3. Do Not Stop Moving
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Let’s face it, even in the most optimistic outcome of the fight for Kell Brook, Gennady Golovkin will stun him in at least one moment during the fight.
A boxer’s first instinct when hurt is to cover up and attempt to absorb the force of incoming blows with their arms. Gennady Golovkin however, has adapted over time to render this defensive tactic useless.
In the fight against Dominic Wade, as well as in his second round knockout of Marco Antonio Rubio, he finished both of his opponents off, not by hammering away their defense, but rather by adjusting his angles of attack and punching around their guard.
When “Special K” gets hurt at a point in the fight, even though he does need to keep his guard up, he must move and attempt to avoid as many incoming blows as possible rather than block them.
If Brook is unable to gather enough of his wits to evade incoming blows, the Golovkin will finish him early in the night.
