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Murata is a huge name in Japan from his Olympic run, logical GGG would choose him
you can't even spell HaglerGGG really love can crushing lmao. And people compare this man to Haggler smh. He’s barely an ATG.
not just MMA big boxing on NYE has always been a thing they usually have the biggest names throwing down there in pretty significant domestic match upsOn the one hand, this isn't the best fight GGG could have taken. On the other hand, this is a massive fight for NYE in Japan, normally MMA is central to NYE but with GGG fighting in Tokyo this could be huge for the Japanese fight scene.
Interesting. GGG vs Murata is a good fight. Though he has been slipping since 2016 (I still am pretty sure his peak ability was 2014), he's not light work for anyone at MW.
Murata isn't a stiff. He's not an elite fighter, but he's the kind of guy that can cause real problems for GGG if he shows up aged. A perfect fight tbh, if he looks like shit against Murata (which is very possible), GGG should hang them up, because he won't be able to beat Andrade and certainly not Charlo.Money grab for GGG. Beat up a stiff in between. Good I love it.
Tough call... In 2011 he was maybe just as strong. But he got ducked left and right the majority of his career.
He's 39, man. Who would you have him fight? Seems like a good fight to me.
Yeah, I know. It sucks. People try to pick apart his resume, but in doing so often fail to include the fact that a number of belt holders simply refused to fight him even when he was their mandatory. Sergio, Sturm, Quillin, Cotto, and Canelo (whovwaited him out of his prime). Eubank Jr's dad also steered his son away from GGG. N'Dam gave up his mandatory spot to not fight GGG. Barker has IBF champ in 2013 and refused to fight GGG. BJS was WBO champ in 2015 and asked for millions more than what was agreed, pricing himself out... He would have done the same to Sam Soliman.
Probably a good reason why all these guys didn't want to fight him. It's the reverse Mayweather effect. Mayweather will beat you on the cards and yoy get a nice payday. During the early to mid 2010's Golovkin was finishing people inside the distance and they were not making enough to take the risk.
Murata isn't a stiff. He's not an elite fighter, but he's the kind of guy that can cause real problems for GGG if he shows up aged. A perfect fight tbh, if he looks like shit against Murata (which is very possible), GGG should hang them up, because he won't be able to beat Andrade and certainly not Charlo.
I completely agree. Cotto & Sturm even openly said they don't want to fight him.
Sergio elected to just be quiet about it, and Oscar (Canelos promoter back then) tried to be slick with the ducking even though it was pretty obvious.
When you compare how much trouble Sturm had with Macklin & Geale, or Abraham with Lajuan Simon, its still impressive how Golovkin wrecked them. Of course they look like bums the way he beat the piss out of them... He would have done the same to Sam Soliman.
Marvin Hagler sort of had the same issue before he finally got his shot.
After Kell Brook, GGG got Jacobs who he beats, and Canelo 1 and 2, which most people recognize ought to have been a win and a draw for GGG.
I had the second fight for GGG as well.
I don’t understand how they gave Canelo the 12th round. A round where he visibly stunned twice.
In both cases, GGG and Hagler were destructive, and avoided until someone with balls moved up in weight at the right time. Both Hagler and GGG were high energy, pressuring fighters and this style burns out quicker than any other. Hearns decided to try what Duran did against Hagler and both those named helped legitimize someone who was ready a great fighter. After Kell Brook, GGG got Jacobs who he beats, and Canelo 1 and 2, which most people recognize ought to have been a win and a draw for GGG.
Murata isn't a stiff. He's not an elite fighter, but he's the kind of guy that can cause real problems for GGG if he shows up aged. A perfect fight tbh, if he looks like shit against Murata (which is very possible), GGG should hang them up, because he won't be able to beat Andrade and certainly not Charlo.
Yeah, Sturm did everything he could to avoid Golovin when the later was still based in Germany. For a long time he was seen as a high risk - low reward fight.In both cases, GGG and Hagler were destructive, and avoided until someone with balls moved up in weight at the right time. Both Hagler and GGG were high energy, pressuring fighters and this style burns out quicker than any other. Hearns decided to try what Duran did against Hagler and both those named helped legitimize someone who was ready a great fighter. After Kell Brook, GGG got Jacobs who he beats, and Canelo 1 and 2, which most people recognize ought to have been a win and a draw for GGG.
Being able to unify a division in boxing these days is more related to politics that skill these days.GGG and his management need to do something different. By this time GGG is so old and he still hasn't unified 160 yet.