Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin III 17/9/22

[TIC]

Bivol offered to do the rematch at 168 and Canelo’s team chose GGG. Tells you everything you need to know.
Now recently I have given Canelo a lot of praise and respect.
But if that was any other fighter that did that they would be called Duck, Chicken and just about every other farmyard animal you can think of.

this was the plan when canelo took the dmitry fight

[zoley]

What are some people saying that Canelo is duck or chicken to rematch Bivol at 168?

[Master]

What are some people saying that Canelo is duck or chicken to rematch Bivol at 168?

I can not see Bivol beat Canelo at super middleweight. He would be too weak at the weight. Canelo should take the offer after Triple G.

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I hope Golovkin can go out with his head held high.

Golovkin's chin is still made out of granite, but he looks very susceptible to body punches & I can envisage Alvarez folding him in half with body punches & stopping him late.

[Primo Carnera]

Bivol offered to do the rematch at 168 and Canelo’s team chose GGG. Tells you everything you need to know.
Now recently I have given Canelo a lot of praise and respect.
But if that was any other fighter that did that they would be called Duck, Chicken and just about every other farmyard animal you can think of.

this was the plan when canelo took the dmitry fight

Yep, but he got beat. That should change EVERYTHING! so what, just airbrush the Bivol defeat from his record like some people try to airbrush the Floyd defeat out.
I heard on more than one occasion in the build up to the Bivol fight from Media that don’t normally involve themselves in Boxing Canelo being called “The undefeated……..” it’s pathetic.

[TIC]

Bivol offered to do the rematch at 168 and Canelo’s team chose GGG. Tells you everything you need to know.
Now recently I have given Canelo a lot of praise and respect.
But if that was any other fighter that did that they would be called Duck, Chicken and just about every other farmyard animal you can think of.

this was the plan when canelo took the dmitry fight

Yep, but he got beat. That should change EVERYTHING! so what, just airbrush the Bivol defeat from his record like some people try to airbrush the Floyd defeat out.
I heard on more than one occasion in the build up to the Bivol fight from Media that don’t normally involve themselves in Boxing Canelo being called “The undefeated……..” it’s pathetic.

canelo did lose but the plan announced before the fight was dmitry & then ggg. if canelo had won there would be those complaining canelo was avoiding artur by fighting ggg next. canelo can't win. it's not like canelo has kept the ggg fight secret & then snuck it in there. i am not airbrushing the defeat from canelo's record. canelo took on a massive challenge & came up short. no shame in that. let's see where things go from here. i'd prefer dmitry against the artur v joe winner than an immediate rematch with canelo

[TitoFan]

Bivol offered to do the rematch at 168 and Canelo’s team chose GGG. Tells you everything you need to know.
Now recently I have given Canelo a lot of praise and respect.
But if that was any other fighter that did that they would be called Duck, Chicken and just about every other farmyard animal you can think of.

this was the plan when canelo took the dmitry fight

Yep, but he got beat. That should change EVERYTHING! so what, just airbrush the Bivol defeat from his record like some people try to airbrush the Floyd defeat out.
I heard on more than one occasion in the build up to the Bivol fight from Media that don’t normally involve themselves in Boxing Canelo being called “The undefeated……..” it’s pathetic.

canelo did lose but the plan announced before the fight was dmitry & then ggg. if canelo had won there would be those complaining canelo was avoiding artur by fighting ggg next. canelo can't win. it's not like canelo has kept the ggg fight secret & then snuck it in there. i am not airbrushing the defeat from canelo's record. canelo took on a massive challenge & came up short. no shame in that. let's see where things go from here. i'd prefer dmitry against the artur v joe winner than an immediate rematch with canelo

Golovkin can't wait around forever and if the plan was for Canelo to fight him next... so be it. I think GGG will get starched, but c'est la vie. He fought Canelo stupidly when he had his chance... and now he's older and more shop-worn. He just wants to cash out and I guess can't blame him for that. I never wanted a 3rd Canelo-GGG fight, but it is what it is.

I also don't think much of Bivol going down in weight to challenge Canelo. He's going to be a weaker version of himself, and give up the main advantage he had over Canelo.

Besides... after seeing the judges scores after the Bivol fight.... who in their right minds thinks they can win a decision over Canelo??!??

Those f*cking judges must've been crying as they turned in their scorecards, knowing they had blown their assignment.

[TIC]

Bivol offered to do the rematch at 168 and Canelo’s team chose GGG. Tells you everything you need to know.
Now recently I have given Canelo a lot of praise and respect.
But if that was any other fighter that did that they would be called Duck, Chicken and just about every other farmyard animal you can think of.

this was the plan when canelo took the dmitry fight

Yep, but he got beat. That should change EVERYTHING! so what, just airbrush the Bivol defeat from his record like some people try to airbrush the Floyd defeat out.
I heard on more than one occasion in the build up to the Bivol fight from Media that don’t normally involve themselves in Boxing Canelo being called “The undefeated……..” it’s pathetic.

canelo did lose but the plan announced before the fight was dmitry & then ggg. if canelo had won there would be those complaining canelo was avoiding artur by fighting ggg next. canelo can't win. it's not like canelo has kept the ggg fight secret & then snuck it in there. i am not airbrushing the defeat from canelo's record. canelo took on a massive challenge & came up short. no shame in that. let's see where things go from here. i'd prefer dmitry against the artur v joe winner than an immediate rematch with canelo

Golovkin can't wait around forever and if the plan was for Canelo to fight him next... so be it. I think GGG will get starched, but c'est la vie. He fought Canelo stupidly when he had his chance... and now he's older and more shop-worn. He just wants to cash out and I guess can't blame him for that. I never wanted a 3rd Canelo-GGG fight, but it is what it is.

