40. All Rights Reserved. No chance . In Canelo’s last two fights, he changed tactics in going at Rocky Fielding and GGG. Indeed, before the pandemic, there were tentative plans for the two to meet in September. Canelo lost to GGG in the first fight but only one 'SAUCE' test before fight. We look at who took Alvarez’s zero. I’d also say Jacobs done enough to beat GGG but again it’s a close fight and I can see arguments for a GGG win. GGG accepted his new honour before stating that he is still confident the mega-money middleweight fight will happen as he aims to rule the entire division. Thinking about this fight and how much I really really like and rate Jacobs I honestly kept thinking Canelo will win a competitive fight but it wouldn’t be dead tight. SAUL CANELO ALVAREZ has lost his WBC belt to knock-out machine Gennady Golovkin without a single punch thrown. Over 80% of the boxing world (viewers, fans, experts, boxers) felt that the first fight was a clear win for GGG and over 50% felt that the second fight was another win. A spectacular knockout would go a long way towards regaining some of the momentum lost over the last two years. Example, Canelo/GGG 2, Canelo seemed more aggressive there for he seemed to get extra credit tho he lost just as many rounds as he did in the first fight! He lost a bet. Canelo Alvarez is quite arguably the biggest boxing star in the world. Canelo vs GGG. So a proven drug cheat gets a massive hometown decision. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. So, in the past 2 weeks, I talked to two guys who insisted canelo lost the ggg rematch. Alvarez and Golovkin don’t have the same brand recognition, but to millions of fans “Canelo-GGG” is a recognizable phrase. Canelo-GGG III is still a big event. Jermall Charlo still wants to fight Canelo Alvarez more than any other opponent. 7/17/19 3:11PM. I told them that's not how I remembered it...i remember canelo taking the fight to ggg, outfighting the relatively passive ggg, taking control of the fight and winning by a comfortable margin. After Floyd beat him nearly 8 years ago, Canelo has fought 14 times, twice a year until 2020 when the pandemic emerged. It may not be one for much longer. The main card gets going on Saturday at 8 p.m. and we can expect Alvarez and Smith to make their ring walks in the 11 p.m. Close, GGG I felt won the first but he lost the second. Grading immediately following the draft always feels dicey, so we try to do so on a curve. There are the usual optimistic tones coming from Golovkin’s camp. A third fight never materialized. Szeremeta’s status as Golovkin’s mandatory notwithstanding—Szeremeta’s resumé lacks anything that resembles a quality win—he is an important opponent. Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin, billed as Supremacy, was a professional boxing match contested for the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, Ring magazine, and lineal middleweight championship. Alvarez vs GGG 2 scorecard reveals amazing last round from Canelo won Mexican the fight Canelo won the Las Vegas contest 114-114 115-113 1115-113 to take a majority decision - … The nip-and-tuck affair was tightly contested as both had their moments, but Alvarez's shift in the game plan and aggressive approach earned the majority decision nod to capture the WBA (Super) and WBC middleweight belts. W. Over 80% of the boxing world (viewers, fans, experts, boxers) felt that the first fight was a clear win for GGG and over 50% felt that the second fight was another win. Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin, billed as Supremacy, was a professional boxing match contested for the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, Ring magazine, and lineal middleweight championship. And while Canelo severed his long-term agreement with DAZN, he is still boxing’s most bankable star, with top fighters from 154 to 175 pounds lining up to face him. Canelo Alvarez v Gennady Golovkin was steeped in controversy the first time they fought, with the judges declaring the fight a draw. A former All-Star defensive end, Abrams has climbed football's officiating ranks. “At the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 we were talking very loudly about that fight,” Canelo told SI. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Will it happen? After a nasty war of words, the two met again that September, with Alvarez claiming a close decision win. What was once an evenly matched fight now faces a growing gap. Familiarity is boxing’s friend. SAUL CANELO ALVAREZ has lost his WBC belt to knock-out machine Gennady Golovkin without a single punch thrown. Close fight that most people thought GGG won first time, canelo getes a draw. View our online Press Pack. This weekend brings a huge super middleweight bout as super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez takes on fellow champion Callum Smith in a bout with three different versions of the super middleweight title on the line. “I am hopeful that by putting aside this ticking clock, the two teams can now negotiate this fight, and GGG and I can get in the ring as soon as possible and give the fans the fight they want to see.”