first one was a massive fix and vegas fleeced the betting public for hundreds of millions
I will change post if you want but that is the facts
I will change post if you want but that is the facts
I don't think I even watched the first one. Just saw the result. Can't remember. Strange as I enjoy watching both
Maybe I was busy or something
Maybe I was busy or something
On September 16th 2017, three weeks removed from the highly publicized Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor Mcgregor spectacle, another boxing match took place that could truly be considered a "superfight".
It pitted two of the world's most dominant fighters in the middleweight division.
First, the undefeated Gennady Golovkin at 37-0, known simply as Triple G or GGG. At the time, GGG held the IBO, IBF, WBC, and (Super) WBA middleweight titles.
Second, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who held THE RING middleweight title with an incredible professional record of 49-1, his lone loss coming at the hands of the great Floyd Mayweather in a majority decision 4 years earlier at just 23 years of age.
At 35 years old, GGG looked to cement his undefeated career by snatching The Ring middleweight title, becoming the universal lineal middleweight champion.
And the younger Alvarez, at 27 years old, looked to retain his respective title, as well as take GGG's titles, making him the lineal middleweight champion.
What happened that night had the world talking about the state of boxing, corruption in combat sports, and set the stage for a rematch exactly one year later, as a controversial draw was the official outcome.
On September 15th, live from Las Vegas, this rematch will take place.
Originally slated for the May 5th Cinco de Mayo weekend, April 3rd Canelo withdrew from the scheduled bout due to failed drug tests, which he and his camp attributed to tainted meat.
GGG's camp and he himself have been openly opinionated regarding the failed drug tests, which has garnered bad blood which wasn't present previously.
Now, no excuses, no obstructions, no more wait.
And hopefully, Judge Adelaide Byrd is no where NEAR the arena.
This is to unify ALL middleweight titles....
Yesterday the fighters took part in the ceremonial 7-day weigh-in.
GGG: 163.8#
Canelo: 163.2#
HBO PPV 5pm est / 8pm pst
Also available on FITE TV
It pitted two of the world's most dominant fighters in the middleweight division.
First, the undefeated Gennady Golovkin at 37-0, known simply as Triple G or GGG. At the time, GGG held the IBO, IBF, WBC, and (Super) WBA middleweight titles.
Second, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who held THE RING middleweight title with an incredible professional record of 49-1, his lone loss coming at the hands of the great Floyd Mayweather in a majority decision 4 years earlier at just 23 years of age.
At 35 years old, GGG looked to cement his undefeated career by snatching The Ring middleweight title, becoming the universal lineal middleweight champion.
And the younger Alvarez, at 27 years old, looked to retain his respective title, as well as take GGG's titles, making him the lineal middleweight champion.
What happened that night had the world talking about the state of boxing, corruption in combat sports, and set the stage for a rematch exactly one year later, as a controversial draw was the official outcome.
On September 15th, live from Las Vegas, this rematch will take place.
Originally slated for the May 5th Cinco de Mayo weekend, April 3rd Canelo withdrew from the scheduled bout due to failed drug tests, which he and his camp attributed to tainted meat.
GGG's camp and he himself have been openly opinionated regarding the failed drug tests, which has garnered bad blood which wasn't present previously.
Now, no excuses, no obstructions, no more wait.
And hopefully, Judge Adelaide Byrd is no where NEAR the arena.
This is to unify ALL middleweight titles....
Yesterday the fighters took part in the ceremonial 7-day weigh-in.
GGG: 163.8#
Canelo: 163.2#
HBO PPV 5pm est / 8pm pst
Also available on FITE TV
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Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 undercard includes Munguia-Cook, Lemieux-O’Sullivan, return of ‘Chocolatito’
Who is on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2 undercard? A few familiar names and one rising talent, that’s for sure.
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Believe it or not, when Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have their rematch on September 15th, it’ll be the first time all year that either HBO or Showtime has broadcast a boxing pay-per-view event in 2018. With less than a month to go before fight night, we know what the key undercard matchups look like.
Boxing pay-per-views — at least the ones in the United States — come with a reputation for having comparatively weak undercards compared to a UFC event. For Canelo vs. Golovkin 2, it is pleasantly not the case.
The event is slated to feature rising phenom Jaime Munguia (30-0, 25 KOs) defending his WBO junior middleweight title against Canada’s Brandon Cook (20-1, 13 KOs).
