DAZN is reportedly looking to lock down an $85 million two-fight deal with Canelo Alvarez. According to ESPN, the proposed fights are May 7 against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and September 17 against Gennadiy Golovkin.
The proposed date for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte is April 23.
Famed super middleweight journeyman Lewis van Poetsch (9-137-2, 2 KOs) will be making a rare televised appearance in a four-rounder on Friday’s ESPN+ card.
The latest Probellum signings are IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards, unbeaten super bantamweight Shabaz Masoud (9-0, 2 KOs), and the McGrail brothers (Peter and Joe).
Wasserman Boxing won the purse bid for the British Middleweight title contest between Linus Udofia (17-0, 9 KOs) and Denzel Bentley (15-1-1, 13 KOs).
Will give Canelo respect if he does this. Especially for the Bivol part. He’s a good fighter, probably in his prime. GGG deserves a shot, since he definitely won one of the two fights and maybe even both. He’s old and inactive now and the fight won’t be at his best weight, but I’d still love to see it happen. He should fight GGG first because I’m not so sure he beats Bivol at 175.
Willis, I agree GGG is not the same fighter now due to his aging process. Alvarez will win their third showdown when it goes down. Alvarez pulling off some tricks like Oscar once taught him… Cherry-pick your opponent when the timing is perfect to set a win up for yourself. Cherry-pick means opponent getting older and slower. Guaranteed victory and good paycheck to boot.
Idk about this one scoobs. Seems fair since GGG has always cherry picked his opponents, hasnt he? Brook, Rolls, Maritrosyan, wade, and even Szeremeta. None of those guys had any business in the ring with him tbh. He had a chance to fight Charlo, Andrade but didnt take it. To be fair, d’chenko put a beating on GGG but didnt see GGG chasing a rematch to see who the real winner was. Jus saying bud.
Tony, good observation.
GGG is an old man. Clearly no way near his peak. Can’t blame him for being selective at this point. He probably should be retired. Canelo is at the prime of his career. He constantly states that he wants to be recognized and remembered as the best of this, and that. It’s obvious that he has been a “Cherry Picker” for quite some time. Otherwise he would fight the best, when they are at there best. At least Canelo does fight often. Credit is due for that, and the fights are at high level.
On POINT Chico! He’s now behaving just like Mayweather in that he doesn’t fight cats in their prime!!
Cherry pick? Wow!
1. Caleb Plant was way past his prime, he should retire already.
2. BJS was also way past his prime too, no wonder Canelo beat him.
3. While we’re on the topic, Daniel Jacobs went from chemo straight to the fight so Canelo had the advantage
4. GGG 1 and 2 were definitely cherry picks, as GGG was already on Social Security
The list goes on and on, you made your point and are on point.
Besides ggg is old canelo has grown a lot as a fighter
Fighting tomato cans. Guys that are afraid of him. I see no growth.
Golovkin is still the same fighter he was 5 years ago. He hasn’t taken any real beatings.
Scoob I always liked GGG and want to see him get the payday. He conducted himself with class and seems like a genuinely nice guy. He weighed in at 158 for his last fight. Idk why all these people are saying he needs to move up in weight. He comfortably makes middleweight and represented boxing’s most prestigious division honorably. Ala throwback fighters like Hagler. He was very avoided in his prime. Charlo and Andrade weren’t even on the map then. He’s past his prime and deserves his shot. Idk how fighting Canelo 3 times is a step down from the 2 previously mentioned guys. Look at the guys Joe Louis fought, a lot of not so great guys on that list. I feel like they are a good historical comparison. Anyway good luck to him, maybe he can dig his legs up one last time for a great performance. He will definitely be motivated.
Willis, idk man, i wld have to respectfully disagree. I dont think GGG deserves it. And as for staying inactive, that is his fault. Hes been called out many a times especially by Charlo and Andrade and crikckets from that dude. Hes all about the rematch when its its his favor. He shld have given D’chenko the rematch HE deserved. Dont u think?
Close fight with the Russian, Russian probably won. I don’t think he was motivated for the fight. Russian lost last couple fights pretty badly, no money in that. Same could be said with Canelo for Lara, Trout, and an immediate third w GGG. It’s boxing Tony, we rarely get what we want when we want it. And the fighters rarely get what they deserve.
Willis. U make a great point. I do agree that the 3rd GGG fight shld have been a few months after. But yes, ur statement sums it right up. Alot of fighters dont get what they deserve. I agree with ya bud. GGG deserved it back then. HECK, WE fans deserved the trilogy back then. I have a feeling GGG is gonna get hurt bad if they fight again. Jus a gut feeling
Naaaaaa ggg is old canelo is gona ko him down … ggg won the first fight but canelo was coming up now canelo in his prime ….bivol is great fight though
If I remember Canelo had more pro fights than GGG when they first met. His prime might be approaching the end. He started pro at 16, and he’s no Duran.
The quantity of fights does not make the prime .. the prime is based on age , physical condition and boxing knowledgement
One guy can be 35 fights and the other one 20 and the guy with 20 fights can be more mature and in his prime
For example canelo was too green when fought chickenweather, GGG and Lara
Now canelo is in his prime
April 23 would be nice, but… has either Fury or Whyte, you know, actually signed a contract yet? It’s funny how everyone seems to think the WBC imposing a purse bid somehow obligates these guys to actually get in a ring with one another.
the GGG ship has sailed…..(for so many reasons)
and yes, ggg won the 1st fight and the 2nd one was very close. but now, who cares about a 3rd fight…
The real fight should be GGG vs Charlo or GGG vs Andrade. Then and only then should GGG get a shot at Canelo. We know Charlo will be free if Canelo goes with Bivol.
GGG just wants a big payday at the end of his career. When you get old in life, that’s the way to check out.
