By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Gennady Golovkin has three middleweight title belts he’d like to keep. And he’s grown fond of the pound-for-pound love that comes with them. But when his combatively negotiated, suspension-stalled rematch with Canelo Alvarez rolls around later this summer, his closest boxing confidant...
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), says everyone in Mexico is hoping his boxer scores a knockout victory in the upcoming rematch with IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs).
Tom Loeffler, promoter for IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), says his fighter is still harboring some very angry feelings over Canelo Alvarez's drug tests. Golovkin's anger began in March, when it was revealed that Canelo failed a pair of drug tests in February. He came up positive for the banned substance clenbuterol.
Abel Sanchez, the head trainer for WBA, WBC, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), feels very confident hat his boxer will score a knockout in the upcoming rematch with Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) - unless the Mexican superstar runs for the entire fight. But Canelo has promised to trade punches when he faces the champion - on September 15th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), is beaming ear to ear - over his fighter's ability to stand firm on a fair monetary split for the upcoming rematch with Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs).
Middleweight contender Martin Murray is not pleased that Canelo Alvarez received what the British boxer feels was a slap on the wrist for a pair of drug tests that came up positive for the banned substance clenbuterol back in February.
One of the biggest regrets Oscar De La Hoya has from his career in the ring is that he didn’t fight Felix Trinidad again. Not only would De La Hoya have had an opportunity to avenge his controversial loss to Trinidad, he would’ve made another enormous sum of money for their rematch. Fans wanted a second bout between them, but Trinidad eventually moved up to middleweight and was battered by Bernard Hopkins in their September 2001 fight at Madison Square Garden.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is expecting all-out fireworks when WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) defends his world titles against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) in a rematch.
Gennady Golovkin and Abel Sanchez suspect fame and fortune have changed Canelo Alvarez. They remember a vastly different person in 2011, when the eventual superstar spent time training at Sanchez’s gym and sparring against Golovkin in Big Bear Lake, California.
Abel Sanchez, trainer of IBO, IBF, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, is a very happy man - because he explains that his boxer did not bow down to the percentage demands of their upcoming opponent, Canelo Alvarez. Golovkin is set to defend his world titles against Canelo in a rematch on September 15th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.