Munguia is a highly touted 21-year-old prospect out of Mexico who’d entered 2018 having fought no one of note, and his name was brought up as a potential opponent to fight Golovkin in May after Canelo’s drug test failure nixed the original rematch booking, but the Nevada Athletic Commission nixed that idea. Munguia then stepped up on short notice to fight then-champ Sadam Ali, wiped him out in four rounds, and successfully defended his title in a slugfest against another ex-champ in Liam Smith. Munguia is on a Donald Cerrone-esque schedule, as this is his fifth fight of 2018, and he only made his pro debut in 2013.
Cook is pretty much a step down from Smith and Ali, but he’s a good fighter whose lone loss came in a thriller against Kanat Islam. Given how inexperienced Munguia is against genuine high-level competition, it’s probably best to slow his roll even though he’s a champion, as he’s a fan-friendly boxer but doesn’t appear to be quite ready for the elite of 154 lbs. In theory, this is a showcase fight to introduce fans to Munguia as a potential new star.
Also on tap is a surefire middleweight brawl between former IBF champion David Lemieux (39-4, 33 KOs) and Ireland’s Spike O’Sullivan (28-2, 20 KOs). Both men are known for being aggressive and not really being good defensively, and really this is a chance for O’Sullivan to get a world title shot, while Lemieux is trying to hang on to contender status less than a year removed from an embarrassingly one-sided loss to Billy Joe Saunders. Lemieux would’ve been an easy pick a few years back, but that may no longer be the case.
On the topic of former champions, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-2, 38 KOs) returns to action against Mexico’s Moises Fuentes (25-5-1, 14 KOs), who was formerly the WBO minimumweight champ. Gonzalez has been out of action since consecutive losses to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, with the rematch leading to a brutal KO. He was slated to return in May, but Visa problems prevented the Nicaraguan from entering the US. Fuentes is coming off a first-round KO loss against the talented Japanese power-puncher Daigo Higa. This matchup will be contested at super-flyweight (115 lbs), and should be a good litmus test to see how much Gonzalez has left in the tank, especially against a smaller fighter.
Lastly, undisputed women’s welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (34-0, 9 KOs) returns to action for the third time this year, putting all four major titles on the line against Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes (18-4-3, 1 KO). It is very possible that this fight will actually serve as a PPV lead-in on a live-streamed undercard. Braekhus is considered the best women’s boxer in the world, and there’s been interest by UFC champ Cris Cyborg to cross over to boxing to face her at some point. In May, Braekhus became the first woman to ever have her fight televised live on HBO, as she recovered from a knockdown to beat Kali Reis by decision.
To summarize: Three title fights (main event included), the return of Chocolatito, and a potential 12-round war between Lemieux and O’Sullivan. If you took away Canelo and Golovkin, this would be a pretty fun regular HBO tripleheader.
Golovkin and Alvarez will compete for GGG’s WBA and WBC middleweight titles at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The HBO PPV broadcast begins at an early start time of 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.
Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 undercard includes Munguia-Cook, Lemieux-O’Sullivan, return of ‘Chocolatito’
Who is on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2 undercard? A few familiar names and one rising talent, that’s for sure.
Believe it or not, when Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have their rematch on September 15th, it’ll be the first time all year that either HBO or Showtime has broadcast a boxing pay-per-view event in 2018. With less than a month to go before fight night, we know what the key undercard matchups look like.
Boxing pay-per-views — at least the ones in the United States — come with a reputation for having comparatively weak undercards compared to a UFC event. For Canelo vs. Golovkin 2, it is pleasantly not the case.
The event is slated to feature rising phenom Jaime Munguia (30-0, 25 KOs) defending his WBO junior middleweight title against Canada’s Brandon Cook (20-1, 13 KOs).
Munguia is a highly touted 21-year-old prospect out of Mexico who’d entered 2018 having fought no one of note, and his name was brought up as a potential opponent to fight Golovkin in May after Canelo’s drug test failure nixed the original rematch booking, but the Nevada Athletic Commission nixed that idea. Munguia then stepped up on short notice to fight then-champ Sadam Ali, wiped him out in four rounds, and successfully defended his title in a slugfest against another ex-champ in Liam Smith. Munguia is on a Donald Cerrone-esque schedule, as this is his fifth fight of 2018, and he only made his pro debut in 2013.
Cook is pretty much a step down from Smith and Ali, but he’s a good fighter whose lone loss came in a thriller against Kanat Islam. Given how inexperienced Munguia is against genuine high-level competition, it’s probably best to slow his roll even though he’s a champion, as he’s a fan-friendly boxer but doesn’t appear to be quite ready for the elite of 154 lbs. In theory, this is a showcase fight to introduce fans to Munguia as a potential new star.
