Last night, Curtis Steven’s fight was suppose to display why he was a dangerous opponent in the middleweight division and why he was being talked about as a challenger for Gennady Golovkin this fall. I must admit his one punch knock out of Saul Roman was flashy, but his prospects of pulling the same feat against GGG are very slim, here’s why:
Saul Roman was coming straight forward, with no head movement and clearly had no power in the hands. GGG will provide both of these against Stevens and it surely will not be a long night for Stevens as GGG will make quick work.
Curtis Stevens was very aggressive. With the exception of the left hook, he was very wide with his punches and that would clearly leave openings against Golovkin.
It is obvious that Stevens looks for early knockouts because of his lack of stamina and most of the top middleweights have plenty of it. Curtis Stevens could easily be beat by a good boxer with movement who is willing to weather the storm in the early rounds.
Credit to Stevens for doing exactly what he was suppose to do, unfortunately to many he just doesn’t have the tools to beat a top MW. If this will be Gennady Golovkins opponent for the fall, don’t be upset, at least someone is willing to fight GGG. Kudos to Stevens as he will lose early by ko when the fight does happen.
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