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Chavez Jr. is dangerous fight for Canelo says Golovkin’s promoter

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By Jeff Aranow: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) has a very dangerous fight in front of him in his May 6 fight against the bigger super middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, according to middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler. He thinks it’s a risky fight for Canelo, because he’s moving up from the 154 pound division up to the super middleweight division to fight a big puncher in Chavez Jr.

Loeffler says that Chavez Jr. is known for adding a great deal of weight after he rehydrates for his fights, and it’s going to be very difficult for Canelo to be facing someone that big inside the ring.

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Watch: Golovkin training video from Big Bear

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By Jim Dower: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is hard at work in training camp high in the mountains of Big Bear California for his March 18 fight against Daniel Jacobs. This is by far the toughest fight of Golovkin’s 11-year pro career. In the video, Golovkin is seen running in the snowy mountains of Big Bear California, which he says reminds him of his home country of Kazakhstan.

Being in the mountains for training camp, it helps Golovkin stay focused on his fight against the 29-year-old Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs). There are no distractions for Golovkin in training camp, and he’s able to concentrate fully on getting ready for a very dangerous opponent.

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Canelo says he made Golovkin a great offer

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By Jeff Aranow: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez says he would like to fight middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin and Miguel Cotto after his May 6 fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., but they ask for a lot. Canelo says he made them a good offer for a fight. For now, he’s focused on his next fight against Chavez Jr. on May 6 on HBO PPV from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The offer that was made to Golovkin was reportedly a flat fee. Golovkin wants a percentage cut of the fight money. Golovkin will need to bring in a lot of pay-per-view buys in his next fight against Daniel Jacobs on March 18 for him to have the financial pull to get the percentage split that he and his promoter Tom Loeffler wants against Canelo.

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Andy Lee added to Golovkin vs. Jacobs card on March 18

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Former Middleweight World Champion “IRISH” ANDY LEE, (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) will celebrate St. Patrick Day with his triumphant return to The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 18 featured on the undercard of the World Middleweight Championship between Unified Middleweight World Champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN, (36-0-0, 33 KO’s) and WBA Middleweight World Champion and Mandatory Challenger DANIEL “THE MIRACLE MAN” JACOBS, (32-1, 29 KO’s).

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Is it too soon to say 2017 will be a great year for boxing?

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By Juan Rodriguez: After having a disappointing and forgettable 2016, 2017 is looking bright for boxing fans. The lack of quality match-ups, an abundance of one-sided fights and many inactive champions left fight fans both upset and frustrated. Throw in dragging negotiations of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez – Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and you’ll be able to see how bad of a year 2016 was for boxing.

A month and a week into 2017, fans are already excited and eager for the fights that have already passed and are signed for. In January alone fans were treated to fights between fighters at the top of their weight class such as James DeGale v. Badou Jack, Carl Frampton v. Leo Santa Cruz 2 and Dejan Zlaticanin v. Mikey Garcia. Fans were also treated to fights were they saw prospects turn into legitimate champions in shocking fashion such as when Gervonta Davis dethroned Jose Pedraza by seventh-round TKO.

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Jacobs must overcome Golovkin’s power says Jones Jr.

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By Dan Ambrose: Roy Jones Jr. says that Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) must find a way to overcome the punching power of IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) in their fight on March 18. That’s the first priority that Jacobs has in this fight, but not the only one. Jones Jr. also sees Golovkin as having impeccable boxing skills, and quite capable of winning with just his jab alone like he did in his win over former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux in their fight in October 2015.

Golovkin softened Lemieux up with jabs before taking him out with body shots in round 8.
Jacobs is going to have a hard time against Golovkin because it’s such a big step up for him. Jacobs’ management has essentially had him in the tune-up circuit for six years since his loss to Dmitri Pirog in 2010.

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Jacobs has the power to hurt Golovkin says Quigley

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By Jeff Aranow: Unbeaten middleweight contender Jason Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) is predicting that IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC 160lb champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) will have a lot of problems in his fight next month against WBA ‘regular’ champion Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) on March 18 on HBO pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Quigley sees Jacobs’ punching power and boxing skills as being a problem for Golovkin, especially early on in the fight. Quigley, 25, still believes that Golovkin will eventually be too strong for Jacobs and will wear him down later in the fight, but it depends on how the early rounds play out.

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Eubank Sr. discussions with Golovkin will start soon

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By Scott Gilfoid: Chris Eubank Sr. says that negotiations with IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and his promoter Tom Loeffler will be starting in 1 ½ weeks for a fight between him and Chris Eubank Jr. Eubank Sr. seems to feel pretty confident that he’ll be able to line up either Golovkin or IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale as an opponent for Eubank Jr. after his recent 10th round knockout win over IBO 168lb champion Renold Quinlan last Saturday night at the Olympia in London, England.

Eubank Jr. was able to use his high volume punch attack to force a stoppage in the 10th when referee Howard John Foster stopped the fight. Eubank Jr. didn’t show much in the way of punching power.

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Eubank Jr. wants DeGale or Golovkin next

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By Scott Gilfoid: Newly crowned IBO super middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. (24-1, 189 KOs) did his part in stopping little known IBO 168lb champion Renold Quinlan (11-2, 7 KOs) by a 10th round knockout on Saturday night, and now he wants to fight IBF 168lb champion James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs).

Eubank Jr. will be fighting next in April, which is a very quick turnaround. It’s doubtful that DeGale is going to want to get back inside the ring in two months from now to fight Eubank Jr.

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Loeffler says Golovkin could fight Canelo or Chavez Jr.

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By Jeff Aranow: Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions not only views Saul “Canelo” Alvarez as a possible opponent for his fighter IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin for September, but also Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as an option. As far as Loeffler is concerned, the winner of the Canelo-Chavez Jr. fight on May 6 will be the possible option for Golovkin in September.

It’s not just Canelo that Loeffler has his eyes on. It’s Chavez Jr. as well. Loeffler also says that if Golovkin wins his fight against Daniel Jacobs on March 18 and then beats the Canelo-Chavez Jr. winner later on this year, then a fight against Miguel Cotto could be an option for December.

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