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I usually get my shit right but yeah I always talk out my ass. Now why can't I say Bradley is better than Canelo or Cotto? Cotto got smashed by Manny, Bradley didn't. Look at Marquez's face after all fights vs Manny and the look at Bradley's face after those fights. So he under estimated Ruslan like he didn't learn from that.
I think it's a fair opinion that Bradley would be a good fight for Cotto but Bradley at 154 against a guy as big as Canelo is stretching it. As an amateur he fought at 152 and he lost to guys like Vanes, Berto, Angulo, etc, he was too small for them. So when he turned pro he slimmed down to 140/147 which is a better weight for him.
This proves that Bradley doesn't know what the fuck he is talking about and is probably still retarded from that one fight. GGG has an amateur record of 345-5. Let me type that again, 345-5. So to say Canelo has a better ring IQ, when Canelo has never competed in the Olympics and won a medal and has fought 30 of his pro fights in a place in Mexico that ain't even on google maps is insane. And no speed? Again, look at his amateur record. To last that long in the amateurs and rack up that many wins you HAVE TO HAVE SPEED. Watch the Geale fight and you'll see why this guy is actually good.
Some speed can prove to be bad for GGG. ex. when Curtis stevens fought GGG and he stayed inside, it gave GGG a lot of problems, and Stevens' speed helped him out a lot. Canelo is a lot more skilled than Stevens and faster. The pro system is totally different than the amateurs. If they weren't, Canelo would have lost to Lara
The amateur system requires speed. Floyd, Rig, Lara, Lomenchenko, the list goes on and on. Bradley is saying the guy is slow, he isn't slow. And Lara didn't do shit to win his fight with Canelo so it is what it is.
Here is the GGG Stevens fight. Please show us where Stevesn inside game and speed troubled GGG.
Box-Talent Golovkin: Gennady Golovkin vs Curtis Stevens - YouTube
Here is the GGG Stevens fight. Please show us where Stevesn inside game and speed troubled GGG.
Box-Talent Golovkin: Gennady Golovkin vs Curtis Stevens - YouTube
Canelo isn't fast himself.
GGG obviously has very heavy hands. What he may lack in hand speed is made up in his technique and ability to cut off the ring. I don't see anyone in boxing right now cut off the ring as effortlessly as Golovkin. He can literally cut off half the ring in just a couple strides and he's smart enough to know the angle he wants his opponent, i. e he's thinking about what moves he's going to make before making them in order to trap his opponent. His footwork is top notch and you'll see the tricks he does with his feet to get his opponents out of position.
A boxer puncher like Canelo isn't going to be able to out box him, he's going to have to goto war and that heavily favors GGG.
The best way to handle GGG is to smother him. TThey'd basically have to try to Andre Ward him (smother, clinch, hold) and pray to Allah he doesn't catch you.
GGG obviously has very heavy hands. What he may lack in hand speed is made up in his technique and ability to cut off the ring. I don't see anyone in boxing right now cut off the ring as effortlessly as Golovkin. He can literally cut off half the ring in just a couple strides and he's smart enough to know the angle he wants his opponent, i. e he's thinking about what moves he's going to make before making them in order to trap his opponent. His footwork is top notch and you'll see the tricks he does with his feet to get his opponents out of position.
A boxer puncher like Canelo isn't going to be able to out box him, he's going to have to goto war and that heavily favors GGG.
The best way to handle GGG is to smother him. TThey'd basically have to try to Andre Ward him (smother, clinch, hold) and pray to Allah he doesn't catch you.
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I can't watch the video on my phone for some reason. Is it the "shifting" video? If so that's a dope video that does make several Jack Dempsey comparisons, but it's not the one I'm thinking of.
So Luis Ortiz has tested positive for PEDs for his victory over Lateef Kayode. Man, what bad luck Lateef has. First his draw Against Tarver, Milk Dud tested positive and now this. Two cheaters in a few fights.
So Luis Ortiz has tested positive for PEDs for his victory over Lateef Kayode. Man, what bad luck Lateef has. First his draw Against Tarver, Milk Dud tested positive and now this. Two cheaters in a few fights.
What do you guys think of espns new pound for pound rankings? Personally I don't like them. Gonzalez should be higher, Rigondeaux should be higher, Golovkin should be off (hasn't beat an elite fighter yet), Klitschko should be off. Ward is fine but he'll be removed next month (inactivity). I'd put Hopkins on there and Nichols Walters.
ESPN's New P4P Rankings
1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Andre Ward
4. Juan Manuel Marquez
5. Timothy Bradley
6. Guillermo Rigondeaux
7. Gennady Golovkin
8. Wladimir Klitschko
9. Miguel Cotto
10. Roman Gonzalez
ESPN's New P4P Rankings
1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Andre Ward
4. Juan Manuel Marquez
5. Timothy Bradley
6. Guillermo Rigondeaux
7. Gennady Golovkin
8. Wladimir Klitschko
9. Miguel Cotto
10. Roman Gonzalez