By Eric Thomas: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya will be giving the fighter with the best knockout on the September 15th “Knockout Kings” fight card a $100,000 bonus. The headline fight is WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Josesito Lopez.
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Saul Alvarez worried about Josesito Lopez’s hunger
By William Mackay: Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KO’s) may be moving up in weight from the 140 pound division to take on WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) on September 15th, but Alvarez is taking him just as seriously as he would if Lopez were to come from the 154 pound division.
Saul Alvarez’s lack of mobility could hurt him against Josesito Lopez
By Allan Fox: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) has very heavy hands, and really good boxing skills. He’s a definite talent and perhaps someday he could be a pound-for-pound number #1 fighter in the sport.
Josesito Lopez a bulked up 166.5 lbs for Saul Alvarez fight
(Photo credit: Carlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing Promotions) By Dan Ambrose: with exactly one month to go before his September 15th fight against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBC Silver welterweight champion Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KO’s) has bulked up from his normal fighting weight of 140 pounds and is 26 pounds heavier than that at 166.5 lbs.
Saul Alvarez needs to work on his conditioning and footwork in a major way for Josesito Lopez
By Dan Ambrose: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez’s last couple of fights have shown us that he lacks stamina and his footwork is nothing short of terrible for a fighter only 22. Alvarez tends to plod, turns red-faced and looks exhausted after the midway point in his fights.
Maidana-Soto Karass could overshadow Alvarez vs. Lopez
By Dan Ambrose: The September 15th match-up between welterweight Marcos Maidana (31-3, 28 KO’s) and junior middleweight Jesus Soto-Karass (26-7-3, 17 KO’s) could overshadow the main event on the Showtime televised fight card between WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Josesito Lopez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alvarez-Lopez: The last of the easy fights for Canelo?
By Dan Ambrose: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) will be continuing with his trend of facing less than dangerous opposition when he takes on 140 pounder Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KO’s) on September 15th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez, 22, says he wants to take on the big names in boxing like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto after he gets through with light welterweight Lopez. Let’s hope so.
Josesito Lopez: I can overcome Saul Alvarez’s size advantage
By Dan Ambrose: Challenger Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KO’s) isn’t worried in the least about WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s size advantage in their fight next month on September 15th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lopez, 27, doesn’t feel that Alvarez’s size will be that much different from his own to where it’s something that he can’t overcome by being the better skilled fighter.
Saul Alvarez can’t afford to look bad against Lopez if he wants the Mayweather or Cotto fight
By Allan Fox: Golden Boy Promotions is hoping they can get a big money fight for their fighter WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) against either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Miguel Cotto at the end of the year, provided that Alvarez can get past light welterweight Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KO’s) on September 15th on Showtime at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Josesito Lopez will need to use movement to beat Canelo Alvarez
By Allan Fox: WBC Silver welterweight champion Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KO’s) is going to have to resist his natural instincts to brawl all the time and focus on boxing instead in his fight against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) on September 15th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.