Canelo Alvarez

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!

Canelo says Golovkin was given offer he doesn’t deserve

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By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez says Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has already been given an offer that he doesn’t deserve in the $15 million offer Golden Boy made to him for a fight in September this year. Canelo says that if Golovkin doesn’t accept the offer then there is no fight between them. Unfortunately, it sounds like the offer from Golden Boy and Canelo to Golovkin was a ‘take it or leave it offer’ rather than a starting point for negotiations.

There’s a lot of boxing fans that want to see Golovkin and Canelo fight each other. They’re both very popular fighters.

Golovkin beats Canelo says Lomachenko

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By Dan Ambrose: As far as WBO super featherweight champion Vasy Lomachenko is concerned, IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will beat Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez when the two of them face each in September if the fight takes place then. Lomachenko sees Golovkin as a monster with huge power.

Lomachenko isn’t the only one that is impressed with Golovkin’s power and skill. Former cruiserweight world title challenger Ola Afolabi rates Golovkin’s power as good as a heavyweight, because he’s sparred with him before in the past.

Chavez Jr. already down to 180lbs for Canelo

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By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) has his weight on target to easily make the 164 ½ pound catch-weight for his mega-fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) on May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chavez Jr. says he’s already down to 180 pounds, and is just 15 ½ pounds above the limit for his fight against Canelo. With that kind of weight, it’s quite possible that Chavez Jr. will be outweighed by Canelo on the night of the fight, because he might be in the 180s on the night of the fight.

Chavez Jr. needs to make sure that he doesn’t take too much weight off for the fight, because the potential is there for him to overdo it during the nearly three months that he has before the fight on May 6. Getting too low might work against Chavez Jr.

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.

Chavez Jr. will solve Canelo’s combination punching says Beristain

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By Dan Ambrose: Legendary Mexican boxing trainer Ignacio Beristáin is thinking of how his fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be able to deal with the speedy combination punching of Saul “Canelo Alvarez when the two of them face each other. Beristain thinks that Chavez Jr. will be able to deal with Canelo’s combination punching and also his counter punching.

Canelo is a very good counter puncher. He likes to throw his left hook when his opponents fire off punches.

Lucas Matthysse to fight on May 6 on Canelo-Chavez Jr. undercard

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By Eric Baldwin: 34-year-old Lucas Matthysse has been added to the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. undercard on May 6. Matthysse’s opponent still hasn’t been selected by his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions, according to Dan Rafael. The fight is expected to take place in the 147lb division, as Matthysse is moving up in weight from light welterweight.

Matthysse will have been out of the ring for a year and a half by the time he fights on May 6. He suffered an eye injury in his 10th round knockout loss to Viktor Posto in a failed effort to win the WBC World light welterweight title on October 3, 2015.

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.

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.

Canelo says Chavez fight is now personal for him

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By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) has succeeded in upsetting former two division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) to the point where it’s now deeply personal for him, and he says he’s looking forward to getting him in the ring on May 6 to let his fists do the talking.

Canelo-Chavez Jr. are fighting at a catch-weight of 164 ½ pounds on HBO pay-per-view on the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo on May 6 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since the fight was signed, Chavez Jr. has given his thoughts on Canelo, and apparently he’s gotten on the nerves of the 26-year-old Golden Boy Promotions fighter.

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.