Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs Daniel Geale
This fight is supposed to be
Gennady Golovkin’s toughest test, but it feels like we hear that every other fight
and the end result is an opponent either bloodied or beaten into submission. Is
Golovkin the real deal or is he one of the new “boogeymen” and over hyped
punchers in boxing? It’s a question I’ve struggled with for a while now
watching GGG’s fights. We certainly know he has some boxing ability and throws
really powerful punches to the head and body. He has a good selection and every
punch isn’t thrown at the same velocity, but then we see him completely
forgoing defense almost every fight.
Geale is a boxer and
counterpuncher with some big wins over Felix Sturm, Anthony Mundine,etc. He
doesn’t have much power but he will most likely be the toughest fight for
Golovkin since Ouma. That Ouma fight really is the reason I believe Geale has a
better shot than anyone GGG has faced since then. Ouma boxed well and hit
Golovkin a lot with the jab before succumbing to the power. Geale has the
ability to do so. His lack of power is a good and bad thing imo. Good, because
it might cause Golovkin to walk in and ignore defense, allowing him to get his
jabs off. It’s conversely bad because if GGG walks through you, he’s going to
be throwing a shitload of punches from all angles.
With that said, I think Golovkin
is going to take this fight just because he’s the best and most powerful
fighter Geale has ever faced. His
workrate and power, as always, will be the difference in the fight. The Ouma
fight was something, but that was a while ago and GGG has definitely improved
since then. If Geale can box and move
for 12 rounds then he has a shot (easier said than done), but he isn’t exactly
Rigondeaux or Floyd defensively, so he will eat some shots.
Odds are pretty crazy with GGG at
-1250. The under 11 ½ rds is at -300 so better odds there if you feel a
knockout happens. Golovkin by KO
Bryant Jennings vs Mike Perez
Heavyweight eliminator. We have
the American, Jennings, who started boxing later than usual(28) but is
undefeated and keeping up his momentum vs Cuban Mike Perez who is looking to
bounce back from his draw in his last bout with Carlos Takam. Both of these
guys are similarly talented boxers and some of the smaller heavyweight fighters
in the division at 6’2” and 6’1”. Both have fast hands and good boxing ability
so we should be in for a great fight.
I believe Jennings is quicker on
his feet than Perez is and that coupled with his far superior reach(84” to 72”
for Perez) will be the difference in the
fight. Neither man is a gigantic puncher in the division but I’d give the power
advantage to Perez…slightly. For Jennings I’d say he needs to fight going
backwards and counter Perez when he comes in. I’ve seen a tendency in Perez to
get a little bit wild with his punches so the opportunity should be there.
Perez needs to get inside and work the body because of his reach disadvantage.
Jennings’ last fight he was mostly on the ropes and his opponent landed a good
deal of body punches that may or may not have affected him, but was enough to
win some rounds. Perez is superior to that guy in a couple different aspects.
I like Jennings here by Decision.
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