Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO) vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez II - May 5th 2018

[TheLeprechaun]

honestly ive had so many fights ppl have said 'oh youll watch it' and i never did. loads of floyd fights flomos told me id be watching but i didnt

even hardcore fans skip fights

Perhaps but Canelo Golovkin will almost surely be a good fight to watch. Floyd v Berto was the sort of stinker you'd possibly miss - wake up and watch maybe or even just check the result and watch it if, by some miracle, it didn't end up a 12 round Floyd decision snoozer.

Agreed. I avoided the berto fight like the bubonic plague. Still haven't seen it.

[wesshaw1985]

[wesshaw1985]

[bigjack]

Please no.

[jamamb]

at first a lot of good names were being talked about, like bjs, derevanchynko, andrade, etc

but now im seeing names like untested 154 jamie muniga and now spike. bleh.

[jamamb]

btw with what ive been reading it doesnt really seem like theyve already settled on a replacment like that tweet suggests, but who knows (someone but not me lol)

[Boxerbeetle]

Fight’s off

[tiny_acres]

Fight’s off

Good they have 32 days to find a replacement. Hopefully one is named today or tomorrow

[Stuarty]

Fight’s off

Good they have 32 days to find a replacement. Hopefully one is named today or tomorrow

Supposed to be Spike that's getting it I think.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Cant see any top level fighter taking it at short notice.

Im sorry its off, but its better for the sport that canelo isnt able to fail tests and fight on regardless.

[Stuarty]

Cant see any top level fighter taking it at short notice.

Im sorry its off, but its better for the sport that canelo isnt able to fail tests and fight on regardless.

True mate. It would've been a new low for the sport if Canelo was allowed to fight. Hopefully they actually suspend him now.

[stujones]

Strange call - I thought team Canelo were going to get away with it.... why was there such a delay? Its the right call, but I am a bit shocked as I just thought they were going to brush it under the carpet.

I hope he is now stripped of his belts and these can still be all on the line in the 5th.

[dr_devious]

Fight’s off

Good they have 32 days to find a replacement. Hopefully one is named today or tomorrow

Supposed to be Spike that's getting it I think.

If so Spike is getting absolutely paggered

[PredatorHayds]

Glad the fights off.

If they make an example of Canelo the sports biggest star financially, then there’s hope punishing drug cheats becomes more consistent.

[Stuarty]

Good they have 32 days to find a replacement. Hopefully one is named today or tomorrow

Supposed to be Spike that's getting it I think.

If so Spike is getting absolutely paggered

No doubt mate. I wouldn't like to be stood in front of a pissed off GGG! Good that Spike gets a pay day though.

[TheLeprechaun]

O Sullivan couldn't have picked a worse time to take a hiding from GGG.

GGG will be furious about Canelo and we will likely see another Brook style performance where he just comes to give a direct hiding to his opponent.

[jamamb]

can they really find no one better then spike

i hope spikes not confirmed yet and still only a rumor, not back to sh!t for ggg

[TheLeprechaun]

The only fight I really care about at 160 is GGG vs Saunders

[ShadrachSimmo]

can they really find no one better then spike

i hope spikes not confirmed yet and still only a rumor, not back to sh!t for ggg

Dreadful opponent. Why not just go the whole hog and bring in Anthony Mundine

[stujones]

Love to see CEJ go for it.

[Terminator666]

What are the odds that Alvarez gets suspended for 6 months or something ridiculous?

[BitPlayer]

Love to see CEJ go for it.

About as good as Spike. Eubank charging in head first missing with swings and getting destroyed.

He should fight Saunders or Jaccobs, so what if it gets delayed? One of them might have gotten injured then it would have been delayed.

"Dominating" a division without even unifying the belts in a division that's not exactly full of beasts, and instead fighting someone like Spike. GGG is good but his legacy will very puny unless he does more than he has.

He should just take his chance to unify the belts.

[stujones]

Love to see CEJ go for it.

About as good as Spike. Eubank charging in head first missing with swings and getting destroyed.

He should fight Saunders or Jaccobs, so what if it gets delayed? One of them might have gotten injured then it would have been delayed.

"Dominating" a division without even unifying the belts in a division that's not exactly full of beasts, and instead fighting someone like Spike. GGG is good but his legacy will very puny unless he does more than he has.

He should just take his chance to unify the belts.

Eubank might not have exceeded anyone's expectations vs Groves - but lets not forget he completely battered Spike.

[BitPlayer]

Love to see CEJ go for it.

About as good as Spike. Eubank charging in head first missing with swings and getting destroyed.

He should fight Saunders or Jaccobs, so what if it gets delayed? One of them might have gotten injured then it would have been delayed.

"Dominating" a division without even unifying the belts in a division that's not exactly full of beasts, and instead fighting someone like Spike. GGG is good but his legacy will very puny unless he does more than he has.

He should just take his chance to unify the belts.

Eubank might not have exceeded anyone's expectations vs Groves - but lets not forget he completely battered Spike.

Both are pointless mismatches and equally a waste of time IMO, it doesn't matter which is better when neither are good enough.

[stujones]

About as good as Spike. Eubank charging in head first missing with swings and getting destroyed.

He should fight Saunders or Jaccobs, so what if it gets delayed? One of them might have gotten injured then it would have been delayed.

"Dominating" a division without even unifying the belts in a division that's not exactly full of beasts, and instead fighting someone like Spike. GGG is good but his legacy will very puny unless he does more than he has.

He should just take his chance to unify the belts.

Eubank might not have exceeded anyone's expectations vs Groves - but lets not forget he completely battered Spike.

Both are pointless mismatches and equally a waste of time IMO, it doesn't matter which is better when neither are good enough.

To be fair - anyone coming in on a months notice isn't going to stand much of a chance - unless it is someone already preparing another fight.

At least CEJ has a chin, good strength at Middleweight and to be fair GGG isn't the hardest to work out - just blooming strong and hits like a mule. Fully expect GGG to dominate CEJ, but I think it will be quite impressive if he can stop him.