Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook

[Rantcatrat]

GGG has fought who he can fight at 160. Jacobs, Eubank Jr., Quillin, N'Dam, Saunders, Sturm, Canelo, even Barker, have declined fights against him.

I think GGG has underrated boxing ability. I know it seems impossible to underrate a guy, who is overrated by the masses, but people seem to think of him as brute puncher, and he appears a lot more than that to me. I don't think you have 300 amateur fights and not know how to box. Remember he out-boxed Dirrell and knocked out Bute in the amateurs.

I hope this fight brings out some of that boxing ability, we don't always see. Adam Booth did a good job describing his style is that he's a pressure-fighting counter puncher, which Booth said is the most dangers type to fight because they pressure you into thinking you have to throw a punch and then counter it, and what makes GGG so dangerous is that he can punch like a mule.

I have felt for a while that Brook was the best welterweight in the world, post the Manny/Floyd era. I think the size is an issue in the sense that it would have been better if Brook had a fight or two at 160 before the GGG fight. But, Brook has fought above the welterweight limit 10 or so times, even if his most recent fight was at 147, and I think he had outgrown 147 - it was just a matter of time until he moved up. When I saw them side-by-side today in photos, they didn't appear that different in size. However, middleweight is clearly GGG's natural weight, and he has to be more comfortable there than Brook, who has never fought there.

At the end of the day, this is the best welter in the world, who had grown out of welterweight, against the best middle in the world. That's an exciting match-up to me.

I favor GGG to lose a round or two early and then figure Brook out and dominate the fight going forward. However, I wouldn't be too surprised with an upset in a bad decision or something if it goes the distance.

I wonder from our British posters - is GGG well known in the UK? Will he have fans at the stadium on Saturday? Or will it be a pro-Brook crowd?

[Andre]

GGG has fought who he can fight at 160. Jacobs, Eubank Jr., Quillin, N'Dam, Saunders, Sturm, Canelo, even Barker, have declined fights against him.

I think GGG has underrated boxing ability. I know it seems impossible to underrate a guy, who is overrated by the masses, but people seem to think of him as brute puncher, and he appears a lot more than that to me. I don't think you have 300 amateur fights and not know how to box. Remember he out-boxed Dirrell and knocked out Bute in the amateurs.

I hope this fight brings out some of that boxing ability, we don't always see. Adam Booth did a good job describing his style is that he's a pressure-fighting counter puncher, which Booth said is the most dangers type to fight because they pressure you into thinking you have to throw a punch and then counter it, and what makes GGG so dangerous is that he can punch like a mule.

I have felt for a while that Brook was the best welterweight in the world, post the Manny/Floyd era. I think the size is an issue in the sense that it would have been better if Brook had a fight or two at 160 before the GGG fight. But, Brook has fought above the welterweight limit 10 or so times, even if his most recent fight was at 147, and I think he had outgrown 147 - it was just a matter of time until he moved up. When I saw them side-by-side today in photos, they didn't appear that different in size. However, middleweight is clearly GGG's natural weight, and he has to be more comfortable there than Brook, who has never fought there.

At the end of the day, this is the best welter in the world, who had grown out of welterweight, against the best middle in the world. That's an exciting match-up to me.

I favor GGG to lose a round or two early and then figure Brook out and dominate the fight going forward. However, I wouldn't be too surprised with an upset in a bad decision or something if it goes the distance.

I wonder from our British posters - is GGG well known in the UK? Will he have fans at the stadium on Saturday? Or will it be a pro-Brook crowd?

I dont think it will go the distance unless GGG wants rounds under his belt and maybe also make himself look more normal and beatable to some so he gets future fights; cause all those guys you mentioned will be watching it thinking one way or the other and his immediate future relies on them.

[Fenster]

I thought he looked ill too, they cut his media commitments short. I also thought he looked a bit fed up all week

[erics44]

I haven't seen any videos of it


ive seen pics on skysports.com tho and he looks fine to me


if he is ill or theres a problem do think he might try and end it early?

[Fenster]

Golovkin spent the whole weigh-in looking miserable as fuck, or he wants to kill someone.

Brook - 159.4
GGG - 158.9

Pro Brook crowd.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

The pictures make GGG look frail by comparison but really Kel just came in looking like a re-hydrated welterweight. Tomorrow GGG will (obviously) look much bigger.

[Freedom]