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Golovkin wants Canelo after Macklin fight

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canelo66By Dan Ambrose: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO’s) reportedly wants to face WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) after Golovkin gets finished dispatching contender Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KO’s) on June 29th in their fight at the MGM Grand at the Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Golovkin, 31, says he’ll even come down to 154 lbs. to make the fight easier for the 22-year-old Canelo to make. Now the question is whether Canelo and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions will agree to take the fight with Golovkin or if they’ll see this as too dangerous of a fight because Golovkin would likely rehydrate to the mid-160s and that wouldn’t give Canelo much of a weight advantage like he’d have if he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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The future of heavyweight boxing

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wilder23By Matty Buckland: Recently we have seen a couple of the top young heavyweight contenders to the Klitschko brothers crowns fight and we have seen David Price found wanting in his bout against Tony Thompson. The other 2 young prospects, Deontay Wilder who will be taking on Audley Harrison soon and Tyson Fury who has just had a TKO victory over Steve Cunningham.

A lot has been said on this site about these 3 young fighters, by fans and writers alike and some of it is very one sided and at times been extremely xenophobic and Id like to give a fair and impartial look at them as opposed to some writers purely negative views just because of the fighters nationality.

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Should Wladimir fight Fury next?

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wladimir564By Stevie Ocallaghan: After a fairly unimpressive victory over the game but ultimately outsized Steve Cunningham last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) is now proclaiming that he will KO Wladimir Klitschko if he gets the chance to fight him next.

The thing with him saying this is at 6’9″ and nearly 260lbs if he can land on Wladimir , he could KO him as Wladimir doesn’t have the greatest punch resistance, but neither does Fury. In fairness when Cunningham put Fury down in the 2nd , he was hurt but his head was still in the game and coped well.

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Tyson Fury: I took Steve into a dog fight, and he couldn’t hack it.

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fury3By Daniel Mcglinchey: Heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) knocked out Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KO’s) in brutal fashion on Saturday in the 7th round.

This was a below par performance by Tyson Fury’s standards, and I think it mainly came down to the absence of the man who transformed his career his Uncle/Trainer Peter Fury, who had visa problems stopping him from entering the US. at the last minute.

Tyson seemed to go out there and plant his feet, drop his hands and fight with his heart rather than control the ring, use his jab and fight with his head much like he did against Kevin Johnson (28-3, 13 KO’s).

In my eyes Tyson won the first round fairly comfortably but lost concentration by taunting and talking to Steve and ultimately In round 2 Tyson was caught with a wild right and hit the canvas, unaffected he collected himself and rose back to his feet.

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Fury-Cunningham: The most entertaining heavyweight fight in years

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fury3333By Lee Smith: British Heavyweight Contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) defeated American Steve Cunningham 25-6 by 7th round KO last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, to further stake a claim for a World Title Shot.

Despite a lot of people criticizing Fury for his sloppy performance in the opening rounds I think he deserves a lot more credit that he is getting. In fact both fighter deserve credit for putting on a fight which was probably the most entertaining heavyweight fight in years. With two contenders going toe-to-toe from the off and neither wanting to win a boring fight on points.

The fight swung one way then the other. It had knockdowns, point deductions, two fighters who wanted to win and most of all the one thing boxing fans want from a heavyweight fighter…A knock out victory.

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Canelo should not expect Floyd to fight him!

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IMG_2337(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Juan dela Cruz: After a dominating performance against Austin “No Doubt” Trout at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas last April 21, 2013, which proved once and for all that he is ready to face the elite in his division, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is now eyeing Floyd Mayweather Jr for his next outing.

Unfortunately for Canelo, Floyd Jr is not keen on facing him mainly because Canelo is now a big threat to Floyd. This was already expected by boxing analysts and sports fans around the world as we know Floyd won’t face any threat to his “0” record and Canelo is one of them. After dealing Trout his first loss in his career, Canelo proved that he is no joke and that he is at the elite level. Floyd cannot put his contract in Showtime in jeopardy if he will face Alvarez at this time knowing it will be a sure loss for him.

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De La Hoya: Canelo has Cotto and Mayweather as options for his next fight in September

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IMG_2483(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Allan Fox: Oscar De La Hoya, the promoter for WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s), says that Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are the two leading candidates for Canelo’s next fight in September.

De Hoya and Golden Boy are waiting for the outcome of Mayweather’s fight next month against Robert Guerrero before they make a move to set up an opponent for Canelo in September.

De La Hoya said to elnuevodia.com “They are both options [Cotto and Mayweather], but Canelo Alvarez has said he wants to fight the best and the best currently is Floyd Mayweather. Then we have to see what will happen on May 4 because it is not guaranteed to win. Guerrero is complicated. If there is a day where you can lose your undefeated record, Floyd will be on May 4.”

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Froch says he’s ready to fight Kessler

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Froch#9By Scott Gilfoid: With little more than a month to go for his big unification fight against his old nemesis WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) on May 25th, IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) says he feels ready to face Kessler and that he’s in good condition for their fight.

I hope that’s the case because I’d hate to hear excuses from Froch afterwards if things don’t right for him like the last time he faced Kessler in 2010.

Froch said to thesun.co.uk “I am getting that tingle in my hands and down my spine now, I know that feeling well and it means that I’m ready to fight…I feel like everything is clicking in training and sparring has been fantastic. I couldn’t ask to be in a better place than I am right now.”

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