De La Hoya: Canelo-Golovkin Will Be a War, Likely Ends With a KO
By Miguel Rivera
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has not wasted any time and has already fired up the engines to get the promotional wheels rolling for the much-anticipated bout between Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin.
A deal has been finalized for the two boxers to collide on September 16 at a venue to be determined.
"It may take place in Las Vegas or Dallas, but we also have proposals from Madison Square Garden, New York, and England," said De La Hoya to ESPN Deportes. "It's a promotion that started some time ago, and at the end of Canelo's fight against Chavez, we announced that Saúl and Gennady Golovkin will fight on the 16th of September. In fact, this fight does not need promotion, so to speak, because it promotes itself."
A lot of fans were very disappointed by last Saturday's fight between Canelo and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. barely threw any offense and took a beating for twelve rounds in a one-sided contest.
De La Hoya expects a completely different fight in the fall. He anticipates a lot of fireworks and a knockout ending.
"Everyone knows it's going to be a war, a fight with a lot of punches. For almost a year and a half people have been asking me, when are you going to do the fight with GGG and Canelo? And, finally, I can tell you that fight is already here, and it will take place on September 16," De La Hoya said.
"The styles [will match up very well]. Canelo does not know how to take a step back and GGG does not know how to fight in reverse either. They both like to go find their opponent, throw punches, exchange punches, and their respective boxing histories indicate that the fight has a great chance of finishing by knockout. It's a fight that will be very tough for both of them and they know that. It has all of the ingredients to generate a knockout [ending] and that's what everyone is waiting for."
