Canelo Alvarez says he wants to beat Golovkin decisively, so there will be no need for a rematch

Middleweight rivals Gennady Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez are now in New York, on the latest stop in their pre-fight press tour. As fans may have read, Mexican superstar Canelo has access to a rematch of the upcoming September 16 showdown, should he need one (GGG has no such luxury).

But, as quoted by RingTV.com, Alvarez said to the gathered media in New York that he aims to win the fight so clearly, so decisively in September that there will be no need for a second meeting. A dramatic KO win would of course give the once-beaten star what he wants – and Canelo has that KO victory on his mind.

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Conor McGregor Smashes Mayweather Jr. With a Left Hook

Not yet of course. The fight is yet to take place on August 26^th in Las Vegas, Nevada. In real life Conor McGregor is trying to elevate his confidence and show the world that he is one hundred percent focused on his bout against arguably one of the best technical fighters in boxing history in Floyd Mayweather Jr., by having a huge mural painted in his gym depicting McGregor landing what seems to be a devastating left hook.

This fight is being dubbed as circus my many, as a serious fight by some, and simply as an entertainment event by most. I would lean to agree with the latter. Fights like these, despite providing a tremendous amusement value, lack the density to display either fighter’s abilities in the ring.

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Tony Bellew: I would have no problem dealing with Andre Ward

As fight fans probably know, unified light-heavyweight champ Andre Ward, for many the reigning pound-for-pound king, has expressed a serious interest in moving his considerable talents up to the cruiserweight division; maybe even the heavyweight division.

This may or may not happen, but already, since he made his possible intentions known, one big-name cruiserweight has come out and said he would be more than wiling to accommodate Ward in his 200-pound debut: Tony Bellew. Bellew, who was given the title of WBC cruiser “Emeritus champion” after his move up to heavyweight (and a win over a one-legged David Haye this March) has informed Sky Sports he would be more than willing to get it on with the unbeaten Ward.

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David Lemieux-Billy Joe Saunders go at it on social media, both say they want the fight

We are all waiting for talented and unbeaten WBO middleweight champ Billy Joe Saunders to get a fight where he can really, truly prove his worth. The gifted southpaw has called out Gennady Golovkin, on numerous occasions, as well as other big names of his division and elsewhere; but the massive fights have, for one reason or another, proven elusive for BJS.

All set to fight dangerous, sawn-off banger Avtandill Khurtsidze on July 8, Saunders saw that intriguing fight fall apart due to his would-be challenger’s shocking arrest for, well, all manner of seriously alleged things. So without a dance partner when he seriously needs one (Saunders has boxed just once since December of 2015) the 24-0(12) champ might just have found one in monster puncher David Lemieux.

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Canelo Alvarez Vs. Gennady Golovkin: Tickets On Sale Thursday, June 22

Tickets for the Saturday, Sept. 16 showdown for supremacy between lineal and RING Magazine Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), for which fans have been clamoring, will go on sale Thursday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. In what may be boxing’s best, most competitive fight in 2017, the mega-event will feature two of the most popular and powerful fighters in the storied middleweight division fighting for ultimate supremacy and glory.

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Sergey Kovalev: “I give him credit!”

There are winners, and there are champions at heart. Sergey Kovalev, despite being a rather active trash talker, is generally a very honest and constructive person after his bouts. In today’s Instagram, Kovalev stated the following:

“I admit that Ward was better in rematch. I give him credit he did his homework with “A” and showed his professionalism and discipline. But he didn’t put an end to our clash. I fought with two people in the ring… I will be back!”

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Whose thumping of the great Wladimir Klitschko was more impressive; Joshua’s or Fury’s?

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have been going back and forth on social media, engaging a war of words ahead of, we hope, a super fight between the two giants. Both men are unbeaten, talented and have a genuine claim to being the best heavyweight in the world – and it is their respective wins over Wladimir Klitschko that give both AJ and “The Gypsy King” the right to claim their dominance over the division.

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Ward vs. Kovalev II: Simply Part II of the First Bout

When the fight was stopped, the scorecards showed Andre Ward as a close winner. Based on the direction the fight was going, the scores were spot on.

I think it’s unnecessary to nitpick, and more candid to say that Andre Ward was simply better than Sergey Kovalev this past Saturday night in Las Vegas, NV. He was better in most ways, and it showed early in the fight. If we start disputing the fashion in which, or the reason as to why Tony Weeks stopped the fight, I am afraid the fantasy of the “what if” will skew and mottle what the fight was actually beginning to look like. Had Tony Weeks not stopped the fight, chances are, at least based on the direction the bout was going, Kovalev would have lost in a much more devastating fashion, possibly with knockdowns, or even being knocked out as a result.

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Broner and Garcia LA press conference quotes

Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and three-division world champion Mikey Garcia completed a two-day media tour that took them from coast-to-coast and culminated with a Los Angeles press conference Tuesday to discuss their super lightweight showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 29 live on SHOWTIME. Broner vs. Garcia is presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING®.

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GGG vs Canelo: Golovkin ready for “toughest test,” Canelo expects KO

Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez met yesterday in London, on the first stop in their promotional tour ahead of the September 16 showdown for the world middleweight crown; arguably THE biggest fight of the year.

And while the two men eyeballed one-another in an icy fashion, the two let it be known they have plenty of respect for each other’s considerable talents. Canelo said he fully expects the fight to end in a KO – and you can of course guess who the Mexican warrior feels will be the man scoring the knockout. While Golovkin, who has never experienced defeat (Canelo has, but only at the hands of the sublime Floyd Mayweather Jr.) says he is fully expecting, and is prepared for, the “toughest test” of his entire career.

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