Big respect to Martin Murray - he's a ring warrior.
He was Gennady Golovkin most determined opponent to date. You won't find a fighter with more courage in a boxing ring!
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Big respect to Martin Murray - he's a ring warrior.
He was Gennady Golovkin most determined opponent to date. You won't find a fighter with more courage in a boxing ring!
He had a lot of courage, GGG is just a force of nature and your mind can only physically will your body so far, he did the best he could.
I can think of one or two but Murray put on a great show, a real serious dude!! If the man had more power that would have been a different fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
Yep, it was his lack of power that told. He just couldn't hit Golovkin hard enough to make him think twice. It was a gutsy showing. Murray is a tough guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedI can think of one or two but Murray put on a great show, a real serious dude!! If the man had more power that would have been a different fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
I think GGG took his power from him by hurting him early.
Murray is a tough SOB it's a pity he had to face GGG, but he gave him a fight Martin took a
lot of hurtful punches, and I hope Murray has not had the fight beaten out of him,! the ref
this week done the correct thing,! in stepping in as Martin was spent.
Well done Martin you faced the best middle weight, I have seen for some time GGG is something
special.:appl:
I enjoyed the fight , Murray could be the second best MW out there , I fail to see why people don't like GGG he is a wonderful fighter.
Well done to the both of them.
Yes, he is a wonderful fighter. His combination punching is sublime and he is technically so solid. It's going to take someone very special to beat him. Golovkin has the mindset of a winner and it oozes through his pores.
Yup. He was a lot better than Rubio that's for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
Yes I agree. There is no reason not to like him and enjoy watching him fight. I've found that when a talented puncher like GGG or even Wilder come along, it is much more satisfying to hop on the bandwagon and root for them rather than bitterly wait until they lose to say "I told you so".Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Murray was a credit to all us brits, came second in a great fight against a harder hitting version of Sugar Ray Leonard. He deserves to make good money, but sadly I cant see it in the current promotional scene. I can however see GGG becoming the next Manny Pac! Good luck to him
Murray's biggest stumbling block is that he can't fight in the States because of his Criminal record. His South African promoters have done everything they promised to do, but can they deliver other top fighters in that division to Monte Carlo?
Quillin - No chance.
Lee- Loses to Quillin anyway.
Cotto - not a hope in hell.
Winner of N'Dam v Lemieux - will probably want to capitalise Stateside. Maybe, but would take big bucks to make them defend away from home to a dangerous opponent.
Murray took a lot of punishment which may have aged him but based on that you'd give him a chance against any other middleweight. I think he gave up on winning pretty early and after that it was a survival mission but he lacked the fire power to keep triple G off him
Golovkin looked great. Taken late but murray was defensive minded against an aggressive fighter who takes risks I think we'll see more drama early. Cotto wouldn't have lasted that long
I completely disagree. He came into this fight very similar to the Martinez fight where he hurt Martinez late. Murray put his best round in in round 7 or 8 I think where he landed lots of good combos. The way GGG walked through them must be so demoralizing though.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAME
Golovkin said the same thing that Murray wasn't really trying to fight and was holding and running. It's no disrespect to Murray cuz Golovkins a beast but I do think Murray was trying to get through rounds rather than trying to win them. Vs martinez and Sturm Murray was positive and stood his ground. As early as round 1 vs Golovkin he was back pedalling and didn't let his hands go with any authority.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilkeyjoeI completely disagree. He came into this fight very similar to the Martinez fight where he hurt Martinez late. Murray put his best round in in round 7 or 8 I think where he landed lots of good combos. The way GGG walked through them must be so demoralizing though.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAME
Golovkin aside though I give Murray a decent chance with the rest of the division like Quillen and lee providing this beating didn't take too much out of him
GGG is an amazing fighter and can take the wind out of anyone's sails at his weight, but I'm sure Murray made every one proud who saw his performance, even though some of us might have doubted his sanity a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
GGG has a quirky way of punching. All the power seems to come at the last minute and at a strange angle. He must be incredibly fit to keep on throwing those bombs for the full 11 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedGGG is an amazing fighter and can take the wind out of anyone's sails at his weight, but I'm sure Murray made every one proud who saw his performance, even though some of us might have doubted his sanity a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Murray's face was in shock when he felt the power.
I was thinking along the same lines, after the first round GGG fights at the same pace the entire fight. He doesn't get faster he makes the other fighter slow down, he is relentless and quirky (like you said) that overhand left of his looks like it is coming straight down at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterGGG has a quirky way of punching. All the power seems to come at the last minute and at a strange angle. He must be incredibly fit to keep on throwing those bombs for the full 11 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedGGG is an amazing fighter and can take the wind out of anyone's sails at his weight, but I'm sure Murray made every one proud who saw his performance, even though some of us might have doubted his sanity a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Murray's face was in shock when he felt the power.
I know Murray doesn't have a lot of KOs, but GGG was taking some pretty clean shots and walking right through them. The guy is going to he around for a while!
I hope he does stay around but he is over 30 and like Chavez this type of style is hard to maintain.Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedI was thinking along the same lines, after the first round GGG fights at the same pace the entire fight. He doesn't get faster he makes the other fighter slow down, he is relentless and quirky (like you said) that overhand left of his looks like it is coming straight down at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterGGG has a quirky way of punching. All the power seems to come at the last minute and at a strange angle. He must be incredibly fit to keep on throwing those bombs for the full 11 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedGGG is an amazing fighter and can take the wind out of anyone's sails at his weight, but I'm sure Murray made every one proud who saw his performance, even though some of us might have doubted his sanity a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Murray's face was in shock when he felt the power.
I know Murray doesn't have a lot of KOs, but GGG was taking some pretty clean shots and walking right through them. The guy is going to he around for a while!
Murray has something left in the tank. He took a beating but it wasn't a career-ending beating, as long as has confidence wasn't hurt. I agree with the posters that say he's probably the second best middleweight out there. He needs to a get an American attorney to help him with traveling the US. If he can't come to the US, there are a couple of big UK fights, especially with Saunders and Macklin if Macklin can get his act together a string together a couple of wins. Not to mention, if Murray's a big, strong middleweight, I bet he can move up to 168 and do well there. How about Groves vs. Murray in the UK if Groves gets a belt? Big fight?