3. Break Lemieux’s Forward Momentum
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In addition to using pressure and combinations, Gennady Golovkin‘s main goal is to disrupt and ultimately thwart David Lemieux’s forward momentum. It’s ultimately a question of how Golovkin would be dominant if he were to face himself in the ring.
Lemieux thrives off being able to come forward and be aggressive, and he has to take that away from him.
If Lemieux physically can’t or at least feels ineffective in coming forward, Golovkin can really do whatever he wants in the ring. He can’t let Lemieux press the action or bully him in the ring.
Golovkin needs to make Lemieux learn as quickly as possible that there’s a price to pay for his aggressiveness and quickly turn his strength into his fatal flaw.
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