Also on tap is a surefire middleweight brawl between former IBF champion David Lemieux (39-4, 33 KOs) and Ireland’s Spike O’Sullivan (28-2, 20 KOs). Both men are known for being aggressive and not really being good defensively, and really this is a chance for O’Sullivan to get a world title shot, while Lemieux is trying to hang on to contender status less than a year removed from an embarrassingly one-sided loss to Billy Joe Saunders. Lemieux would’ve been an easy pick a few years back, but that may no longer be the case.
On the topic of former champions, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-2, 38 KOs) returns to action against Mexico’s Moises Fuentes (25-5-1, 14 KOs), who was formerly the WBO minimumweight champ. Gonzalez has been out of action since consecutive losses to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, with the rematch leading to a brutal KO. He was slated to return in May, but Visa problems prevented the Nicaraguan from entering the US. Fuentes is coming off a first-round KO loss against the talented Japanese power-puncher Daigo Higa. This matchup will be contested at super-flyweight (115 lbs), and should be a good litmus test to see how much Gonzalez has left in the tank, especially against a smaller fighter.
Lastly, undisputed women’s welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (34-0, 9 KOs) returns to action for the third time this year, putting all four major titles on the line against Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes (18-4-3, 1 KO). It is very possible that this fight will actually serve as a PPV lead-in on a live-streamed undercard. Braekhus is considered the best women’s boxer in the world, and there’s been interest by UFC champ Cris Cyborg to cross over to boxing to face her at some point. In May, Braekhus became the first woman to ever have her fight televised live on HBO, as she recovered from a knockdown to beat Kali Reis by decision.
To summarize: Three title fights (main event included), the return of Chocolatito, and a potential 12-round war between Lemieux and O’Sullivan. If you took away Canelo and Golovkin, this would be a pretty fun regular HBO tripleheader.
Golovkin and Alvarez will compete for GGG’s WBA and WBC middleweight titles at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The HBO PPV broadcast begins at an early start time of 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.
Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 undercard includes Munguia-Cook, Lemieux-O’Sullivan, return of ‘Chocolatito’
Yea I don't know too much about this guy, I vaguely remember you guys got me to watch him before and he got the shit kicked out of him.
Not falling for that one again
I'll watch tho
Styles make fights, and Rungvisai is rough night for Chocolatito. But Fuentes is coming up in weight, look for a Chocolatito highlight reel in this fight.
And then we march on Thailand and reclaim the Belt.
He was ranked #1 p4p in the world at the time of his decision loss.
I was fortunate enough to be there to witness that at Madision Square Garden, where GGG vs. Daniel Jacobs headlined.
Some people just have your number.
Right now it's Wisaksil Wangek that has Roman's.
Also, this will air LIVE
@Juanandonly 's house, please bring sides.edit* and $20
Yea I'm just not clued up on boxing like I was. Usually watch 1-4 fights per year. I'll watch all of these tho it seems like a good card, especially because I just read a post above that said so
He's Mexican. Should I bring carne asada, budlight or Glock ammo?He was ranked #1 p4p in the world at the time of his decision loss.
I was fortunate enough to be there to witness that at Madision Square Garden, where GGG vs. Daniel Jacobs headlined.
Some people just have your number.
Right now it's Wisaksil Wangek that has Roman's.
Also, this will air LIVE
I said SIDES.
Each one of those is a main course.
i'm the same way. I watch the Friday Night Fights, and a guy I work with has a cousin that boxes Pro, so I've been to his local fights. I don't keep track of the fighters like I used to, but I still flip to the fights and try and catch a good one.
I used to get 6-10 boxing PPVs a year, now I get one or two. This is The One for this year, no doubt.
So like pico?
I went to a Mexican BBQ. There were 150 of them and me. The white English guy. Good times. My dog had an asthma attack too.
Did you get tagged by ms-13?
My heart goes out to your dog.
correct expression to describe a large amount of ammo for Mexican Glocks (technically they carry Jennings or Hi-Points) is
"glockamole"
Nah I was unwittingly buying beers for underage people tho. I was there with my ex, it was a family reunion. I stood out like a sore thumb and her dad was trying to make me wear a t shirt for the event and was even introducing me as his daughters husband / son.
After the BBQ they had rented out some bar where they could all play Mexican music and party. My ex was catching up with all her cousins etc she hasn't seen in years so I just decided to be polite and get all the people at the bar hammered, a rite of passage so they would accept me into thier clan.
Well it turns out one of her gangbanger looking cousins with a moustache (I can't grow one) was about to enter his final year in highschool. I didn't know this until I got him about 5 beers and she mentioned it
These guys need to stop ducking Conor...
that was probably his craftiest moment, very labored arm punches thoughThese guys need to stop ducking Conor...
