Canelo Alvarez

By Dan Ambrose: Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, says he’s seen a lot of WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and noticed a lot of different areas that will be exploited by unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) on September 14th in their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ellerbe says that trainers Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Roger Mayweather are also aware of Canelo’s weaknesses.

Ellerbe said to Hustleboss.com “Oh yeah, he [Canelo] has a lot of weaknesses, and Floyd’s dad and Roger are very aware of what those weaknesses are, and Floyd will be able to deal with that on September 14th.”

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(Photo credit: Esther Lin) By Ken Woods: Floyd Mayweather often gets criticized by the media and boxing public alike. He has faced it for the majority of his career, but not only is the reproach unwarranted, but we have heard it all before.

Jack Johnson was the first African-American heavyweight champion. He was supremely skilled, a counter puncher, trash talker, and undeniably confident in his abilities to defeat any opponent put in front of him. There were reports that he would carry other fighters, prolong matches to brutalize them, and even hold opponents up who were falling down.

Johnson excelled in the ring and lived a lavish life outside of it. He aimlessly threw his money around, gallivanted with white women, which in the early 1900s was a cardinal sin for a black man, partied wildly, and drove the finest cars made at the time.

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By Mr. PenningtonL After the 30 day weigh in for the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, there has been plenty of speculation on what will happen come fight night. As a fan of the sport with no true inside knowledge of how weight can affect a fighter, I’m torn on what to think. There are many ways you can look at it, and many aspects that could favor either fighter depending on your point of view.

Alvarez weighed in at a somewhat alarming 166.8 pounds. Basically two pounds under the 30 day limit, there had been reports of Alvarez starting camp at 165; we now know that wasn’t the whole truth. But the question is, who does the weight issue favor? Both sides have clear advantages if the weight works in their favor.

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By Tom Drury: Floyd Mayweather Jr, pound for pound best fighter on the planet will step into the ring on September 14 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada against the young Mexican and rising star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

Mayweather, now 36 years of age, is showing no sign of decline, he is in great health, his fitness has not wavered, and he’s still showing immense hunger to retain his place at the top of a sport he has dominated for 17 years. This in itself is an achievement athletes worldwide can only dream about. This one man has not only dominated but dominated the hardest sport in the world.

Year after year young fighters, technical boxers, knockout artists, rough and ready fighters and experienced veterans have been lined up and promoted as the men that will put an end to Mayweather’s reign.

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By Robert Elmore: Since there seems to be no common ground on who asked for the catch-weight, BOTH MEN SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITHOUT PRESSURE. Both men knew what can possibly happen by taking this bout from a physical standpoint. But make no mistake, both men definitely know the financial success this fight can bring. But what is causing more of a buzz is the 152 pound catch-weight.

For those who don’t know understand what this means, allow me to explain. During the weigh in (the day before the fight), both fighters cannot weigh more than 152 pounds. The night of the fight, both fighters can weigh whatever they want. But what some fail to realize is that Canelo, even at 152 is still a junior middle weight. Anything between 148 and 154, (with 154 being the maximum weight), is still junior middleweight ladies and gentlemen.

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By Ivan Ivanov: “The Day” is approaching and “The One” will be chosen soon unless it’s a draw, then there will be “The Two”. That means a second fight as well. Their opposing styles make the prospect of a draw very unlikely. This sort of outcome has always bewildered me because there is something inherently unnatural in declaring two individual performances and two separate sets of skills exactly identical.

The only time I would gladly accept this outcome is in the event of a double KO when to both boxers land simultaneously (not unheard of), but this happens at much lower level.

A boxer vs. a puncher, a technician vs. a slugger, a stylist vs. a brawler, there are other clichés but this time a cliché may not be fair to both. If I had to label the fight I’d say “a boxer vs. a fighter” but this would still be an incomplete summary of the styles.

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(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Eric Gomez, the vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, says that WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) has been knocking out a lot of his sparring partners at his training camp in Big Bear, California. Gomez said that Canelo has knocked out four sparring partners thus far in training camp, and supposedly these are notable sparring partners.

Gomez told Univision “He’s already sparring and knocked out four other sparring partners…everyone knows that he is very strong, and also has speed. And that will be the key to beat Mayweather…it should be more than 1.5 million pay per view buys. I hope we get to 2 million.”

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