This past Saturday night, the boxing world was on fire when Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) vs. Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) was finally announced as a done deal.

The two boxers will collide on September 16th, with the IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight world titles at stake.

Golovkin did his part in March, when he boxed his way to a close twelve round unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs at New York's Madison Square Garden. And Canelo sealed the deal on Saturday, by dominating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over twelve rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

HBO boxing analyst Jim Lampley views the contest as being very close, and with Golovkin having a small edge to come away as the winner.

"I think it's a tremendous fight, and I think Triple G has a small edge in punching power - which is the biggest difference in the fight. They are both great technicians. They are both defenders. They are both amazing citizens who train the right way, they live the right way," Lampley said.

"If there are two people in boxing who are basically identical to each other, in the way they conduct their careers, those are the two guys. So its no accident that we've been waiting so long for this fight. Either guy can win. I would make Gennady a slight favorite, based on punching power. He may be a slightly bit bigger. But at the end of day, they are both terrific."

Fans have been clamoring for this fight since the fall of 2015. Lampley believes the excuses went out the window when Golovkin's 23 fight knockout streak was derailed by Jacobs.

"I think given that Triple G's knockout streak was snapped, the public pressure rises to another level. Its like 'okay, we understand that you had a certain fear about losing and losing economic power and leverage that way, and you've been avoiding that. But how can you now say that it's a big risk when he didn't knock out Daniel Jacobs. He looked the same as all other fighters do when they go the distance and win a decision. He's not a monster, he's not superman. He's a human being - just like Canelo. He prepares like Canelo. He trains like Canelo, he has the same skill-set basically. Let's see them face to face,'" Lampley said.