Gennady Golovkin v Ryoto Murata

[Kirkland Laing]

Are either of you two hanging around for the fights later on this evening?

[Spicoli]

Are either of you two hanging around for the fights later on this evening?

Look what the cat dragged it . Been ok bud? Showtime card should be pretty decent. If the main airs before Midnight here...

[palmerq]

Damn dazn have Garcia as a ppv....shocking behaviour, lucky dazn still has the champions league and NFL in Canada or it would be risking a cancellation from me... I see lubin v fundora is on tsn though, I'll probably have that on

[mikeeod]

Have to love GGG and his style, but he looked rough in the first few rounds. This was different than his usual warming up/figuring out his opponent slow start- he was gulping air through his mouth in the second. He took way too many shots in this one as well- he doesn’t hold up against a bigger puncher like Canelo. I feel like Canelo is faster and more maneuverable these days as well- I would bet the under on 10 rounds- feel his body won’t take the punishment.

That being said, for yesterday’s fight, I loved the jab- he might have the best jab in boxing right now when you consider how hard he throws it. I also love his punch selection- he throws from so many angle and it is interesting to watch him throw that overhand hook to the top of the head and this sweeping uppercuts to get the other guy to open up for the straight shots. I don’t know how he doesn’t break his hands throwing some of this downward sweeping shots to the top of the head. Finally, I love GGG’s balance and positioning- that guy is always in good position to throw heavy shots.

I think he will make Canelo uncomfortable with the jab early, but feel that Canelo will take over by the mid rounds and stop GGG on cuts/ exhaustion in 9-10 rounds. Will be a great fight while it lasts though.

[Master]

Excellent analysis mikeeod.

Golovkin rarely lost rounds in his prime, was not vulnerable to the body and fought hard the full 3 minutes. He is 40 and doing fantastic for it.

I do not want him to lose to Canelo or any fighter for that matter.

[TIC]

ggg is caught between a rock and a hard place. the canelo fight is a big payday but at forty and at one sixty eight it is an uphill battle. at one sixty he has jermall and probably zhanibek to contend with. jaime munguia could be good money and winnable. i personally think he should target jermall

[X]

I agree - Golovkin has had a brilliant career, despite being avoided for most of it and robbed in his biggest fight.

He is still technically rock solid, fantastic footwork and a superb jab. Murata has a hell of a chin too as many fighters wouldn't have made it to the 9th.

However, there were some definite signs of age creeping in (and those aren't related to ring rust or time out of the ring IMO). GGG started so slowly it was almost glacial, and I do think his stamina is an issue as he was visibly blowing after a few rounds. he is definitely vulnerable to the body these days (he is 40, ffs)

I can't see how a small middleweight beats a steroid using light heavyweight Canelo, especially one with a great chin and an almost guaranteed points win.

The other issue is Golovkin's own great chin. If his stamina starts to go, I can see him taking way too much punishment against an elite fighter at this stage of his career.