they cant, because the have made the money and the fire is no longer there. Some amazing 35yo athletes on this planet, it aint that old, especially fighters with high boxing iq who rely on ring smarts, skill, experience etc.