By: Sean Crose There’s little doubt that Miguel Cotto has had a Hall of Fame worthy career. Now that his life inside the ring is winding down, though, Cotto wants to go out with a bang. For the former lineal middleweight champ has made it clear he wants the winner …
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Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN Results: Rojas Stops Marrero in the 7th
By: William Holmes The Marquee Ballroom at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada was the host site for tonight’s Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN Card. The venue was a more intimate venue with good views for the fans in attendance. Photo Credit: Tom Hogan-Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions The opening …
Read More »HBO PPV Preview: Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez, Weigh In Video, Photos, Undercard
By: William Holmes On Saturday night the most anticipated boxing match of the year, amongst long time and hardcore boxing fans, will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada 8PM ET on HBO PPV. Granted, the fight between Mayweather and McGregor three weeks ago was highly anticipated, …
Read More »Canelo v Golovkin Is Going the Distance
By: Ben Sutherland Tomorrow night’s highly anticipated bout between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin is going the distance and here’s why. First let’s look at Canelo. His aggressive Mexican style makes many fans believe he has what it takes to knock out Golovkin. However, a closer analysis of his last …
Read More »GGG vs Canelo: Tale of Tape, Tecate, Hennessy, Closed Circuit, Official Drink,
Tale of the Tape Gennady Golovkin: Nickname: GGG Record: 37-0 (33 KOs) Age:35 Height: 5-foot-10 1/2 Reach: 70-inch Canelo Alvarez: Nickname: Canelo Record: 49-1-1 (34 KOs) Age: 27 Height: 5-foot-9 Reach: 70 1/2-inch Golden Boy President Eric Gomez talks Canelo vs GGG Fight Hennessy is Sponsoring Hennessy, the world’s best-selling …
Read More »Oscar De La Hoya: Canelo-GGG Will Be “Bombs Away Right From The Start”
By: Sean Crose Iconic boxer turned heavyweight promoter Oscar De La Hoya predicted on ESPNs First Take that this weekend’s Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin superbout will be “bombs away right from the start.” He then went on to compare Saturday’s match to the legendary 1985 middleweight battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler …
Read More »Press Conf Quotes: Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin
Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) hosted the final press conference ahead of their showdown on Saturday, Sept. 16 presented live on HBO Pay-Per-View® at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. Photo: Hogan Photos/Golden Boy …
Read More »How Will Canelo Deal With Golovkin’s Power?
By: Sean Crose There’s little doubt that middleweights Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin appear – on paper at least – to be essentially evenly matched. Canelo has improved by leaps and bounds since losing to Floyd Mayweather four years ago this month. Furthermore, Brooklyn’s Daniel Jacobs proved last winter that, …
Read More »Canelo Alvarez and GGG Talk to the Media
Below is what the fighters had to say at today’s grand arrivals: GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN, WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight Champion: “It’s amazing to be in Las Vegas. But the bigger thing is the fight is finally here. I am Gennady Golovkin until I walk into the ring. And that’s when I turn …
Read More »What About Jorge Juarez? The Man Who Nearly Beat Canelo Alvarez
By: Brian Strahan Mexico, has its own California. Baja California. A feral peninsula, encompassed by the Pacific Ocean to its west, and the Sea of Cortez to its east. At its tip, bordering that other California, lies Tijuana. A city known in the past as much for its pull of …
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