Face-to-Face at the weigh-in: Brook says he could “see fear” in Golovkin’s eyes

Face-to-Face at the weigh-in: Brook says he could “see fear” in Golovkin's eyes

What to make of today’s official weigh-in for tomorrow’s hugely fascinating and potentially thrilling Gennady Golovkin-Kell Brook middleweight battle? The weights were pretty much as expected, although it was perhaps a little surprising seeing welterweight Brook tip-in heavier than the world middleweight ruler; even if it was by less than a pound. Brook, though, looks absolutely magnificently conditioned, muscular, ripped and ready.

Brook has that glow about him that only a peaking, fully fit pro athlete can have. Golovkin pretty much looked his usual self, despite promoter Eddie Hearn’s belief that GGG “looked a little drawn” yesterday. Both men looked in fantastic, ready to go shape as they stood on the scales. Brook, however, said he could see fear in the eyes of the feared KO artist who will be having his first pro fight in England tomorrow night.

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Gennady Golovkin vs Kell Brook: Are you not excited yet?

Gennady Golovkin vs Kell Brook: Are you not excited yet?

Anticipation before any fight is in many ways the most vital component of boxing as without it, the boxing fans simply can’t buy into it. A simple fact of boxing is that without hype, boxing isn’t the prize fighting, Vegas headlining super sport that we know and love. Boxing needs excitement!

One thing we have seen is that over in Britain, boxing has got exciting again. Maybe not Rumble-in-the-Jungle exciting, but exciting in captivating a new younger audience, exciting in seeing week-in week-out big fights, exciting in seeing a depth of quality in undercards and exciting in that fighters are being marketed better than ever before.

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Golovkin-Brook Weigh-In Video

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Weigh-In Results:

Gennady Golovkin 158.8 vs. Kell Brook 159.4
Lee Haskins 117 vs. Stuart Hall 116.5
John Riel Casimero 111 vs. Charlie Edwards 111

Saturday’s Special Edition of World Championship Boxing begins at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT from London.

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Video: Daniel Jacobs vs. Sergio Mora Weigh-In

Video: Daniel Jacobs vs. Sergio Mora Weigh-In

Daniel Jacobs 159.6 vs. Sergio Mora 159.3
Robert Easter Jr 134.5 vs. Richard Commey 135
Travis Kauffman 239 vs. Josh Gormley 240
Jorge Sebastian Heiland 161.3 vs. Angel Hernandez 165
Kermit Cintron 146.6 vs. Manny Woods 150.6
Frank De Alba 128.5 vs. Kiun Evans 125.9

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De La Hoya outlines plans for Canelo: one more fight this year, one on Cinco de Mayo 2017, then GGG

De La Hoya outlines plans for Canelo: one more fight this year, one on Cinco de Mayo 2017, then GGG

Oscar De La Hoya is of course confident his fighter, Mexican superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez will emerge victorious in his upcoming 154-pound WBO title challenge of a very live underdog indeed in Liam Smith, and Oscar has laid out his plans for Canelo for after the September 17 figh. Speaking with HBO in a piece to promote the Smith fight in Texas, De La Hoya said Alvarez will continue his ascension to the middleweight division he says he will move up to on a full time basis only when his body is ready.

“We envision Canelo doing a third fight in 2016 either at or close to the middleweight limit and then a fight on Cinco de Mayo at 160 before facing Golovkin in the fall. I know Canelo-Golovkin is the biggest fight to make; the fighters know it’s the biggest fight to make and the fans know it’s the biggest fight to make. I have been clear that Canelo will fight Golovkin at 160-pounds and we have a verbal agreement to do it in the fall of 2017. But in the meantime, Canelo is going to build up to being a true middleweight.”

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Golovkin vs. Brook final press conference quotes – Watch video

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London, England (September 8, 2016) In front of a massive display of international media, Boxing Superstar and Unified Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, (35-0, 32 KO’s) and Undefeated British Boxing Star and Welterweight World Champion “The Special One” Kell Brook, (36-0, 25KO’s) held their Final Press Conference today leading up to their highly anticipated international showdown at The O2 on Saturday, September 10 in London, England.

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Eddie Hearn: Maybe I’m clutching at straws, but I thought GGG looked a little bit drawn

Eddie Hearn: Maybe I'm clutching at straws, but I thought GGG looked a little bit drawn

Today in London, Gennady Golovkin and Kell Brook came together for the final press conference ahead of Saturday night’s big fight, and Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn came away with a little bit of added confidence, due to how he felt Golovkin looked physically. Brook, as fans know, is looking great: “massive, strong and serious,” in the words of Golovkin himself. But Hearn, in speaking with Sky Sports after the press conference had come to an end, said he felt GGG did not look great; in fact, Hearn said his personal opinion is that Triple-G might have struggled a little in getting his weight down to 160.

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Kell Brook Ready To Shock The World – Golovkin vs Brook

Kell Brook Ready To Shock The World - Golovkin vs Brook

Kell Brook says that his move up to Middleweight to face Gennady Golovkin will bring out the best in him as they clash for the WBC, IBF and IBO World titles at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Unbeaten IBF Welterweight champ Brook has made the move to 160lbs to land the blockbuster fight he’s been looking for since ripping the crown he holds from Shan Porter in August 2014.

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Jesse Vargas Tickets

Manny Pacquiao vs. Jesse Vargas Tickets

Boxing’s only eight-division world champion and the reigning Fighter of the Decade, MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO, will be campaigning to become the only sitting Congressman and Senator to win a world title when he collides with two-division world champion JESSIE VARGAS in a 12-round battle for Vargas’ World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown. While Pacquiao will be looking to become a three-time WBO welterweight champion, Vargas will be resolute in enforcing a term limit on the future Hall of Famer’s boxing career. Pacquiao vs. Vargas takes place Saturday, November 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs. Vargas and its co-main event fights will be produced and distributed live by Top Rank® Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, and will be available on all conventional platforms, including all major cable and satellite systems, as well as Top Rank’s digital distribution via www.TopRank.tv and mobile devices.

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Watch: Cuadras and Gonzalez quotes for Saturday

Watch: Cuadras and Gonzalez quotes for Saturday

All four HBO World Championship fighters for this Saturday’s September 10 event at The Fabulous Forum worked out today for a huge crowd of Los Angeles media at the Wild Card West Boxing Gym in Santa Monica, CA.

On Saturday, Consensus #1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World and WBC Flyweight World Champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, (45-0-0, 38KO’s) will challenge undefeated WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras (35-0-1, 27KO’s) in the highly anticipated main event telecast live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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