Tough for GGG moving forward- I don’t see the same intensity and he built his style and “expectations” around intensity. BHOP is one of the only fighters I can think of who made a name for himself as a pressure fighter/puncher and then managed to successfully make a complete shift to intelligent, defensive minded, skillful boxer for the latter half of his career. GGG has built the expectation that he will walk his opponent down, break him down with big punches and pressure, and then take him out.

With even a little of his stamina and intensity gone, that expectation won’t be met and he will have to do what you’ve seen lately: focus on pace and his jab. When you are expecting to see a killer/The Terminator, and you get a guy trying to control the fight with his jab, even if he is winning the perception is that h is losing since he isn’t meeting what you have come to expect. Additionally, while GGG is strong and skilled, I don’t see him having the athleticism or craftiness\ring IQ that Bernard did.

With all that being said, I would like to see GGG fight Charlo next. I think Charlo has the hype for a payday for GGG, and I honestly feel like Charlo is overrated and will fold in a tough fight with GGG. There is some danger since Charlo is athletic and explosive, but I feel like this is a very winnable fight for GGG over a guy with name recognition/hype.