Comments Thread For: Four Years In The Making, Will Canelo-Golovkin III Be Worth The Wait For Fans, DAZN?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

By Keith Idec - LAS VEGAS - There they sat Thursday, several feet apart, yet so close to the night they'll finally be able to put hands on one another again. After more twists and turns than anyone can remember, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin were just two days away from the high-profile fight that should've happened three years ago.
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[TMLT87]

Should be a fun fight but considering GGGs age and Canelo coming off of a loss it doesnt feel quite the same as the previous two did.

[Oldskoolg]

“Their star power, particularly together, is undeniable. They have created perhaps boxing’s most revered rivalry of the 20th century – at the very least comparable to the likes of Pacquiao-Marquez and Barrera-Morales.”

erm…it’s 2022.

[champion4ever]

I expect for DAZN to take a huge L on this fight because the demand just isn't there. Also, when you factor in GGG's age, his past few uneven performances and the price of this pay-per-view card of $85; Who have money to waste on that shit?

We've all seen this song and dance before. This fight is a set up in order to make Canelo look good. I'll pass on this one because there is no intrigue in it. Now if Canelo wants my money then tell him to go and fight David Benavidez.

[LAchargers373]

Article is a joke gtfoh “revered rivalry” people barely know Canelo is fighting this weekend and even less care. It could’ve been a rivalry if bumlovkin beat anyone of note in his career but his best win is WW kell Brook. This not a a rivalry anymore than the USA vs anyone at basketball

[Cypocryphy]

These two might be the last of the greater fighters of this decade, maybe of a generation because Manny and Marquez were about 20 years ago. A dying breed. I was shocked by how many people are showing up in Vegas. Even the journalists covering the fight are surprised by the showing.

I don't think this fight will do the numbers of the previous fight, but I will be shocked if it does less than 800,000 PPV buys. I would expect 800,000 to 900,000 PPV buys. Won't be as much as before, but the amount of people who are aware of this fight is surprising. DAZN has been adverting this all over social media. Looks as if it's working.

[DClefthook]

These two might be the last of the greater fighters of this decade, maybe of a generation because Manny and Marquez were about 20 years ago. A dying breed. I was shocked by how many people are showing up in Vegas. Even the journalists covering the fight are surprised by the showing.

I don't think this fight will do the numbers of the previous fight, but I will be shocked if it does less than 800,000 PPV buys. I would expect 800,000 to 900,000 PPV buys. Won't be as much as before, but the amount of people who are aware of this fight is surprising. DAZN has been adverting this all over social media. Looks as if it's working.

This is not working at all. This app cannot do anywhere near 800k ppv buys. There is absolutely no buzz for this fight anywhere in this country. It's a shame because I like 3G (and redhead) and glad they're draining Dazaster out of the rest of their resources but the jig is up and the "American takeover" is OVER! Good riddance!

[DClefthook]

O yes I'm back lol

[Coachcody]

I renewed my DAZN subscription with the expectation that I was getting these fights......now they want $85??? Screw this.......At least with Showtime, I get to watch movies....

[Bro. Steve]

Some frustrated fight fans feel Alvarez simply waited for Golovkin to get old before agreeing to this third meeting. Alvarez insists he was ready to fight Golovkin for the third time long before now, a contention Golovkin dismissed this week.

Opinion: Alvarez would never have gotten into the ring with GGG again if he could have avoided it. Golovkin gave him all he could handle in both fights, and one could argue that Canelo himself secretly fears GGG honestly won them both. And the dark brown smudges on his much-ballyhooed "legacy" from absurdly bad judging, followed by the clenbuterol bust which Golovkin instigated, followed by more questionable judging in the second fight, really appear to have left Alvarez feeling embarrassed, perplexed, maybe even ashamed. I tend think Alvarez never wanted to set eyes on this man again no matter what the cash price was. Besides, he didn't need the money. Canelo never would have fought GGG again at any age if Lady Fortune hadn't dealt him two ugly setbacks.

The first setback was that the boxing fan world wouldn't shut up about the judging or the clenbuterol. Nothing provokes a Jupiter-sized ego so much as schoolyard taunts that are true. The second setback was the loss to Bivol. Canelo had legal rights to a rematch and then refused it, still sputtering with hurt feelings and declaring, ridiculously, that he'd won. Only later did he accept the undeniable fact that Bivol had boxed his ears to a fare-thee-well. And Alvarez never connected with anything but a right hook to Bivol's left arm.

How, then, does an egomaniac freaken' obsessed with his legacy get his groovin' mojo back? Answer: Go back to the old rival -- who once again, in Canelo's mind, he had lost to twice despite using PEDs -- and try to settle old scores. It might not have mattered if GGG was 45 or 50, he had to go back there and try to get one clean, clear, convincing victory over this guy. It appears to many that he's quit the PEDs, is working on his body punches and stamina which he thinks will be the key to victory, and is going in there with revenge on his mind and blood in his eye. I'd be heartened to learn than he's told the judges to dispense with his automatic 4-round advantage and score it straight down the line. Golovkin, knowing Alvarez is highly emotional about this contest, has been trolling him into a blind fury. In the battle of the mind games, Golovkin has clearly won. What that does in the ring has yet to be determined.

As an official old guy, I'm hoping GGG wins by knockout, but I've also experienced what it's like to age from 30 to 40. Things slow down; they really do. If the last thing to go is an old fighter's power, the first thing to go is his reflexes, and after that, his chin. Watch some fights from GGG rev. 30 and note how effectively he could parry punches. Can he still do that at 40? Maybe he can, and maybe he will weather the storm once more and walk out of there this time with his hand raised. The biggest beneficiary of a GGG victory might well be Canelo himself, but only if it pricks the bubble of his messiah complex and enables him to recognize that he's just a man of flesh and bone like the rest of us.