Eddie Reynoso, fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s trainer, strongly believes that Canelo has a better chance at winning on September 16 in their fight on HBO PPV than Gennady Golovkin because of his fast and agile actions and better defense. But, one should not undervalue the power of Gennady as he is a very strong fighter which is enough to win a fight against someone who doesn’t … [Read more...]
GGG Nixes Fight with Saunders: Middleweight Unification Slips Away
Negotiations for a June bout between unified middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) and WBO middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders have reportedly fallen through. According to Chris Mannix with Yahoo! Sports, Team GGG will focus on a September clash with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), who faces Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6th. The unification fight … [Read more...]
Has The Ship Sailed? Golovkin, Alvarez Moving Away From Superfight
Whether you believe the reports saying that Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs failed to crack 150,000 buys or you believe Golovkin’s people saying that it did 170,000 buys, the truth is that neither number could be considered a success without making a huge reach or claiming ignorance. Golovkin’s second pay-per-view not only failed to prop him up to superstar status (much … [Read more...]
What Can Save HBO Boxing Now?
We need to take a second here and just be totally honest with ourselves: HBO Boxing is no longer deserving of the distinction of being the “Network of Champions,” but more so “Relic of Yesteryear.” This isn’t coming as a delayed reaction to yet another underperforming pay-per-view, the second starring both Gennady Golovkin and Roman Gonzalez, nor is it because they are on … [Read more...]
Gennady Golovkin’s Next Opponent Is…
by Daniel Tria For once in his career, Gennady Golovkin seems to have a lot of options available. Targeting a June 10 date in his native Kazakhstan, unified Middleweight champion seemingly has his pick of the litter. Thanks to the opening of Expo 2017 in Astana, the Golovkin camp may be able to finally entice a big name into the ring with the hometown hero. Here’s a list … [Read more...]