Canelo vs GGG boxing news
By Jeff Aranow: Jeff Mayweather is picking Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) to beat IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in their big fight on September 16. Jeff says that Danny Jacobs created the blueprint in how to beat Golovkin in their fight last March, and all Canelo needs to do is follow that blueprint in order to be successful against him.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions flagship star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) might as well give up on the idea of hi being able to knockout IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), because it WILL NOT be happening, says Golovkin’s longtime trainer Abel Sanchez. He just wants Canelo to know that ahead of time so he won’t waste too much time hoping he can be the first fighter to put a dent in Triple G’s chin when the two of them fight each other on September 16.
By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is targeting Daniel Jacobs in his next fight, and if successful, then the winner of the September 16th match between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. Chavez (50-3-1, 32 KOs) lost to Canelo by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in a one-sided affair from start to finish.
By Yannis Mihanos: After 2 years of waiting, the boxing fans finally get what they want with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) facing IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KO’s) in a massive showdown on September 16th.
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By Chris Williams: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) has a high 67% knockout percentage after 12 years as a pro, but apparently he’s not as big a puncher as people think he is, according to Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez. He says former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux is a bigger puncher than Canelo. Sanchez uses Canelo’s inability to knockout the depleted Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last Saturday night as an example of Canelo not having the kind of knockout power that people believe him to possession.
By Allan Fox: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s team seems convinced that he’ll not only add Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s scalp to his collection but he’ll beat him in style by knocking out the 35-year-old Triple G. Canelo’s trainer Eddy Reynoso believes that Canelo can knockout Golovkin to become the best fighter in boxing today. Reysosa gained confident in the 26-year-old Canelo after watching him dominate former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in a catchweight fight at 164.5 pounds on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Allan Fox: Oscar De Hoya says he wants to see a knockout for his fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez over Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in their fight on September 16. De La Hoya says a win for the 26-year-old Canelo will make him the No.1 pound-for-pound fighter in boxing, and he’s probably right about that. The current No.1 pound for pound fighter Andre Ward earned the No.1 spot off of a highly controversial decision win over Sergey Kovalev last November.
By Allan Fox: Golden Boy Promotions head honcho Oscar De La Hoya is surprised and not happy to learn that the odds-makers have already installed Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) as the betting favorite to defeat his guy Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) for their fight on September 16. The Canelo vs. Golovkin fight, which De La Hoya has named “Bombs Away,” was just announced last Saturday night, and the bettors have the unbeaten Kazakhstan fighter as the favorite.
By Jeff Aranow: Following his loss last Saturday night, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. says the punching power of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is not in the same league as Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, who he feels is a MUCH better power puncher than the redheaded Golden Boy Promotions star. Chavez Jr. says he couldn’t feel Canelo’s punches compared to the much harder shots he was getting hit with by Golovkin when the two of them sparred each other in the past.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Abel Sanchez says his task in preparing Gennady Golovkin for a fight against Saul Canelo Alvarez on September 16 will be easier than it was to get ready for Daniel Jacobs last March. Sanchez notes that Canelo is smaller than Jacobs, which means he can bring in smaller sparring partners to spar with Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs).