Comments Thread For: 7 Day Weight: Gennady Golovkin - 164.4-Pounds

[True That]

Well said. The only weight that truly matter is the official weigh-in.

I just see so many GGG fans lining up the excuses by the boatload. I've heard GGG is old. Canelo is 215 lbs, the ref. Will be biased. The judges corrupt. The pro Canelo fans will sway the fight. Canelo is avoiding VADA and is on PED'S. I'm sure I missed a bunch of other excuses.

The fight hasn't even started and they're lining up the excuses. SMH

No but seriously, this is my sincere honest and objective point of view looking at it from a neutral standpoint and being honest and fair about it as far as an assessment:


This truly is a tough fight to say exactly what is going to happen.

Many different things and outcomes can happen.

I believe either guy can win and has a good shot. It's those intangibles and questions that are going to be answered that we don't really know about going into the fight.

I can see scenarios where Canelo cuts Triple G's face up and the fight getting stopped on cuts with Canelo up on the cards.

I can see Canelo focusing on Triple G's body to try to wear him down that way. The problem is Triple G is going to be throwing fire too. So while I think Canelo will get some shots to the body in, I don't think it will be enough to completely wear down Triple G because Canelo is not going to constantly stay there in front of him to take those shots from Triple G. And Triple G will be hitting Canelo to the body as well.

The only way I see a Canelo win by knockout is if it's due to cuts on Triple G's face or something of that nature. A win for Canelo is more likely by decision.

I can see Triple G eventually wearing Canelo out and getting a TKO win in the late rounds.

For Triple G to win by decision it is going to have to be quite clear and obvious that he won. By having a knockdown or knockdowns, staggering Canelo "OR" really dominate at least 9 rounds or more.

The deck is stacked against Triple G when it comes to winning by a decision as we've seen in the past with Canelo scorecards against Trout, Mayweather, Lara and Cotto. Not saying the right guy didn't win, just saying scorecards were ridiculous for those fights.

Which may lead to another scenario where a lot of people may say that Triple G won but was robbed on the scorecards creating controversy and setting up a rematch.

Or we may get where Canelo in the views of many did win and deserved the decision.

Hopefully we can also get where Triple G seems like the winner after 12 by many and gets the decision if indeed he earned it and won in the eyes of many. This kind of thing seldom happens though.

It's because of these many scenarios, intangibles and questions that it is hard for me to predict an outcome on this fight.

How will Canelo fare against his first real Middleweight and that being the best Middleweight? How will Triple G deal with Canelo's hand speed and how much more power will Canelo have at Middleweight? Does Triple G have a chance to win a decision at all? Can Triple G deal with Canelo's skillset? Can Canelo last 12 rounds against Triple G and if he does, which is definitely a possibility in my opinion will the judges be fair, does Triple G have any chance at all winning a close decision if it looks like he was the clear winner in a close fight, they may even score a draw if it looks like Triple G won a lot of rounds. Hopefully it will not be a controversial ending and the right man wins and in the eyes of the fans, people, judges it is the rightful winner whether that be by decision or knockout.

My prediction is I have no prediction. This is a tough fight to call to say exactly what is going to happen.


Let's just hope for the best and may the best man win!

[richardt]

No but seriously, this is my sincere honest and objective point of view looking at it from a neutral standpoint and being honest and fair about it as far as an assessment:


This truly is a tough fight to say exactly what is going to happen.

Many different things and outcomes can happen.

I believe either guy can win and has a good shot. It's those intangibles and questions that are going to be answered that we don't really know about going into the fight.

I can see scenarios where Canelo cuts Triple G's face up and the fight getting stopped on cuts with Canelo up on the cards.

I can see Canelo focusing on Triple G's body to try to wear him down that way. The problem is Triple G is going to be throwing fire too. So while I think Canelo will get some shots to the body in, I don't think it will be enough to completely wear down Triple G because Canelo is not going to constantly stay there in front of him to take those shots from Triple G. And Triple G will be hitting Canelo to the body as well.

The only way I see a Canelo win by knockout is if it's due to cuts on Triple G's face or something of that nature. A win for Canelo is more likely by decision.

I can see Triple G eventually wearing Canelo out and getting a TKO win in the late rounds.

For Triple G to win by decision it is going to have to be quite clear and obvious that he won. By having a knockdown or knockdowns, staggering Canelo "OR" really dominate at least 9 rounds or more.

The deck is stacked against Triple G when it comes to winning by a decision as we've seen in the past with Canelo scorecards against Trout, Mayweather, Lara and Cotto. Not saying the right guy didn't win, just saying scorecards were ridiculous for those fights.

Which may lead to another scenario where a lot of people may say that Triple G won but was robbed on the scorecards creating controversy and setting up a rematch.

Or we may get where Canelo in the views of many did win and deserved the decision.