. You have to understand how they score fights to understand why Canelo gets knods on cards. Eddie Hearn, who has a working relationship with both Canelo and Golovkin, as well as an investment with DAZN, is hoping to deliver it. Santos Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez Barragán (American Spanish: [saˈul ˈalβaɾes]; born 18 July 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer who has won world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight.He is currently a unified super middleweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring magazine titles since 2020. Canelo is a fantastic boxer/fighter... personally I thought he lost both times to GGG and the Jacobs fight maybe just nicked it but I wouldn't of been surprised if it was a draw. He has won multiple world titles in four different weight classes, including his most recent fight, when he jumped up two weight classes in November and knocked out Sergey Kovalev in the 11th round to win the WBO light heavyweight title. The bout was on September 16, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. And the World Boxing Council have decided to hand the belt to unbeaten Kazak star GGG. The streaming service signed Canelo to a landmark 11-fight, $365 million deal in 2018. A rematch scheduled for May 2018 was called off after Alvarez tested positive for a banned substance. So, in the past 2 weeks, I talked to two guys who insisted canelo lost the ggg rematch. The Mexican superstar noticed that the powerful puncher from Kazakhstan didn’t… He’s become enamored at the idea of high-profile exhibitions, like one with De La Hoya, and has interest in facing Jaime Munguia, the ex-154-pound champion with the growing fan base. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Mexican superstar refused to be rushed into setting a date for massive showdown with unbeaten Kazak knock-out artist. Great fight two excellent boxers but Canelo winning . If both win, there will be renewed interest in a third fight between two of boxing’s biggest stars. 1. Commenting is currently disabled on this article. Alvarez was able to walk down GGG during several key moments of the fight and pounded the body with his signature left hook. Now she works as a replay assistant for the NFL. Canelo is good, just not great. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin are running out of time to fully cash in on their long, complicated rivalry. Golovkin began chasing Canelo around 2015, when Canelo moved to middleweight and took a 160-pound belt off of Miguel Cotto. The Thunder's 57-point loss is the worst home loss in NBA history. Alvarez won by majority decision.. DAZN has tried. Both fighters will be heavily favored. Alvarez won via majority decision. Canelo will, and he’s open to it. It could get pushed to the fall, when the pandemic is (hopefully) behind us and tens of thousands of fans can pack a venue in Texas, Nevada or New York, generating a live gate in excess of $15 million for the fighters. https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/12/18/canelo-ggg-3-fight-losing-luster Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Canelo Alvarez Says Floyd Mayweather is Disrespecting Boxing by Fighting Logan Paul. © 2021 ABG-SI LLC. Nevada judges, however, scored it otherwise, controversially declaring the fight a draw. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Fresh from his sensational sixth-round demolition of Amir Khan at the start of May, the Mexican has dropped his green WBC strap. Canelo vs GGG. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones generated more than 1.5 million pay-per-view buys last month, largely because casual fans wanted to see Tyson and Jones. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The average boxing fan, however, is not deep enough in the weeds to know it. [Related: Boxing experts dissect Canelo-GGG II and pick their winner] Each fighter met with reporters for about 30 minutes on Tuesday and the dislike … It was televised on HBO pay-per-view in the United States, on BoxNation Box Office in the United Kingdom, and on Space in Latin America. Golovkin insists he was ill for the Derevyanchenko fight. He fights not to lose. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. I will fight GGG, and I will beat GGG, but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines. By Sean Jones: Daniel Jacobs was taking verbal shots at Saul Canelo Alvarez on Monday, saying that he thinks he lost BOTH fights against Gennady Golovkin in the past. After Canelo Álvarez vacated his WBC middleweight title in 2016, Golovkin was elevated to full champion and held three of the four major world titles in boxing until being … Alvarez won via majority decision. Canelo Alvarez absorbed a lot of useful information from watching Gennady Golovkin’s last fight against Daniel Jacobs. I hope he is clean but in the world we live in with the Money demands,who knows . Before De La Hoya, there’s Szeremeta, an overmatched mandatory challenger. For other inquiries, Contact Us. ... Undercard face-off brings drama to a lackluster promotion for Canelo vs. GGG. A trilogy ending fight with GGG is still a possibility in 2021. He’s won two straight since his loss to Canelo, a knockout win over Steve Rolls and a decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Alvarez said: “After much consideration, I instructed my team at Golden Boy Promotions to continue negotiating a fight with Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and to finalize a deal as quickly as possible. Or it might not happen at all. Canelo Alvarez (black trunks) and Gennady Golovkin (white trunks) hug after their middleweight world championship boxing match in Sept. 2018. In 2017, Golovkin finally lured Canelo into the ring and appeared to pick up a long-sought win. Boxing purists know a 30-year old Canelo will be a sizeable favorite if he faces a 39-year Golovkin next May. This fight, much closer and leaning more towards a draw, canelo gets the win. Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán (American Spanish: [saˈul ˈalβaɾes]; born 18 July 1990), better known as "Canelo" Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer who has won world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight.He is currently a unified super middleweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring magazine titles since 2020. Cornejo lost to Kali Reis in a 2016 bout for the WBC middleweight belt. For two years, Canelo, on the advice of his then-promoter, Golden Boy, put off the fight, bouncing between weight classes—and lesser opponents. The fight was close ish and always competitive but there no way GGG lost. "[I] seen I had Kyle Anderson on me and [I] was like 'yeah it's game time,'" Anthony said. It was his first fight against Gennadiy Golovkin, and he won a majority decision over GGG one year later to claim the vacant The Ring middleweight title. Alvarez, 29, has been boxing professionally since he was 15 years old. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Yet Canelo is the betting favorite to savage Smith’s long midsection en route to a stoppage. A draw between Atalanta and Sassuolo on Sunday clinched the Serie A title for Inter Milan, its first since its treble-winning 2009/10 season. Lauren Theisen. SAN ANTONIO – It’s Canelo-Golovkin fight week. Canelo is arguably boxing’s biggest star, a three-division world champion who on Saturday will attempt to claim his fourth. And what happens if both Canelo and Golovkin win? Many viewers at home believed Golovkin had done enough to have his arm raised on Sept. 15, 2018, when he lost in a majority decision, with two judges ruling in favor of Alvarez 115-113 and a third judge ruling in a 114-114 draw. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Saul Canelo Alvarez dropped his WBC belt and it was awarded to GGG, Canelo wiped Amir Khan out in Las Vegas with a right hand, Amir Khan was knocked spark out by Canelo, Khan's lights were out before he hit the canvas from Canelo's hook, Canelo invited GGG into the ring after Khan win and vowed to fight him, Gennady Golovkin picked up the WBC belt without throwing a punch, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The history between Canelo and Golovkin is long and complicated. Shortly after agreeing to his deal with DAZN, Golovkin fired longtime trainer Abel Sanchez in a financial dispute. Banks described the six-month training camp as a “silver lining” to the global pandemic that shuttered boxing for several months. The fight was originally scheduled to take place on May 5, 2018. Always accessible, Golovkin has become more prickly with reporters, refusing to answer any Canelo questions, even limiting which media members he will speak to. 40 Once peers, Canelo and Golovkin are now in very different places. “Never has that been more true than today. “So it could be.”. What was once the biggest fight in boxing is now prefaced by one of. Six months later, when the stench wore off from Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, a new proposed super fight emerged: Canelo vs. GGG. Fresh from his sensational sixth … When asked about Oscar De La Hoya’s comments about facing him in a comeback fight, Golovkin told Agence France-Presse, “If I got an opportunity to legally kill a person in the ring, I might seize it.”. He rarely gives up ground, he has effective aggression except 1st GGG fight. Gennadiy Golovkin, the longtime middleweight kingpin, and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will both be in the ring this weekend. Alvarez has made it clear he would like to unify the 168-pound division, which puts fights with Billy Joe Saunders and Caleb Plant in play. Canelo Alvarez (black trunks) and Gennady Golovkin (white trunks) box in the middleweight world championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Sept. 2018. Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II was a professional boxing rematch between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on September 15, 2018. Canelo Álvarez Seems To Have Lost Gennady Golovkin's Phone Number. Yet despite strong public interest, a rubber match—or at least a perceived one—never happened. That more time spent with trainer Johnathon Banks has improved their relationship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canelo_Álvarez_vs._Gennady_Golovkin Is there still a public appetite for it? March 2, 2021 Math Clark Leave a Comment on He lost a bet. Canelo lost the first fight fair and square and may at best have eked out a draw in the second fight. There is unfinished business between Canelo and Golovkin, but the window to settle it is rapidly closing. Golovkin is about to turn 39-years-old in April, and Canelo last fought him three years ago when he was 36 in 2018. Canelo Alvarez looks to take down undefeated Callum Smith on Saturday. They followed it up by locking in Golovkin to a nine-figure deal of his own months later. 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