Canelo and Golovkin Weigh-In a Scene like no Other

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By Michael Montero: The doors at the MGM Grand Garden Arena opened for fans this morning around 10AM, and within minutes the venue was buzzing with electricity. More than ten thousand poured in to find a good seat as Golden Boy and K2 Promotions set up for the Canelo-Golovkin weigh-ins. Crazed fans donned Mexican and Kazakhstani flags cheering for their man, swooping up merchandise and debating their predictions for the main event as the undercard fighters hit the scales. By the time Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin hit the stage, the arena was in a fever pitch.

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Crawford: Golovkin stops Canelo late

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By Dan Ambrose: Light welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford is siding with middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) to knockout Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) in their big fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Weigh-ins for Canelo-GGG Supremacy PPV card

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By Anthony Montero: It was an absolutely packed house at the MGM Grand as over 10,000 fans came out for the Canelo-GGG official weigh-in! The line stretched from well beyond the lobby and once the doors opened boxing fans flooded the arena, with not an empty seat to be found. Hearing the cheers from the audience it was obvious this was a pro Canelo crowd, however the GGG fans presence was most certainly felt.

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin – Official weights

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By Sean Jones: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) weighed in at a trim looking 160 pounds on Friday in front of a huge crowd of 9,000 boxing fans for his fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) on Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Canelo wants rematch with Mayweather

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By Chris Williams: Saul Canelo Alvarez is interested in facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a rematch if he gets by middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin this Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Sanchez: Golovkin will control the fight like he always does

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By Jeff Aranow: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will control Saul “Canelo” Alvarez like he’s done with all of his previous fights, says his trainer Abel Sanchez. He feels he’s got the “best horse” in the race this Saturday night, and he expects the much better punching power of Golovkin and the constant pressure he puts on the 5’8” Canelo to wear down the Mexican star until he’s ready to be knocked out. Sanchez cannot see Canelo (49-1-1, 34 KOs) lasting past the 11th round.

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Brook expects Canelo to use his blueprint for GGG

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook sees Saul Canelo Alvarez using his blueprint in how to defeat Gennady “GGG” Golovkin when the two of them fight this weekend in Las Vegas. Brook used an in an out style of attacking Golovkin in their fight on September 10 last year in London, England.

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Chavez: Canelo must be perfect to beat GGG

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By Allan Fox: Julio Cesar Chavez feels that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will need to fight the perfect fight for him to defeat middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chavez likes the energy and youth of Canelo, but he thinks he’s got to be careful with the punching power of Triple G for as long as the fight lasts.

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