World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman says the Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) – Gennady Golvkin (35-0, 32KOs) middleweight showdown is “a classic fight, three years in the making.”
"A final word. Several months ago Canelo Alvarez's promoter Oscar de la Hoya accurately expressed that boxing is still struggling to escape the painful hangover from Mayweather-Pacquaio, a fight which attracted millions of general public consumers at spectacularly inflated prices and left them with a profoundly negative impression. And everyone in boxing agrees the entertainment level would have been far higher if that fight had taken place years earlier.
A single, undisputed champion is easy enough for fans to identify as “the man,” but with the collection of belts often also comes a collection of mandatory title challenges. Gennady Golovkin is in a unique situation, having already satisfied one mandatory challenge and with another on hold until negotiations are completed – or killed -for his own due title shot. The unbeaten, unified middleweight titlist also presently serves as the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim beltholder and mandatory contender to World middleweight king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is no longer under the impression that WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) will steamroll right over WBC champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs).
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman officially opened up the period of free negotiations between the camps of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is furious with some of the post-fight happenings last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The fate of the biggest fight to be made among active fighters in the sport today will be learned within the next 15 days. Talks are officially underway between the respective camps for World middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and unbeaten, unified middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin.
There are many ways to gain attention in the boxing world. WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) is becoming a household name and getting showcased on the front pages of major news outlets for doing his job well in the ring.
Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) is already plotting his next fight after suffering a brutal knockout defeat on Saturday night, when he moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds to challenge WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs).
As promised, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya made a call to K2 Promotions managing director, Tom Loeffler, to discuss a possible showdown between WBC middleweight titlist Saul Alvarez and unified belt-holder Gennady Golovkin for later this year.