Thread: Mike McCallum vs. Gennady Golovkin.

Who would have won?

McCallum would wreck the body of GGG and win on points. Mike would beat everyone GGG has fought. I do not think GGG could beat a prime Toney, Graham and Kalambay.

Originally Posted by Master

McCallum would wreck the body of GGG and win on points. Mike would beat everyone GGG has fought. I do not think GGG could beat a prime Toney, Graham and Kalambay.

I don't think Golovkin would have gone undefeated in the 90's MW division, where RJJ, Toney, McCallum, Nunn, and Hopkins were fighting.

Originally Posted by VG_Addict

I don't think Golovkin would have gone undefeated in the 90's MW division, where RJJ, Toney, McCallum, Nunn, and Hopkins were fighting.

Yup. GGG is not beating RJJ, he's not beating Toney, and he's not beating Hopkins. I wouldn't pick him against McCallum or Nunn either.

Also, McCallum took punches from a prime, undefeated Julian Jackson. I think he'll be able to take Golovkin's punches.

McCallum is one of the greatest boxers ever, so underrated. Hard to pick GGG against him.

I'll tell you another guy from that time who was amazing but criminally underrated: Reggie Johnson.

I'd take Reggie over GGG too.

What an amazing time for the MW division back then....

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

I'll tell you another guy from that time who was amazing but criminally underrated: Reggie Johnson.

I'd take Reggie over GGG too.

What an amazing time for the MW division back then....

Why was Reggie so good for you?

Y'all gotta go back and watch some Reggie Johnson. So skilled as a boxer, fantastic counter puncher, solid defence, good southpaw jab and a really good left straight/hook. He had a lot more power than his KO % gives him credit for, too. I think he's the only guy to ever legitimately drop and hurt Toney (a fight he won IMO).

He could box and fight and if you look at some of the guys he outboxed like Toney and Kidfire you're seeing an A-level boxer. If you watches his losses, pretty much all of them were razor close and could have gone his way, except the RJJ fight. He even gave Tarver a tough fight at 175 years later when Reggie was washed up.

Only guy to beat Lamar Parks who would have been great had he not contracted HIV




Great 1-punch KO at 175, great southpaw right hook

McCallum also had a good ring IQ.

It's probably just me, but I think McCallum would have been a tough outing for just about any MW in history.

Originally Posted by VG_Addict

McCallum also had a good ring IQ.

It's probably just me, but I think McCallum would have been a tough outing for just about any MW in history.

Yes.

The only MW in history I would completely count him out against is Roy Jones.

Originally Posted by Master

McCallum would wreck the body of GGG and win on points. Mike would beat everyone GGG has fought. I do not think GGG could beat a prime Toney, Graham and Kalambay.

Prime for Prime a 15-rounder favours McCallum.

McCallum was entirely too versatile and ran too deep for what I've seen of Golovkin.

GGG is not landing his jab, he's not landing his straight right, McCallum is rolling his shots and hitting him with the counter uppercut all night and digging hard to the body. GGG can't beat the mighty McCallum!