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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4236050, member: 289"] I just watched GGG's latest fight on DAZN against Murata. Earlier today I saw a graphic that in his two fights with Canelo Alvarez, Golovkin landed more punches than Canelo did in 18 of the 22 rounds. Of course, punch counts in boxing are like yards in football and hits in baseball: they are an indicator of who probably won but they don't determine the outcome by themselves. My recollection is that each of those 22 rounds featured moments when each fighter seemed to have the advantage and you could argue for either man winning each of them. I was rooting for Canelo but felt GGG won both fights. I've always wondered if Canelo got a draw to set up a second fight and won the second fight because he had more fans and would be a bigger money maker. I also felt that Golovkin, despite being the older man, got stronger as those fights went on and that's what happened today. Murata stood his ground and traded punches effectively with Gennady, even forcing him backwards. He threw very straight punches, some of which were blocked but some of which were not. The commentator noted, "Neither of these men fights well moving backwards". Most fighters don't, (sideway, yes, backwards, no.) GGG would start aggressively but Murata would match that aggression and Golovkin would back off. This began to change in the 5th round as GGG started to find some openings and in the 6th round he knocked Murata's mouthpiece out. the younger man faded badly after that, staggering to his corner after the 8th round. GGG battered him through the 9th until he turned away from Gennady and went down to one knee. His corner through in the towel. I didn't think that rule still applied but it did here and the fight was over. GGG is still a formidable fighter. Whether he can beat Canelo, who keeps getting better, I don't know. Whether he would get the decision even if he did, I don't know, either. [/QUOTE]

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