If Ward goes at Kovolev I think he comes a cropper. Wards a great boxer but he looked like he'd lost a step against a lets be honest pony Paul Smith who is average at best and looked like he didn't give a shit.


Anyway, GGG. Another brutal display, once again it had everything on show, great skill, great power, a bit of vulnerability at times when he seems to lose interest, but of course that is backed up by a rock solid chin. Lemieux got a few clumps of his own in when he had better rounds in 6 and 7 (I think) but they just bounced off Golovkins noggin no problem. A methodical beatdown of a dangerous puncher.


Chocolatito was phenomenal. The subtlety of his movement is beautiful, the little slide right to get the hook to the body off and then turn his man around into a right to the chin, the little L step, the little left hooks to get himself centred, poetry. He never hits something that isn't there. Too many fighters punch at nothing, good fighters too, it's almost robotic, hook must follow cross that must follow jab. He is able to fire off 5, 6, 7 punch combos and they ALL land on target. A joy to watch as always.



I've read in some places people using the performance of Gonzales as a stick to bash Golovkin with. Ever so slightly pathetic and full of obligation of course. Both of them were masterful in their own way. We're lucky to have them in our time.