HBO/SKY SPORTS - Gennady Golovkin v Curtis Stevens- Saturday Night Fight Chat Thread

[Beanz]

MONSTERS COLLIDE

[Beanz]

WBA World middleweight title
IBO middleweight title
12 Rounds

Gennady Golovkin 27(24)-0 vs. Curtis Stevens 25(18-3



Heavyweight
10 Rounds

Magomed Abdusalamov 18(18-0 vs. Mike Perez 19(12)-0





Vacant IBO cruiserweight title
12 Rounds

Ola Afolabi 19(9)-3-4 vs. Lukasz Janik 26(14)-1

[Beanz]

WEIGH IN



Gennady Golovkin: 159.6 lbs.
Curtis Stevens: 159.25 lbs.
Mike Perez: 235.8 lbs.
Magomed Abdusalamov: 231.6 lbs.

[chris6878]

My money is on 3g for the win. cant wait

[Spicoli]

Should be a very solid double header. I think Stevens is digging a monsterous hole being billed as some demolition machine and he's going to learn all about one, and one who will out skill him badly at first.

[Beanz]

I am surprised on the quiet nature of usually vociferous boxing fans on this one. The card may not be stacked but the headliner should be explosive while it lasts. GGG may be the bigger puncher, and is certainly the better boxer, but even a couple decent clips from Stevens should provide the naysayers with some answers on Gennady's chin.

[jehoshaphat]

I'm with you on this one Beanz. I am stoked for this one. These are without a doubt the hardest punchers in the division. How can this not end in a brutal KO/TKO? Golovkin is the more skilled guy so he should get to Stevens but Stevens should answer at least one question about 3G. Golovkin does have an overall significant skills advantage and what were told a granite chin but I believe Stevens actually has more power in one single punch. But the difference between Golovkin's precision and Stevens' precison is far wider than the difference between Stevens' one punch power over Golovkin's one punch power. Golovkin KO3.

[Bo-Bo24]

Yeah its a good night of boxing in general with the fights in england then new york later

[Hulk]

Stevens has real talent and power but he's unproven against even a top ten contender.

GGG finally proved himself against a real contender last time out.

Gotta pick GGG by early stoppage. If he walks into that left hook tho all bets are off.

[IamInuit]

Its a little interesting. 3g is a few inches taller and Stevens has a 2 inch reach advantage. The taller fighter at times has the tendency to turn away from punches. Stevens is on a wing and a prayer. He has to approach this fight like a 4 rounder. He's not going to out box the man. Jessie Brinkley gave him a boxing lesson. Make sure you empty the bladder before the fight.

[Kirkland Laing]

Evening all. If anybody has a stream for the Marquez Segura fight I'd greatly appreciate a pm.

[Kirkland Laing]

I'm watching Afolabi batter Janik round the ring here and looking at the size and build of Afolabi and I'm wondering what the fuck Cleverly thinks he's doing by moving up to cruiser.

[Spicoli]

Is Perez the new Ramon Garbey or Castillo ? Mago has John D Jackson in his corner Didn't know that...switching my pick

[Spicoli]

Is he looking for a quit What was that?

[Spicoli]

Some awesome exchanges, nice fight! Mago is sneaking in uppercuts...Lampleys new word: Knockoutable.