By Dan Ambrose: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has gotten off to an early start with his conditioning program to get ready for his May 5th rematch against IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin on HBO PPV. Canelo posted on his Instagram him riding a bicycle and looking considerably thinner than the buffed-up bodybuilder look alike that he was for his fight with Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) on September 16th.
By Sean Jones: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) and Golden Boy Promotions star Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) have agreed to their contracts and their rematch is now official for May 5th at a still to be determined venue in the U.S. The start time for the Golovkin-Canelo rematch will be at 8:00 PM. ET on May the 5th.
By Jeff Aranow: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) wants to get back inside the ring in December to defend his IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight titles rather than sit and wait until May of 2018 to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) for a rematch. One option for Golovkin’s December fight is Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs). He’s supposed to be retiring after December, and he’s looking for a big fight.
By Alden Chodash: If you listened to Teddy Atlas’s incessant claims of corruption in boxing as a result of Adelaide Byrd’s bogus 118-110 score for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, you might have lost a bit of faith in boxing. How can two of the best fighters in the world risk so much to give the fans exactly what they’ve been craving for the last 18 months, yet fall victims to another case of dubious officiating in the sport of boxing?
By John Tsoi: After the much anticipated middleweight showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, the boxing world immediately turned its focus on the judging issues and criticized how judge Adalaide Byrd came up with a ludicrous 118-110 scorecard in favor of Canelo. Amidst the overwhelming cries for NSAC to prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future, let’s look at what this explosive fight revealed to us about each fighter, including Canelo’s incredible defense and Golovkin’s unbelievable stamina at his age.
By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) says he’ll sit out the rest of 2017 following his hard-fought 12 round draw against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) last Saturday night on HBO PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Allan Fox: Max Kellerman of HBO gave scored last night’s fight between middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) in favor of Golovkin by a close decision in their fight on HBO PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Rob Blakeman: Don’t blame Saul Canelo Alvarez for the bad decision in his fight against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada! As the post fight interviews were taking place booing and jeering could be heard from fans in the auditorium whenever Alvarez spoke. He had just fought the fight of his life-literally.
By Jim Dower: Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) was robbed of a clear win in fighting to a controversial 12 round draw against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) at the T-mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The judges scored the fight 118-110 for Canelo, 115-113 for Golovkin and 114-114. Boxing News 24 scored the fight for Golovkin 9 rounds to 3.
Watch LIVE! Canelo vs. Golovkin Preliminary undercards: Sat., Sept. 16 at 6pm ET/3pm PT (Click to Watch)