I also don't think much of Bivol going down in weight to challenge Canelo. He's going to be a weaker version of himself, and give up the main advantage he had over Canelo.

Besides... after seeing the judges scores after the Bivol fight.... who in their right minds thinks they can win a decision over Canelo??!??

Those f*cking judges must've been crying as they turned in their scorecards, knowing they had blown their assignment.

i thought ggg fought well in the first fight. the second fight i think he fought the wrong fight. i'd prefer canelo v ggg three over ggg v the likes of maciej sulecki, gary o'sullivan or danny dignum, guys who are getting shots at middleweight gold recently

[Master]

Gennadiy Golovkin says he was surprised at the aggressive behavior from Canelo Alvarez during Friday’s kick-off press conference in Los Angeles to begin the promotion for their September 17th fight on DAZN pay-per-view.

Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs) said Golovkin was an “a**hole” and got in his face aggressively during their face-off. Golovkin’s takeaway from the experience is that Canelo showed that he’s “not confident” going into their third meeting.

It’s unclear what happened to Canelo’s self-confidence, but it could be his recent one-sided loss to WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on May 7th.

Bivol completely outclassed Canelo from A to B, making him and his trainer Eddy Reynoso look inept. Losing in that manner might have knocked a chip off Canelo’s once-proud self-belief.

Of course, with what Golovkin’s impressive performances against Canelo in their two fights, might have something to do with the Mexican star appearing insecure during Friday’s press conference, and trying to intimidate him to gain an edge.

“He’s two different people. He pretends to be a nice guy, but he’s not, he’s an a**hole,” said Canelo about Golovkin.

“It was curious for me to observe his behavior and his reactions and to me, he looked a bit different,” said Golovkin to Fight Hub TV when asked about his thoughts on seeing Canelo on Friday at the Los Angeles kickoff press conference.

“About the things that he’s saying about the words that he’s choosing and his behavior,” said Golovkin when asked what was different about Canelo.

“I didn’t react immediately to this because it was probably the interpreter’s fault. He smoothed it down a little bit, but what can I say now? He’s just a red mouse? I don’t know.

“I’m not focused with him. I don’t know what he’s trying to do and what game he’s trying to play. I looked at him and he was kind of like agitated too much,” said Golovkin in commentating on Canelo’s behavior during the press conference.

“His behavior shows that he’s not confident. He would have behaved differently if he thought he won that second fight, but I don’t think about it. He’s not on my mind.

“It’s hard for me to compete this fight to any other fight, but I know it’s going to be a tough fight. We’ll see. I’m 40-years-old, and you can take that away from me. I’m not trying to use that as an excuse.

“I’m going to get ready, and we’ll see how it’s going to play out,” said Golovkin.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/webco...d9e40d94e41c86

[TIC]

i really hope we get something like the second fight

[TitoFan]

Likely to have a 20+ pound advantage by fight night... Canelo and his chin can wade right in against Golovkin.

Golovkin will be there to be hit, because GGG knows he'll never get a decision win.

Easy pickings for the embarrassed (by Bivol) Canelo.

[Master]

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[NoSavingByTheBell]

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Good move. Let's see how many actually think this will be a cake walk for Cinnamon.

[TIC]

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Good move. Let's see how many actually think this will be a cake walk for Cinnamon.

canelo by knockout but i definitely don't see a cake walk

[Master]

CANELO ALVAREZ and Gennady Golovkin took a break from throwing punches to toss the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium.

The boxing duo shared the honor of getting the ball game started as the New York Yankees took on Oakland Athletics in MLB.

Canelo, 31, is still reeling from a shock defeat to Dmitry Bivol last month in Las Vegas.

But fans were delighted to see the Mexican sensation strut his stuff on the mound alongside rival GGG.

In a small break from tradition, both boxers took part in the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the MLB showdown.

Alvarez was the first to release his throw, showing good technique as he unleashed a decent fast ball.

Golovkin meanwhile looked like a natural in the ballpark, his smooth action seeing his pitch land right on point.

Boxing fans were in raptures to see their heroes ahead of the crucial match with the Yankees eventually running out 9-5 winners.

And many were impressed by the boxers' throwing arm, taking to social media to praise their efforts.

One wrote: "Haha canelo could just pitch the rest of the game."

While another added: "Canelo’s actually got a pretty good arm!"

While one said: "This rivalry is just legendary".

But some were hoping for more fireworks before the pair went nose-to-nose in a face-off on the mound.

A fight-starved fan wrote: "Canelo should've gone full heel and chucked [the ball] at GGG. Miss opportunity!"

Canelo and Golovkin last fought in September 2018, when the Mexican won a controversial rematch on points.

After four long years, their trilogy is finally back on - and Golovkin, 40, fired shots at the Mexican saying that he had been avoiding getting in the ring with him again.

But Alvarez is confident that his nine-year age advantage can see him notch another win on September 17.

He said: "He's talking a lot of things about me. That's why it's personal.

"He always talks about how I'm scared, I'm running away when I'm fighting the best guys out there and he's fighting with Class D fighters.

"He always pretends to be a nice guy, like in front of people.

"It is what it is. I don't pretend to be nice, this is the way I am. I don't pretend to be another person.

"He's two different people, he pretends to be a nice guy. He's not he's an a**hole."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19022...rst-pitch-mlb/