By Dan Ambrose” Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (50-2-1, 32 KOs) has a theory on why Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will never in his career face middleweight knockout artist Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), and it it comes down to him being simply afraid of getting in the ring with him. Chavez Jr. says that Canelo sparred with Golovkin in the past, and the power was too much for him and he decided he didn’t want to face him.
By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. says his son Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) can defeat Saul “Canelo” Alvarez with a with a good plan for their fight next month on May 6 on HBO PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 30-year-old Chavez Jr. took the fight with Canelo for reasons of pride instead of money says Chavez Sr. If the money was Chavez Jr’s main reason for accepting the fight, then they wouldn’t have taken it.
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith:
Boxing Fans, It is safe to say that the anticipation of watching the upcoming Saul “Canelo” Alvarez/ Julio Cesar Chavez May 6 PPV battle at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is building and Golden Boy Promotions (Event Promoter) is predicting the fight will break the one million buy mark. According to Sportek, the unofficial record for PPV buys for a boxing event is 4.6 million, a number tabulated by accountants with at least 10 fingers. That mark was set and recorded in 2015 after the historic meeting between boxing icons Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Boxing insiders question whether or not that mark will ever be approached again. The gross revenue for that disappointing encounter is listed at 410 million dollars and no there is no late refund for viewers who paid up to $100.00 for or the PPV buy or an estimated $3,000.00-$5,000.00 (Scalper Price) to watch the event in person.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Nacho Beristain and his fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) reportedly had a small clash over Chavez Jr. wanting to move their training camp from the Otomi Ceremonial Center to Las Vegas to get ready for the Saul Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) fight on May 6. Beristain was resistant to this idea, as he wants the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. to stay at Otomi until April 29 before moving over to Las Vegas the week of the fight.
By Dan Ambrose: Light heavyweight champion Andre Ward likes the upcoming mega-fight between former middleweight title holder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 6 on HBO pay-per-view. Ward thinks that the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) could be hurt by the weight loss for the fight, as he needs to get down to 164 ½ lb. catch-weight limit that Canelo’s promoters at Golden Boy Promotions asked for in order for the fight to take place.
By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) sees Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) as a fighter that doesn’t have his feet on the ground as far his big ego goes, and he plans on putting his feet back on solid earth when he fights him next month in their fight on May 6 on HBO pay-per-view. Chavez Jr. thinks Canelo is too cocky and he thinks he believes he’s going to easily win their fight, but he’s got something in store for him.
By Jeff Aranow: Saul Canelo Alvarez isn’t ruling out another quit job by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. like he did in his fight against Andrzej Fonjara in losing by a 9th round stoppage on April 18, 2015. Chavez Jr. quit on his stool after being knocked down in the 9th. Canelo (48-1-1, 34 KOs) thinks that the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. could do something similar when the two of them face each other on May 6 on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) has bulked up for his 164.5lb catch-weight fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) on May 6, and he believes that added weight has made him stronger than he was before. Canelo says he’s weighing around 175 pounds right now. That weight could go up to the 180s by next month.
By Dan Ambrose: Saul Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) says he can do what Daniel Jacobs did against middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in their fight last month, and he thinks he can do what he did but in a much better way. Canelo says the media is just now finding out about Golovkin’s flaws as a fighter, but he always knew what those flaws were. Canelo says Golovkin can’t handle movement and he can’t fight on the inside or while backing up.