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GGG is a silver medalist, with wins over Dirrell, and Lee in the amateurs, as well as KO victory over Bute.
He's gained quite a bit of hype, especially considering his devestating knockout potential out of both hands.
Proska is a game undefeated fighter, with slick moves, good defense, and a fundemental understanding of the southpaw game.
He often landed quick straight left hands both upstairs and downstairs, while simeltaneously pivoting out of the way of counterattacks.
He offered an elusive target, but GGG managed to time him early on, especially with the jab, and eventually started landing meaningful punches.
GGG fights very patiently, showed incredible timing, and has excellent balance, as well as power in both hands.
Furthermore, he has a fundamental base that makes him an elusive targer; however, I can see where speed and combination punching could give him problems.
His potential is sky high though. As Roy Jones said at the beggining of the telecast, "He's the truth."
I think he would give Martinez a very difficult fight, considering his reach, patience, balance, and timing. Proska was in my opinion, the best clone of Martinez in the middlweight division from a defensive perspective, but he doesn't have the power that Martinez possesses which makes this fight much more interesting.
Additionally, GGG looks like he would give problems to guys at the 168 division, especially considering his power.
I can see him in very competitive fights with Bute and Froch. I think Ward offers him the most difficult challenge considering his combinations of versatility and athleticism, as well as his determination.
I think if Ward remains elusive on the outside, but attacks in combinations and spurts, as well as utilizing clinching, that would be very difficult for GGG to cope with.
Unlike the previous middleweight puncher, Pavlik, GGG balance and skill level looks much better, so regardless of what plan a fighter utilizes against him, it will not be an easy fight, and will have far more risk than against Pavlik.
GGG said he would be willing to fight anyone from 154 to 168.
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