Via Brian Webber: Gennadiy Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) says he did “Tactical Mistake” due to waiting too long to start his offense against Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Golovkin didn’t start fighting with any form of aggression until the round of 16, and at the time, Canelo seemed to have a very good lead.
Ideally, adjustments from 40-year-old Golovkin should be made as early as the third or fourth inning.
It’s not clear why Golovkin took so long to step up his offensive behavior as he was clearly giving up the game to former four-division world champion Canelo.
There was no news of Golovkin’s coach Johnathon Banks asking him to start the fight against Canelo much earlier than day eight, as he must have known they needed to adjust the original game plan. early start.
“Perhaps, it was a tactical mistake of mine to start slow. On the other hand, I want to see how the fight goes. I believe we both started slowly,” Golovkin said after the game.
Should not have brought an experienced boxer like Golovkin until the 1/8 round to “see how the fight goes.” That does not make sense.
It seems that Golovkin was too shy to attack, knowing that he would be counterattacked by Canelo and that it would lead to risk.
Also, I think Golovkin looks very old and slow and can’t pull the trigger on his shots, even if the loophole is there.
Instead of letting go the way he needed to to win, Golovkin would wait and wait before finally delivering a single shot. There’s too much waiting in the Golovkin part between punches, and that’s the wrong way to go about fighting Canelo.
“We did some scouting, and that scouting probably went on too long for me,” said Golovkin. “It’s not up to me to score goals. The judges gave those scores. That is their decision.
“Strategy is to win the war. We probably shouldn’t attribute my loss to strategy because I feel great. Canelo’s successful small shots don’t surprise me. I wasn’t successful with my shots. In the end, the judges gave him a score.
“I don’t feel any hatred towards our rivalry. He’s the one who says it’s personal. My answer is, why did he wait so many years for this fight to happen? ‘ said Golovkin.