At this rate, by the time he retires, Canelo will have easily surpassed Floyd Mayweather as the biggest boxing paid super star in history…
I say Go For It!
Good for him, but thats not why I watch fights. Fight the best all the time. If I cared about how rich the guy who entertains me was, I would watch Jeff Bezos.
I don’t know how this works really, but I guess with $85m on the table, they’d make it work. GGG has not fought since December 2020. He’s still scheduled to fight Murata whenever Japan opens up and allows it to happen. That’s a pretty big fight, especially in Japan. Do you rip him out of that fight, knowing that if you do, he goes into a Canelo fight in September with like 21 months of inactivity and he turns 40 in April. Or do you let him fight Murata, knowing he just might lose??? Also, if Canelo agrees to it and fights Bivol at 175, does he then make 40 year old career middleweight Golovkin come all the way up to 175 to fight him (of course he does).
Let’s see Canelo fight someone where’s he’s not a 10 to 1 or 15 to 1 favorite. He won’t do it. He beating the average belt holders. So he beat GGG, o-well he’s pushing 40 now.
Id like to see Canelo stay at 175 and fight Bivol, Beterbiev and Ramirez. His two fights with GGG were awesome fights, and I had GGG winning both, but that was over 4 years ago, and GGG is 40 now and hasn’t fought anyone since then. I think Canelo crushes GGG this time, really don’t see much point in the fight anymore.
Exactly my friend. Those are the big 3. After that hes beat everyone worthy there is to beat.
Really disappointed!! Was hoping that after Bivol that Canelo would either unify @75 or comeback down to 68 and fight the guy that he is CLEARLY AVOIDING…Benavidez!!! Fighting GGG a third time at this point makes ZERO sense aside from the easy money
He will not get by Bivol….Canelo doesnt have the footwork to deal with Bivol.
Borimex- im kinda with ya being that he hasnt fought Benavidez. We cant really say hes avoiding Benavidez though IF hes actually gonna step up to fight Bivol. I mean, Bivol is a much bigger threat than David. If he wasnt, david wld have already jumped up and fought Bivol
LOL Benavidez has done the most harm to himself with his cocaine and weight issues. Easy to “duck” a guy that is intent on ruining his career.
what happened with Betervie?
Betterbeef is getting old. Canelo figures he will wait until he ripens a little longer.
Bivol justify whoever Canelo chooses next. Andre Ward was rumored his retirement was due to avoid Bivol, he partially admitted in a report made by himself about Bivol.
If the fight is at 175, kudos for Canelo taking this opponent.
The GGG fight is worthless at this point, dude is old as moses. I have zero respect for Canelo not taking that fight when GGG was in his prime. “Oh I’m not a true middleweight” then have the belt up instead of fighting GGG. Just like i have zero respect for floyd for passing on a prime pacquiao for 5 years!
SteveG: do u have respect for GGG taking an ass whoopen from D’chenko and losing in the publics eyes or a super close fight between Jacobs and not giving either of them a rematch?
i thought chenko won that fight as GGG looked old and slow and definitely past his prime. GGG beat Jacobs in a close one but neither fight was compelling or interesting enough to leave me wanting to see a rematch..
There is only one man who needs to be in the ring with Canelo next, and that is Beterbiev.
Why on Earth anyone would want to see a fight with a 40 year old inactive and probably shot version of GGG is beyond me.
I would rather see:
1) Canelo vs. Benavidez at 168 (May/2022); and
2) Canelo vs. Bivol at 175 (September/2022).
Dang!!
Why Benavidez hasn’t fought anyone?
Benavidez is a weight bully who cant make 168, why not move up to 175?
Eduardo- EXACTLY RIGHT.
Just like teofimo.
Bivol is the lesser of two evils for Canelo as Beterbiev is the boogeyman. Personally, I would like to see Cinnamon vs Charlo before any of those fights at 168. Canelo vs Benavidez would be my second choice at 168. My third choice would be Canelo vs. Andrade at 168. Canelo may struggle against legit Light Heavyweights and I think his people know that. He may wait until Beterbiev gets old if he can get by Bivol. The GGG scrap doesn’t even make sense, just about the scrilla.
Agreed-Beterbiev is the real dog who I actually believe can beat both Canelo and Bivol
Canelo is waiting for GGG TO GET HIS SSA BEFORE A REMATCH…CANELO VA A ESPERAR QUE GGG COJA EL SEGURO SOCIAL PARA DARLE UNA REVANCHA
Didn’t know GGG had a brother Gennadiy? Finally, can’t wait for the ginger ninja to knock out the hype train Bivol
I give Canelo the credit for upping the ante, but obviously choosing Bivol over Beterbiev was a bit of a letdown…………why? It gives Beterbiev more time to age and slow down.
Charlo & Benavidez are better fights for Canelo. However Bivol is not a bad one, as for the GGG fight I don’t know if triple G can beat Canelo at this point its been years since they last fought and Cinnamon is on a tear.
Meant to say Charlo & Benavides are better fights for the fans and harder fights for Canelo.
Beterbiev or Benavidez that’s who we wanna see vs Canelo
Not PBC. They have offered a Charlo fight
I hate to finally admit it but, I’m beginning to believe Canelo is one of the all time greats of boxing. How he would fare with the fighters of the 70s and 80s is debatable with guys like Hagler, Monzon, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Bob Foster, Dwight qawi, Spinks, Ray Robinson, and etc. but those arguements will never be realized. Hes beating whats available and soundly except for the GGG fights. I think the only one left with a punchers chance is Beterbiev who if he connects accurately has a good chance of winning. Guy is just a beast at wearing people down.
Hope GGG puts him to sleep but at near 40 it won’t happen..
Canelo fighting GGG is a joke