Hopefully we can also get where Triple G seems like the winner after 12 by many and gets the decision if indeed he earned it and won in the eyes of many. This kind of thing seldom happens though.

It's because of these many scenarios, intangibles and questions that it is hard for me to predict an outcome on this fight.

How will Canelo fare against his first real Middleweight and that being the best Middleweight? How will Triple G deal with Canelo's hand speed and how much more power will Canelo have at Middleweight? Does Triple G have a chance to win a decision at all? Can Triple G deal with Canelo's skillset? Can Canelo last 12 rounds against Triple G and if he does, which is definitely a possibility in my opinion will the judges be fair, does Triple G have any chance at all winning a close decision if it looks like he was the clear winner in a close fight, they may even score a draw if it looks like Triple G won a lot of rounds. Hopefully it will not be a controversial ending and the right man wins and in the eyes of the fans, people, judges it is the rightful winner whether that be by decision or knockout.

My prediction is I have no prediction. This is a tough fight to call to say exactly what is going to happen.


Let's just hope for the best and may the best man win!

I've been seeing so many potential scenarios myself that play out inside my head. I really believe their styles mesh so well that this will be nothing less than either a smart war or an outright war. As much as I keep going back and forth in my mind as to who I think is going to win, one prevailing thought that stands out for me is how Mayweather at times backed up Canelo and if nothing more, GGG is bigger and stronger and has a powerful jab and this scenario is what I think may prevail. But even these dynamics may not play out. Another scenario is that one will win with a body punch because both have serious body punching skills. I wonder what happens if Canelo lands a number of those shots he took out Smith with. But GGG's AM and Pro career tells me it will be hard for Canelo to land that shot with any regularity. So I am in suspense till the fight starts and their fight plans shape up and if someone needs to adjust, who that will be.

[True That]

Ok, so a same day weigh in for the IBF may be required for Canelo and Golovkin.

I'm not 100% sure because some articles say no weigh in required. But Abel is on videos saying Canelo has to weigh in same day as the fight.

The IBF rule may be excluded for unification fights.

I'm not sure how it works for unified champions though.

These sanctioning bodies are a mess. I guess we will find out soon enough.

I'm not going to rack my brain over these damn alphabet groups rules anymore. Lol

[True That]

I've been seeing so many potential scenarios myself that play out inside my head. I really believe their styles mesh so well that this will be nothing less than either a smart war or an outright war. As much as I keep going back and forth in my mind as to who I think is going to win, one prevailing thought that stands out for me is how Mayweather at times backed up Canelo and if nothing more, GGG is bigger and stronger and has a powerful jab and this scenario is what I think may prevail. But even these dynamics may not play out. Another scenario is that one will win with a body punch because both have serious body punching skills. I wonder what happens if Canelo lands a number of those shots he took out Smith with. But GGG's AM and Pro career tells me it will be hard for Canelo to land that shot with any regularity. So I am in suspense till the fight starts and their fight plans shape up and if someone needs to adjust, who that will be.

Yeah, I have no idea what's going to happen.

I'm not betting on this fight. I'm just going to sit back, kick my feet up, drink my beer, eat food and enjoy!

May the best man win.

[Diego Rodriguez]

And your a douchebags who suks dic

How many times do I have to tell you, "you're" not "your"? When you make that mistake repeatedly it isn't a typo.

Boxing lessons are for free but if I have to keep teaching you English I'll have to charge your dumbass.

[Diego Rodriguez]

Yeah, I have no idea what's going to happen.

I'm not betting on this fight. I'm just going to sit back, kick my feet up, drink my beer, eat food and enjoy!

May the best man win.

I wish I could do that but I've felt for two years this was a fight I would bet and make money on. I don't bet frequently. So even though I think it makes the fight less enjoyable for me I've got to bet cause if what I think comes to pass I'll be pissed if I didn't bet it.

[SlySlickSmooth]

I'm thinking Golovkin will win by TKO late rounds. Canelo will be bulked up for strength and dexterity but will be winded late in the fight.

[The plunger man]

Both fighters will have an easy time making weight. 2 prime fighters ready for a war. Canelo is about to give a boxing lesson to this limited brawler

You dont go through your amatuer career with only 5 losses out of 345 and you don't have all three world titles and undefeated in 36 fights if your a limited brawler.,,,,****in dimwit

[Ce1ska]

Again, I said IF that's why Canelo actually refused the belt - because he wants to keep his weight shifts secret until final weigh in - we won't know how healthy or not he is until they're in the ring. I don't know about you, but I'd call that brilliant. IF that was his plan.

No, it's not a brilliant move. He's still upset the wbc made him look like a ***** when he handed his belt to GGG.

[bluzi]

Going to be a great fight , too bad we will get the bum word and exposed word used non stop after the fight it's just a question of what fan base is going to use it