GGG vs Canelo done deal

[p4pking]

I was reading they just touched base and started talks today? Be surprised if it actually came off so quickly but Mosley is someone who would know! What can you say, all credit to Canelo if he takes this fight at 160 pounds. To go from fighting Amir Khan to GGG is comedy when you think about it.

[Batman]

I was just about to say 'September, that's fucking ages away' then I realised it's actually not.
Jesus where is the year going, I'll be dead before I know it

Yeah nothing boxing related in this post

[Andre]

WBC Formally Orders Canelo-Golovkin With 15-Day Deadline - Boxing News

[palmerq]

WBC Formally Orders Canelo-Golovkin With 15-Day Deadline - Boxing News

excellent news, I am really looking forward to this one, I hope they have it 160 or at least within 2lbs of it, I am sure gbp will try to haggle golovkin down a bit. I really think this is going to be a lot closer than people think and it could well be ggg toughest fight yet, I think golovkin is the favourite but canelo has some obvious weaknesses but a lot of strengths too, I think golovkins style suits canelo too and will make an excellent fight.

canelo is also young enough to recover from a defeat here, so I think he has to go for it at 160 !

[J_Undisputed]

I was reading they just touched base and started talks today? Be surprised if it actually came off so quickly but Mosley is someone who would know! What can you say, all credit to Canelo if he takes this fight at 160 pounds. To go from fighting Amir Khan to GGG is comedy when you think about it.

I heard the same thing. I only hope if a deal was reached this soon, that Team GGG didn't do something silly like take 160 as some kind of concession made by golden boy and the agree to everything else they wanted.... light fighting in Texas, with Laurence Cole as the referee and 2 of the judges are from Mexico and the other one is CJ Ross. The fights for Canelos title hes probably going to enter the ring last anyway. Gloves? dope tests? etc etc. I hope they buy their own water.

Does Shane still have a stake in golden boy or did his wife take that too?

[p4pking]

I was reading they just touched base and started talks today? Be surprised if it actually came off so quickly but Mosley is someone who would know! What can you say, all credit to Canelo if he takes this fight at 160 pounds. To go from fighting Amir Khan to GGG is comedy when you think about it.

I heard the same thing. I only hope if a deal was reached this soon, that Team GGG didn't do something silly like take 160 as some kind of concession made by golden boy and the agree to everything else they wanted.... light fighting in Texas, with Laurence Cole as the referee and 2 of the judges are from Mexico and the other one is CJ Ross. The fights for Canelos title hes probably going to enter the ring last anyway. Gloves? dope tests? etc etc. I hope they buy their own water.

Does Shane still have a stake in golden boy or did his wife take that too?

I don't think any of those things could tip the fight for Canelo unless it was a blatant con job. To me, if he sees the final bell it will have been to much of a shelling to give him the nod in anything that wouldn't be a publicized robbery, and they are both pretty clean fighters so even Laurence Cole might have a hard time botching this one. It could be that no dope tests is a clause and Canelo has an inside hook up for some A side meth, so I'll curb my bets.

[p4pking]

No idea about Mosley either, I just figured whether he is or isn't still with Golden Boy he would likely have the scoop.

[Spicoli]

I'd have more faith if they took steps to enforce the weight limit rather than a timeline. It's put up or shut up time for Canelo and honestly to see what he is all about. Throw a wrench in with CW sticking point where Golovkin should tell him to get bent, or Canelo actually sacs up and quits being some imposter crashing on the sofa of the home.

on a side how is Mosley about to fight for a welter strap

[Kirkland Laing]

I was reading they just touched base and started talks today? Be surprised if it actually came off so quickly but Mosley is someone who would know! What can you say, all credit to Canelo if he takes this fight at 160 pounds. To go from fighting Amir Khan to GGG is comedy when you think about it.

I heard the same thing. I only hope if a deal was reached this soon, that Team GGG didn't do something silly like take 160 as some kind of concession made by golden boy and the agree to everything else they wanted.... light fighting in Texas, with Laurence Cole as the referee and 2 of the judges are from Mexico and the other one is CJ Ross. The fights for Canelos title hes probably going to enter the ring last anyway. Gloves? dope tests? etc etc. I hope they buy their own water.

Does Shane still have a stake in golden boy or did his wife take that too?

He had to give it up to take the Pacquiao fight.

Alvarez was over 175 in his last fight and probably over 180. Not the biggest guy Golovkin will have fought but pretty big and not too shabby a fighter. And Golovkin may have to drain a few pounds for a catchweight. Does anybody think we could get an Alvarez decision or is he just going to get too much of a battering/sparkage from Golovkin for the judges to be able to rob GGG?

[SlimTrae]

I'll PPV for this one.

[Gandalf]

Canelo is gonna be Lacy'ed

[nuggetdotcom]

I'll PPV for this one.

Absolument!

[p4pking]

I'll only buy it if there is a solid undercard, as I don't give Canelo a good chance to win.

[J_Undisputed]

Part of me doesn't want to put money in the hands of canelo and golden boy after then stalling and catch weight business. At the same time, GGG deserves a payday for playing the game straight up. I guess i cant put all the blame on canelo and Golden boy when half of it was Cotto too. Price will be the decider for me most likely.

[Hulk]

I was reading they just touched base and started talks today? Be surprised if it actually came off so quickly but Mosley is someone who would know! What can you say, all credit to Canelo if he takes this fight at 160 pounds. To go from fighting Amir Khan to GGG is comedy when you think about it.

Let us all hope it does not end up like Danny Garcia vs Lucas Matthysse.

I don't think it will as GGG is a much more versatile boxer than Lucas was.

Canelo could surprise us all though...but I have faith in GGG.