Where did the rumor come from...

[JaguaresMx]

Able was right giggi beat the bejezuz out of Canelo

well, considering Canelo was what? 21? still getting rocked by the likes of Cotto's brother, I don't see what's the big deal. He was facing GGG in his prime.

Anyway, Sanchez has always been a sparring warrior.

[Barcham]

Here is the link to the original article on the RING web site. The story is from May 2011, before anyone knew who GGG was outside of boxing circles as he had yet to fight in the US.

As we cannot post links from RING, I have used bit,ly to create the URL.

http://bit.ly/1Lk9ux1

As much as I detest the long and winding drive up to Big Bear Lake, Calif., I knew I would eventually return to the mountain resort town sometime this year.

I’d been hearing too many stories about Gennady Golovkin, the undefeated WBA middleweight beltholder coached by Abel Sanchez at the veteran trainer‘s gym in Big Bear, to stay away.

When Sanchez told me last month that rising Mexican star Saul Alvarez would not only arrive to train at The Summit, his high altitude training center, in May but also spar with Golovkin, I knew my time to return had come.

[UNBIASED BOXING]

http://******.craveonline.com/news/1...ountain-to-see

Here's the story for their sparring session.

Sounds like Canelo got rocked during the second round. Of course, this is sparring. Golovkin's not going to try to murder the kid and finish him off. He gives a good enough description that sounds like textbook Golovkin: crisp jab that lands whenever he wants it too. Sounds like GGG didn't throw it out as much as he could have (like against Lemieux).


Lets give Canelo the benefit of the doubt anyways. He was 21 years old then, and around 165-167~ish pounds. This was right before he fought Rhodes.

Although, it's not surprising. Stories tell that GGG dominated JCC jr. in sparring horribly, and the same scenario presented itself with Peter Quillin and Alfred Angulo.

[gauze]

The whole video. First video to pop up on a youtube search.

that's not GGG. neither is the 2nd guy canelo spars.

[IronDanHamza]

Golovkin holds Canelo in high regard.

Said he's the best guy he's sparred.

That was a few years ago though.

[IronDanHamza]

Able was right giggi beat the bejezuz out of Canelo

Clearly neither guy is Golovkin and Canelo doesn't get beaten up at any point so what are you talking about?

[FBLM]

I spoke to Doug Fischer personally shortly after they sparred and he was in awe of GGG but also said that Canelo held himself well and that both will become stars and he was right. Doug Fischer is one of the best out their IMO.

[Eff Pandas]

Sparring is a different animal. In a fight the standard assumption is both guys are trying to win & are in shape. In sparring neither or both could be in optimal shape or somewhere on the road towards optimal & could be working on something or fighting a certain way to improve or legit trying to "win" a sparring session. Plus this sparring session was 5 years ago which is an eternity in boxing. Making heads or tails over these few rounds of sparring from 5 years ago is an exercise in futility.