Santos Saul Álvarez Barragán, better known as Canelo, which translates to ‘cinnamon’ for his fiery red hair, has spiced up the boxing scene since his debut. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1990, this pugilist has clinched world championships across four weight divisions, making him a staple in the Hall of Fame pantry. Canelo unified titles in three divisions and claimed lineal championships in two, notably overpowering Miguel Cotto in 2015 for the WBC, Ring, and lineal middleweight crowns. Outside the ring, Canelo’s life is just as sweet, sharing it with his two kids, Emily Cinnamon Alvarez and Mía Ener Álvarez, and his wife, Fernanda Gómez, since 2021. According to Forbes, Canelo is worth at least $275 million!
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
By Allan Fox: Daniel Jacobs is predicting that he’ll knockout Saul “Canelo” Alvarez when the time comes for them to face each other inside the ring in the future. Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) thinks Canelo is too small for him, and he believes he’ll beat him easier than Gennady “GGG” Golovkin did.
By Sean Jones: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) is “deteriorating,” says HBO commentator Jim Lampley after watching him arguably get robbed in his last fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) on September 16 on HBO pay-per-view.
By Dan Ambrose: Erislandy Lara says he warned IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) before his fight with the highly popular Golden Boy Promotions star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) that it would be hard for him to get a decision over him in their fight a week ago on September 16 on HBO pay-per-view.
By Sean Jones: Promoter Eddie Hearn questions whether IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s punching power is gone, and he believes that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will do better against him in the rematch next year in May. Hearn notes that Golovkin hasn’t hurt his last 3 opponents in Canelo, Danny Jacobs and Kell Brook. Hearn wonders whether Golovkin has lost his punching power at his age.