Not close enough to make me ever want to see those two go at it again. Cotto-Floyd was a much closer fight than cinnamon-Floyd, iirc. But neither were close enough to warrant a rematch.
I mean, it was arguably a shutout until the 6th or 8th round... It was a masterclass and maybe the most impressive fight of his career.
Watched the replay of the Golovkin fight last night. Gaddam that dude is badass.Any chance he'll try to move up or down a weight class to win some other titles?
Gennady Golovkin's win over Willie Monroe Jr on Saturday night kept HBO's 2015 in boxing going strong in the Nielsens, with 1.338 million viewers the average number for the main event, which peaked at 1.474 million. This is a slight increase over Golovkin's last prime time fight on HBO, which came last October against Marco Antonio Rubio and averaged 1.304 million viewers. The numbers were good for the co-feature, as well, as flyweight star Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez's debut averaged 961,000 viewers and peaked at 1.018 million.
He stated that he wants to basically wipe out the middleweight division before he moves to a new class. Not sure how long that will take him, but with everyone currently ducking him, it could take a few years. Granted, if the big name middleweights continue to pass on him, then he might change his plans. But if he doesn't, I'm not sure he'll have a ton of time to enter new classes. He's already 33 and his style isn't going to allow him to fight forever like Floyd.
up yes down no. There's no way someone has big as GGG can make 154 without doing serious serious draining
Yeah it was incredible to watch. I think i'd have it was his fourth best fight. 1. Corrales: Utter domination and humiliation of a top 5 undefeated p4p fighter who was actually getting even odds. 2. JMM: basically a 12-0 steamrolling of a top 5 p4p fighter and world class counter-puncher. First fight back after a 1.5 year "retirement". 3. Hatton: goes up a weight class and beats the tar out of the reigning undisputed 40-0 champion. Scores a hilarious knockout. 4. Alvarez- 36 years old and wins 10 rounds against a world class 154 pounder who lands maybe 5 significant punches all fight. Absolute masterclass against someone 15 years his junior. 5. Cotto- easily outboxes a much larger and stronger fighter who's significantly younger than him. Basically a less impressive version of the canelo fight.
I think up is pretty likely, or at least to a catchweight, in the not too distant future. Just so hard to tell with seemingly everyone afraid of him.
You list these 5 and they are great but he just destroyed the 2nd best p4p fighter of this era... And it didn't make the list.
lol, he really is A LOT better than we, and boxing fans in general, give him credit for. I watched the British telecast of the Canelo fight the other night after the poster claimed it was a close first three rounds... The Brits absolutely fawn over him...
Whoa. Carl Froch and his promoter Eddie Hearn have begun negotiations for a monster fight against GGG that would take place at Wembley Stadium. GGG would move up to 168 for this fight.
As we all know, Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions series is replacing Friday Night Fights on ESPN. The debut of PBC on ESPN will be headlined by Keith "One Time" Thurman against Welterweight veteran/gatekeeper Luis Collazo.
Dan Rafael @danrafaelespn 9m9 minutes ago Povetkin just absolutely freaking destroyed Perez in rd 1 with 2 knockdowns. A slaughter. He's mandatory for Wilder. #boxing #PovetkinPerez
Interesting little fight there if it happens with Povetkin and Wilder. Shame Perez just doesn't seem to have his head in the game anymore, talented guy.
Final FNF ever starting now. Leading off with Povetkin replay, then this: ESPN2, 9:00 pm EST, Boxcino 2015 Finals: Andrey Fedosov vs Donovan Dennis, Brandon Adams vs John Thompson. After just shy of 17 years on the air, ESPN Friday Night Fights bids farewell this week, as PBC on ESPN is coming along shortly to take up the network's boxing programming. Friday Night Fights has never been the biggest series, but we've seen a lot of good and some great fights on the show since it premiered in the fall of 1998. Come say goodbye to the ol' boy before he gets put down.
Rafael tweeted about that earlier Dan Rafael @danrafaelespn · 5h5 hours ago A Wilder-Povetkin purse bid would be very, very interesting. Povetkin's promoter has gazillions. Can easily compete with Haymon's investors.
If Haymon doesn't think he can win the purse bid, wouldn't be totally surprised to see him have Wilder drop the belt. Just can't see him letting Wilder venture over to Russia for that.
Deontay Wilder @BronzeBomber 5h5 hours ago Congratulations to #Povetkin on the win... I'm looking forward to having my first mandatory title defense. #BombZquad
I love boxing and often think you let them fight but fuck you got to stop it before someone gets killed. You can literally kill a guy in there.
Same. All for lenient refs in most spots, but all that ref was doing was letting his brains get scrambled for a few more seconds.
Watching FNF, coming to an end after 17yrs. Joe Tes said he's always asked his favorite fight. He said it was the Emanuel Burton Mickey Ward fight that I posted on here not too long ago. Just an incredible fight. Getting all nostalgic watching this montage.
Today's card: NBC, 4:30 pm EST, Andre Dirrell vs James DeGale, Edwin Rodriguez vs Craig Baker. The vacant IBF super middleweight title is on the line in what is potentially an outstanding main event between two very talented boxer-punchers who when on their game are special talents. Rodriguez is looking to get going at 175. Baker is an unbeaten Texan who stopped Umberto Savigne in February.
DeGale taking those last two rounds gave him the edge, imo. Only by point though. 117-109 was absurd.