By Jose Olmos: Golden Boy Promotions sent out a press release today saying that the reports that are circulating about the final pay-per-view totals for the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight are premature for their September 16 fight on HBO pay-per-view.
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Canelo: I want GGG rematch for first fight of 2018
By Sean Jones: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) says he wants his first fight in 2018 to be his “tiebreaker” rematch against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs). Canelo says he still believes he deserved the win in his fight with the unbeaten Triple G on September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
What Makes a Pound 4 Pound Fighter?
By Danni Rocket: Due to the back to back defeats of Nicaraguan Super Flyweight Roman Gonzalez, the controversial draw between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and the recent retirement of consensus P4P King Andre “SOG” Ward, the Pound for Pound rankings of boxing’s most famous websites, magazines and organizations have suffered a major shake-up this year.
Sanchez says Golovkin could take Dec. tune-up fight
By Dan Ambrose: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) might take a tune-up fight in December before facing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 2 KOs) in a rematch in May of 2018, says trainer Abel Sanchez. He says he heard Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler and Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez talking about both fighters potentially taking a tune-up fight in December before fighting in May.
Alvarez to make Golovkin wait 8 months
By Eric Thomas: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) will need to be patient and wait 8 months before he can have the chance to face Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) in a rematch on May 5 on Cinco de Mayo. Alvarez, 27, only fights 2 times per year now, and those dates fall on the Mexican holidays. Alvarez has taken over the dates that Floyd Mayweather Jr. previously fought on.
Golovkin the NEW #1 pound-for-pound KING
By Sean Jones: With Andre Ward hanging up his gloves a week ago, it has led to Ring Magazine replacing him as the pound-for-pound king with IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs).
Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin draws 3rd highest boxing gate
By Dan Ambrose: The results of the September 16th Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight may have been unsatisfactory to fans with it being scored as a 12 round draw, but the fight was a huge success in terms of the money it made at the gate for their fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canelo-Golovkin replay averaged 726K viewers on HBO
By Eric Thomas: Last Saturday’s Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Saul Canelo Alvarez middleweight mega-fight war brought in an average of 726,000 viewers on HBO with a peak of 840,000 viewers on HBO Boxing.
GGG deserved win over Canelo says George Lopez
By Dan Ambrose: Comedian George Lopez and super bantamweight world champion Jessie Magdaleno are just 2 of many people that feel that IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) should have been given the win against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) in their fight on September 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Loeffler: GGG would fight Canelo in December if possible
By Sean Jones: Tom Loeffler says Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is ready to get back into the ring in December and fight a rematch with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez because he feels he won their fight on September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.