As predicted, GGG lays Brook to waste. Brook didn't "win" anything; GGG just left the line at lower rpm; as soon as he revved it up, Brook crumpled. The same thing would happen to those NATO faigs if they ever got into a live fight with the Russians.
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What the hell were you nervous about Wolfman? I had Brook at 300-1 odds. GGG was never not ever going to lose to Brook>
Gentlemen, have a look again at the fight while it is still online. You'll see GGG just toy with Brook for the first 2 and then batter him at his will for rounds 3,4, and 5. What is amazing is those stupid English fans cheering for that loser Brook.
Is it still online? Do you have a link?
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The books had GGG only a 5-1 to 8-1 favorite. Of course all those British wiggers drove the odds up.
I thought it was quite a terrific fight while it lasted. Not a single clinch. The mulatto got in some good shots and put up a good fight, especially considering that he was fighting someone who is almost super human and fights at a bigger weight class than he ordinarily does. I gave him a round. His eye socket was broken, which is what I thought happened. He was seeing double, or 5 things as he put it. Boxers are often too tough and don't know when to quit.
Good find on the fight video. The American version was quickly taken down by HBO's sheister lawyers.
The funny thing about sensational GGG is that he doesn't look like much if u see him on the street, just an ordinary happy skinny little feller. If he went to the beach some badly misguided old time Charles Atlas bully might even kick sand on him...
Good one Wolfy with the Atlas comparison. GGG has the perfect physic for fighting. Long lean muscles and long arms with fast twitch reflexes. But your right in street clothes a Joe schmoe. He has the same build as Jack Dempsey.
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As a brit, i love gennedy golovkin. Fantastic to watch the best ever middleweight who happens to be white, obliterate another hyped up fighter.
Chris eubank junior next please. At least kell brook is semi likable. Watching eubank junior get torchered by Golovkin., is going to be heavenly
Chris eubank junior next please. At least kell brook is semi likable. Watching eubank junior get torchered by Golovkin., is going to be heavenly
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The fight was mostly one sided from the get go, and I was fairly confident it would be. Golovkin hurt brook in the first round and had him running. Brook tried to distance himself and found marginal success for a couple rounds. But as stated above, once Golovkin turned it on Brook was in full survival mode. I was never nervous for GGG because he never stopped walking Brook down and he never even tried to avoid his punches. As for the stoppage, I felt Brook had another 30 seconds or so before being beaten to the canvas however his corner is probably eyeing other big money fights and this fight was a "test the water" situation at middleweight. Once they knew the ultimate outcome, they actually saved Brook as he may have received a beating that would leave him damaged for the remainder of his career. I will say that Brook gave a decent account of himself for moving up and seemed like a decent sportsman. I still feel Canelo will avoid GGG. Perhaps a Canelo/Brook fight will be in the works. Errol Spence is Brooks mandatory challenger at welterweight should he choose to go back down.
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Also one other thing I noticed. In round 3 or 4 GGG appeared to knock Brook down, however the ref called it a slip. Normally they would show an instant replay after the round, however no replay and the announcers didn't even talk about it. I didn't see it too well, but it looked like a knock down and Brook was slow to get up. Is it just a coincidence the ref was black and the fight took place in the UK?
The black ref had zero peripheral vision. The cornermen were right next to him screaming and waving the towell and he was oblivious.
I was thinking the same thing. Sky sport probably had an interest in Brook winning. If HBO was broadcasting they would have showed the replay to see if the ref erred in not calling it a knock down. GGG, based on his reaction thought it was and went after Brook once he got up. My guess it was a knockdown.
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He reminds me of the black knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail - "Come back and fight you cowards - I'll bite your legs off!"
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I didn't get any impression that the ref called anything wrong. I'd watch it again but it's removed now. I should have downloaded it. I didn't have any complaints about the ref. He was unobtrusive like a ref should be, but there were no clinches or low blows or anything in particular for him to do. I thought it was a slip at the time. As for the cornerman waving the flag I thought he was waving it like a little girl waving her handkerchief bye bye. Finally he got the idea to throw it in since the refs back was turned and he didn't care to run in with it. Perhaps he was yelling and I couldn't hear him. I mean if you're going to go to the trouble of throwing in a towel you shouldn't be coy about it.
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Good observation.
Dempsey's 1950 book *Championship Boxing* is online. You can download it at this Russian website: http://klex.ru/4r2 Just click one line below where the arrow points.
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Back before water cutting most middleweights had to be short to have any muscularity to them. Now guys can look like GGG at the weigh in and have the look of a stocky light heavyweight a day and half later. The fight played out like I thought it would. If Brook's corner didn't show mercy we might have seen the spectacular ko that most thought was going to happen in another round or so as Brook was heavy legged and sucking in wind from taking the battering in the 5th round.
Hopefully Jacobs doesn't try and duck GGG by not trying to get his mandatory shot but Haymon fighters seem to love ducking non Haymon fighters and then throwing away their ABC belt to fight another Haymon fighter.
Hopefully Jacobs doesn't try and duck GGG by not trying to get his mandatory shot but Haymon fighters seem to love ducking non Haymon fighters and then throwing away their ABC belt to fight another Haymon fighter.
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I knew it was a knock down. The ref just missed it. That ref has a good reputation. I remembered that he reffed a Bute fight. And he was very generous to Bute when he was in trouble.
I can say I pretty much called it!
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Yeah Westside I was going to give you a pat on the back for your prediction but I figured you would do it yourself. Hee haw...