Quote Originally Posted by ross View Post
Id pick Pavlik.

Stevens hit Golovkin plenty but I doubt he had the weight of punch that Pavlik does he also doesn't have his strength or will to win.

Pavlik was a deceivingly good fighter. He looked slow and basic but he was strong and had good fundamentals and if Golovkin did move up and face Froch he would find out somewhat what it would have been like to face Pavlik.

Golovkin doesnt move his head, his power is intimidating fighters to perform but even Stevens who was beaten by Brinkley was encouraged to throw against him. Its just a stregth advantage like Abraham had. Remember what everyone thought of Abraham before he moved to supermiddle and that to me is Golovkin.
Golovkin may fare just as baddly as abraham did if he moved up to supermiddle but that's because I think he's already an undersized middle not due to their similarity of styles. I don't think golo and abraham are at all alike in their style. Golo has yet to rely on his power to bail him out, its not like he looses rounds being outboxed and then lands a hail mary punch like abe had a tendency to do. I would have loved to have seen this and and would have been epic probably.