Canelo vs GGG boxing news
By Dan Ambrose: Kell Brook is picking IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) to defeat Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) in their fight on September 16 on HBO PPV. Brook thinks that GGG has too much power and talent for the 26-year-old Canelo to deal with in this fight.
By Dan Ambrose: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez sees an ugly potential outcome for Saul Canelo Alvarez when he faces GGG on September 16. Sanchez says he no longer sees Golovkin knocking out Canelo in the 8th round like he previously had predicted. Sanchez sees what could be a far worse conclusive for the red-headed Mexican star.
By Allan Fox: In the past, Floyd Mayweather Jr. had a habit of taking the Mexican holidays for his fights, but it won’t be the case if he makes the Conor McGregor fight, as the next holiday has already been scooped up by the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight on September 16. According to Canelo’s promoter Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions, they do not intend on moving off the September 16 fight date, which falls on the Mexican Independence Day holiday weekend.
By Jeff Aranow: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) is said to be the biggest star boxing according to his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions, but there’s some debate going on that IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua might be more popular at this point. Floyd Mayweather Jr. WAS the biggest star in boxing until he retired in 2015.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Naazim Richardson has extreme doubts in IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s ability to handle the boxing skills and talent of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in their fight on September 16. Richardson feels that Golovkin doesn’t have the experience that the 26-year-old Canelo has going for him with his fights against the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley.
By Jeff Aranow: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin have history together with the two of them having sparred in the past in 2011 when Canelo was 20 and still learning. There were a number of flaws that Canelo showed during the sparing session that was noted by journalists. One of the flaws that were observed in Canelo’s game was his tendency not back off when he was hurt by Golovkin.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya is taking his time scouting out the best possible venue for the September 16th fight between Golden Boy’s golden goose Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and the middleweight division’s best fighter in Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs).
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya says he made the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight because he cares about the boxing fans and he wanted to help the sport. De La Hoya maintains that he could have made 4 smaller fights for Canelo without risk, but he wanted to give the fans what they’ve been asking for.
By Dan Ambrose: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and many members of his boxing gym in Las Vegas are picking Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) to defeat Gennady “GGG Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in their fight on September 16. Indeed, almost everyone interviewed at that gym are picking Canelo to be victorious over Golovkin.
By Jim Dower: Without question the September 16 fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will be one of the biggest fights in 2017 if not the biggest. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes the fight will be big enough to where he won’t even need to promote it in order to attract a huge audience on HBO PPV. We’ll see about that.