Browsing Tag Canelo vs Golovkin

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  Canelo vs Kovalev: The Fight City Picks

  A few short months ago, absolutely no one in boxing was thinking about a clash between Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and light heavyweight titlist Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev of ...

  On October 31, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Canelo vs Kovalev: The Tactical Overview

  All boxing matches are, to some degree or other, worthy of study in terms of strategy and tactics. Of course the more capable and sophisticated the pugilists, the ...

  On October 28, 2019 / By Lee Wylie
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  The Canelo Situation

  For a while now I’ve been wondering what’s going on with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. First, for many months he’s been insisting a third match with his arch-rival, Gennadiy ...

  On October 20, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Golovkin’s Big Gamble

  There are boxers who, when the gloves have been hung up and the ring left behind, are considered indisputably great. Nobody’s going to argue with the appearance of ...

  On October 3, 2019 / By Rob Lownie
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  Fight Report: Canelo vs Jacobs

  It wasn’t exactly action-packed or wildly entertaining, but, in his annual Cinco de Mayo weekend appearance, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez got the job done, defeating Daniel “The Miracle Man” ...

  On May 5, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  2018 Fight Of The Year

  Nominations: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin II Jarrett Hurd vs Erislandy Lara Dereck Chisora vs Carlos Takam Tyson Fury vs Deontay ...

  On January 7, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Tactical Limitations?

  When our favorite boxers win, we credit their courage, ring-smarts or resilience in the face of adversity, but when they lose we often look for some outside entity ...

  On September 13, 2018 / By Jeffrey Fuss
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  How Many Title Defenses Does GGG Have? It’s Complicated

  In the wake of Gennady Golovkin’s return to knockout form last May, there was much fanfare regarding his purported achievement of matching Bernard Hopkins’ record of 20 consecutive ...

  On September 11, 2018 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Cinco De Mamadas

  “I have not let you down. I respect the sport and I will always be a clean fighter.”    By uttering these words—with a straight, if contrite, face—Saul ...

  On April 5, 2018 / By Rafael García
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  Dangerous Enough: Canelo Must Pay The Price

  I’ll never forget watching the Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim match on live television as a child. Mancini was a favorite boxer of mine and on that ...

  On March 7, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Loma vs Rigo: The Fight City Picks

  If a boxing “superfight” can be defined as an eagerly awaited showdown between two supremely talented prizefighters, then Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux is a “superfight,” albeit one only die-hard ...

  On December 4, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  The End Of Middleweight Madness?

  The 160 pound class has long been considered one of boxing’s so-called “glamour divisions,” the locale of numerous great champions and great fights, but in recent years it’s ...

  On October 19, 2017 / By Neil Crane
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  The Canelo vs Golovkin Draw: Best Case Scenario

  Gennady Golovkin, the monster of the middleweight division, vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, a superstar of boxing and clearly its future. An epic fight, one of the most anticipated ...

  On September 30, 2017 / By Simon Traversy
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  Undisputed Chaos

  The other week saw one of the most compelling match-ups boxing has to offer finally happen: “Supremacy” — Gennady Golovkin vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The significance of this ...

  On September 25, 2017 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Manny Montreal On Canelo vs Golovkin

  Golovkin vs Canelo. The hangover. What a beautiful fight! But the judges and politics and corruption had to screw up everything! Golovkin won that fight! Here’s Manny’s thoughts ...

  On September 18, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Golovkin vs Canelo: The Day After

  The most anticipated match of 2017 delivered in numerous ways and in the end it was 12 highly competitive rounds which were a credit to both fighters. Herewith, ...

  On September 17, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Canelo vs Golovkin Stalemate: Lee Wylie’s Take

  Because of Canelo Alvarez’s defensive craft and ring smarts, Golovkin never came close to scoring a knockout, but because of “GGG’s” pace, pressure, and insane durability (is there ...

  On September 17, 2017 / By Lee Wylie
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  Canelo vs Golovkin: The Fight City Picks

  It’s a match we’ve been waiting for since at least November of 2015 when Saul Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto to win the lineal middleweight championship of the world. ...

  On September 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 147

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: A lot of congratulations to pass around! Concerns about Golden Garcia! Keep an eye on Mohamed Soumaoro! Superfly ...

  On September 12, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  At Long Last

  Since Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao trolled the sporting world to the tune of six hundred million dollars two years ago, boxing fans have craved a superfight. A ...

  On September 12, 2017 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Canelo vs Golovkin: Lee Wylie’s Pick

  One week from today, we will see arguably the best match-up of the year, which is saying something considering how 2017 has already been a truly excellent one ...

  On September 9, 2017 / By Lee Wylie
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  Canelo vs Golovkin: Beyond a Punch

  Hardcore fight fans have been calling for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to stop with all the “mamadas” and get into the ring with Gennady Golovkin ever since he defeated ...

  On August 17, 2017 / By Lee Wylie
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  The Big Mouth Factor

  I’m not going to bullshit you. I’m going to tell it like it is. I don’t hold back. I don’t pull my punches. Here’s what I think. This ...

  On July 11, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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  Canelo vs Golovkin: Four Steps To Make It The Event Of The Year

  Louis C. K. has a good bit about how words are neither good nor bad, but just happen to become good or bad depending on how people use them. ...

  On May 18, 2017 / By Rafael García
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 129

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Big congrats to Lucas Matthysse! People were writing him off but he stole the show! Congrats also to ...

  On May 9, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Fight Report: Canelo vs Chavez Jr.

  The Event 2017’s Cinco de Mayo boxing card featured the two most recognizable names in Mexican boxing in a super middleweight bout fought at a catchweight of 164.5 ...

  On May 7, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Jacobs Calls Out Alvarez

  The middleweight division is full of excitement and intrigue right now but most of the talk is all about Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Questions abound. Is Canelo ...

  On May 12, 2016 / By Thad Moore
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  2015: The Year That Was

  As we charge fearlessly into 2016, boxing fans look back at 2015 with decidedly mixed feelings as the year was clearly a mixed bag of the good, the ...

  On January 5, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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  Canelo vs Golovkin: No Marinating Please!

  Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports had some interesting things to say in the aftermath of an agreement between the World Boxing Council, its middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez, and ...

  On December 17, 2015 / By Sean Crose