Canelo vs. Chavez Jr

De La Hoya: Canelo-Chavez Jr. will draw the casual fans

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By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is excited about the May 6th fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. De La Hoya believes this is a fight that will FINALLY draw the casual boxing fans to purchase the fight in high numbers on HBO PPV.

It’s a match-up between two popular Mexican fighters, and the fight is going to be televised in the U.S on the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo. De La Hoya believes that the timing of the fight will bring a lot of success for the event. It remains to be seen though whether it will or not.

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Canelo’s Plan-B was Saunders if Chavez Jr. fight not happened

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By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions planned on matching Saul Canelo Alvarez against WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders if the negotiations between him and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hadn’t been successful for their May 6 fight on Cinco de Mayo on HBO PPV. Golden Boy was reportedly in negotiations with Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) promoter to have him as Canelo’s opponent on May 6.

The fight would have given Canelo (48-1-1, 34 KOs) the chance to pick up the WBO 160lb title, which he and Golden Boy wants. Fortunately for Canelo, Golden Boy was able to negotiate the fight with the former WBC middleweight champion Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs). The Canelo-Chavez Jr. fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in as Vegas, Nevada.

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Canelo-Chavez Jr. will have $1M per pound weight penalty

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By Jeff Aranow: Golden Boy Promotions is making it tough on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. with his fight against their star money maker Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for their May 6 fight on HBO pay-per-view. The fight will be held at a catchweight of 164 ½ pounds. Further, there’s a $1 million per pound weight penalty for either fighter if they come over the 164.5lb weigh-in limit for the fight.

That’s not good news for the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. because he’s not been that low since 2012. The lowest Chavez Jr. has been in his last five fights are 168lbs, and that was last December in his fight against Dominik British. Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) looked totally drained at 168lbs. He won the fight by a 10 round decision.

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Canelo Alvarez fights Chavez Jr. on HBO PPV on May 6

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In a historic showdown that will rival the biggest fights in the history of Mexico’s proud boxing lineage, two-division world champion and Pay-Per-View star Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will take on former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saturday, May 6 in a 12-round battle to be contested at a maximum 164.5 pounds. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.

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Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. official for May 6 – Breaking News!

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By Dan Ambrose: The news is official that Saul Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will be facing former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) on May 6 on HBO pay-per-view from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chavez Jr. apparently accepted the offer that was made to him by Golden Boy Promotions. Whether they sweetened the original offer of $7 million or not is the big question.

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De La Hoya says Chavez Jr. needs to sign contract for Canelo fight

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By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya took to Twitter on Wednesday, telling Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to sign the contract for the May 6 fight against Golden Boy fighter Saul Canelo Alvarez. De La Hoya was a little more specific than that. He told the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. to stop with the social media posting, and sign for the fight.

Chavez Jr. is reportedly not happy with the money he’s being offered by Golden Boy for the fight against their top money maker Canelo. According to Fight News, Canelo will be getting five times the Chavez Jr. will be receiving for the fight. The offer Chavez Jr. has received is $7 million.

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Kirkland prefers to see Canelo-Golovkin rather than Canelo-Chavez Jr.

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By Dan Ambrose: Like a lot of boxing fans, James Kirkland says he prefers to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez face middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in 2017 rather than seeing Canelo fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Canelo’s promoters at Golden Boy are currently in negotiations with Chavez Jr’s manager Al Haymon for a fight on Cinco de Mayo on May 6. Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. is pretty much a mismatch. Chavez Jr. has looked poor in most of his fights since 2012, and he’s not been fighting on a frequent basis in the last five years of his career. Why Golden Boy wants to match Canelo against a non-relevant fighter like Chavez Jr. rather than someone that is active and fighting at a high level is what many boxing fans want to know.

The negotiations don’t seem to be going swimmingly right now, as Chavez Jr. said on Thursday that Canelo is asking for 5 times the purse that he’s been offered. Chavez Jr. has been offered $5 million. We may not see Canelo fight Chavez Jr. OR Golovkin if Golden Boy chooses to lowball both fighters, which appears to be happening. The offer for Golovkin is $15 million. which you can argue is chicken feed for a fight that could bring in over $100 million. If Canelo is getting $75 million and Golovkin just $15 million, you can understand why the fight might not happen.

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Chavez Jr. says Canelo wants 5 times his purse

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By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) is reportedly not pleased with the purse demands from Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in the negotiations between them for a fight on May 6. According to Fight News, Canelo wants five times more than Chavez Jr. for the fight, and he feels that’s too much.

The 30-year-old Chavez Jr. is willing to let Canelo take a bigger cut of the revenue, but he feels that he’s been excessive in what he wants for his purse in comparison to his own.
Chavez Jr. said this via Fightnews.com about his negotiations with Canelo:

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Chavez Jr. expected to be confirmed next week

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By Dan Ambrose: The Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight is expected to be decided next week after the New Years. The offer of $6M has already been made to the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. and it’s now just a wait and see for Canelo and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions.

The $6 million also includes a cut of the PPV revenue from the HBO sales for the fight, which will take place on May 6 on the Cinco de Mayo holiday. It’s debatable how much interest there will be from the U.S boxing fans in a Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. fight because it’s a fight that is past it’s sell by date.

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