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WOW, Canelo-Williams is a done deal!! Sept 15 MGM on PPV!
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Lem: Oscar De La Hoya: Alvarez-Williams is on, done deal, MGM Grand, Sept. 15. #boxing
I never thought this would go through, i think its a step too far for canelo right now and williams although past his prime is not a shot fighter, Saying that i will have him in my p4p list if he somehow managed to get the W.
edit, not sure if ppv or on hbo or showtime
WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his belt against southpaw former two-time welterweight titleholder Paul Williams on Sept. 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on a network to be determined, Golden Boy Promotions President, Oscar De La Hoya, informed ******.com.
De La Hoya said that Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer will begin negotiations with HBO and Showtime for a spot on either of the cabel giants for the clash between Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 knockouts) and Williams (41-2, 27 KOs).
"I'm doing Canelo versus Paul Williams, and that's confirmed for Sept. 15. I'm on a mission to put on a spectacular event from top to bottom, and it's all done, baby. Sept. 15, and it's a go. I don't say that it's a done deal until it's a signed deal," said De La Hoya.
"So it will be live from the MGM in Las Vegas. It has no network yet. That's going to be up to my man, Richard Schaefer. So I'm going to have my man, Richard Schaefer, now deal with HBO and Showtime to see what he can come up with."
Alvarez, who is only 21, is coming off a unanimous decision over former titleholder Sugar Shane Mosley on May 5, and shares a victory over former welterweight beltholder Kermit Cintron with Williams.
"Canelo wants to keep fighting the best," said De La Hoya. "So this is David and Goliath, and, you know, my man, it's on."
Williams has split bouts with RING middleweight champ Sergio Martinez and former beltholder Carlos Quintana, and won a disputed majority decision over Erislandy Lara last year.
"Here you have Paul Williams, who is a very dangerous fighter who keeps coming, so it's going to be a dangerous fight," said De La Hoya.
"But I have all of the confidence in the world in Canelo that he will have another spectacular night against a very dangerous fighter in Paul Williams."
Lem: Oscar De La Hoya: Alvarez-Williams is on, done deal, MGM Grand, Sept. 15. #boxing
I never thought this would go through, i think its a step too far for canelo right now and williams although past his prime is not a shot fighter, Saying that i will have him in my p4p list if he somehow managed to get the W.
edit, not sure if ppv or on hbo or showtime
WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his belt against southpaw former two-time welterweight titleholder Paul Williams on Sept. 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on a network to be determined, Golden Boy Promotions President, Oscar De La Hoya, informed ******.com.
De La Hoya said that Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer will begin negotiations with HBO and Showtime for a spot on either of the cabel giants for the clash between Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 knockouts) and Williams (41-2, 27 KOs).
"I'm doing Canelo versus Paul Williams, and that's confirmed for Sept. 15. I'm on a mission to put on a spectacular event from top to bottom, and it's all done, baby. Sept. 15, and it's a go. I don't say that it's a done deal until it's a signed deal," said De La Hoya.
"So it will be live from the MGM in Las Vegas. It has no network yet. That's going to be up to my man, Richard Schaefer. So I'm going to have my man, Richard Schaefer, now deal with HBO and Showtime to see what he can come up with."
Alvarez, who is only 21, is coming off a unanimous decision over former titleholder Sugar Shane Mosley on May 5, and shares a victory over former welterweight beltholder Kermit Cintron with Williams.
"Canelo wants to keep fighting the best," said De La Hoya. "So this is David and Goliath, and, you know, my man, it's on."
Williams has split bouts with RING middleweight champ Sergio Martinez and former beltholder Carlos Quintana, and won a disputed majority decision over Erislandy Lara last year.
"Here you have Paul Williams, who is a very dangerous fighter who keeps coming, so it's going to be a dangerous fight," said De La Hoya.
"But I have all of the confidence in the world in Canelo that he will have another spectacular night against a very dangerous fighter in Paul Williams."
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