Danny Jacobs could feature on GGG-Canelo card in September

06/11/2017 James Slater

New Yorker Danny Jacobs, last seen pushing feared world middleweight king Gennady Golovkin very hard indeed, all the way to the end of the 12th and final round in March, might next be seen boxing on the under-card of Golovkin’s mega-fight with Canelo Alvarez.

According to a short news piece on ESPN.com, talks are currently underway between Golden Boy and Al Haymon. So far Jacobs’ opponent, if he does indeed box on the card, is TBA. It would of course help make the big September 16 show even bigger if Jacobs, arguably the world’s second best middleweight, appeared on the Las Vegas card.

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Saunders wants winner of Canelo vs. Golovkin

06/09/2017 Queensberry Promotions

WBO Middleweight World Champion Billy Joe Saunders will no longer feature on the Saturday 8th July show at the Copper Box Arena after his mandatory challenger Avtandil Khurtsidze was arrested in New York.

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Golovkin already thinking about what next after Canelo fight; still wants “all the middleweight belts”

06/08/201706/08/2017 James Slater

It’s arguably the biggest fight of the year, and after the smoke has cleared from the world middleweight title showdown between champ Gennady Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez, the winner will be entitled to not only pound-for-pound bragging rights, but also a nice break from what could well be a tough, tough fight.

At age 35, GGG could even look at closing out the remainder of his career having finally won his defining fight. But Golovkin, who may or may not have shown signs of decline due to age in his fight with Danny Jacobs, is already looking at his next move after September 16. As fans know, Canelo can exercise a rematch clause for an immediate return should he lose for just the second time in his pro career in September, but GGG has no such luxury.

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Golovkin says Canelo was “terrible” in Chavez Jr. fight; “Why couldn’t he knock him out!”

06/06/2017 James Slater

Middleweight king Gennady Golovkin wasn’t at all impressed with his upcoming rival, Canelo Alvarez, in the Mexican’s disappointing fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Junior. As fans know, Canelo pitched a shutout over an extremely reluctant Chavez, but Triple-G, in speaking with TMZ Sports, was still critical over Canelo’s inability to get the stoppage.

“He looks terrible. It was very interesting for me – why couldn’t he stop him, knock him out? He must [get the KO],” GGG said. “Please, if he has so much energy (having opted to stand between rounds) then show me in the next round! That was fake, him trying to show big muscles for the women (laughs).”

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Canelo, Golovkin at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

06/06/201706/05/2017 Golden Boy Promotions

The biggest fight in boxing today will come to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 16 when two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) squares off against IBF/WBA/WBC Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) over 12 rounds during Mexican Independence Day weekend. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.

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Abel Sanchez convinced Canelo will “wear down” in fight with GGG: “I see Golovkin winning going away”

06/01/2017 James Slater

Abel Sanchez, trainer of world middleweight king Gennady Golovkin is expecting an exciting and entertaining fight between his star and Mexican star Canelo Alvarez, who will of course clash in the biggest fight of the year in September (in either Dallas or Las Vegas according to promoter Oscar De La Hoya). But Sanchez, quite naturally, sees only one winner: GGG.

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Where should GGG-Canelo be held, and can the fight really pull in 3 million pay-per-view buys?

05/29/2017 James Slater

Oscar De La Hoya revealed last week how the fast approaching, biggest fight of the year between middleweight king Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Saul Alvarez will take place in either Dallas or Las Vegas. Talking with Fight Hub TV, De La Hoya also said he is expecting the September showdown to pull in a staggering 3 million pay-per-view buys.

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Golovkin-Canelo: Will it be Hagler-Hearns or Hagler-Duran; or somewhere in between?

05/24/201705/24/2017 James Slater

Envoking as it has, the great superfights of the 1980s, when The Four Kings – Leonard, Hearns, Duran and Hagler – led the way, this September’s Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez clash has one enormous load of expectation attached to it. Perhaps too much for the middleweight title showdown to possibly deliver?

We’ve seen “can’t miss” classics fizzle out before our very eyes a number of times; far more so than we’ve been treated to what we always want from a fight:blood, guts, knockdowns and or trading and finally a KO. But what will we get when GGG and Canelo collide?

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De La Hoya: There is no limit to Canelo’s star power

05/23/2017 Rob Smith

Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya believes that the estimated 1 million PPV buys for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this month shows that he is the No.1 star in boxing. De La Hoya not only views Canelo as the No.1 guy in the sport, but also a fighter without any limit to how popular he can grow.

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Golovkin favored to beat Canelo

05/18/201705/18/2017 Kevin Chittenden

It appears that the oddsmakers weren’t impressed enough with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s recent win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to pick him to beat IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in their fight on September 16. Golovkin is the betting favorite going into the fight by the lines -175 to Canelo’s +145.

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