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De La Hoya: Conor McGregor vs. Canelo Would Be Guaranteed Knockout

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor raised the eyebrows of MMA fans and media last week when news arrived he had applied for and obtained a California boxing license. Many thought it was merely a stunt used to draw publicity to ‘The Notorious’ while he takes a hiatus from actually fighting to welcome his first child

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UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor raised the eyebrows of MMA fans and media last week when news arrived he had applied for and obtained a California boxing license.

Many thought it was merely a stunt used to draw publicity to ‘The Notorious’ while he takes a hiatus from actually fighting to welcome his first child into the world. The shadow of his long–rumored boxing match with lgendary champion Floyd Mayweather is still floating, but Mayeather’s camp and UFC President Dana White were both quick to squash that rumor by noting McGregor is under contract with the UFC.

However, there’s little doubt that any boxing match involving McGregor would be big business, and it looks like another boxing giant wants in on a piece of that pie. Speaking to FightHubTV (via Bloody Elbow) recently, fellow boxing great and current head man of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya teased a potential boxing bout involving McGregor and his current golden boy, Canelo Alvarez:

“If Conor is serious about fighting – first of all, would love to talk to him, and promote him. I mean, imagine Conor McGregor and Golden Boy coming together. But the only fight I would like to see, and this is the one that makes the most sense, it would be the most exciting, that would be a guaranteed knockout, is against Canelo Alvarez. And they’re in the same weight class. So it makes all the sense in the world. Imagine. 154. 160. It would be at 160 actually.”

Alvarez may be the outside name in boxing outside of Gennady Golovkin right now, and a bout between the two is often discussed but appears to have only a sliver of a chance of actually happening.

It’s probably more than McGregor vs. Mayweather regardless, and with MMA quickly eclipsing boxing as the most talked-about combat sport, it’s hardly a surprise to see De La Hoya getting in the mix with McGregor’s name on his list of targets.

If it were to happen, though, McGregor vs. Canelo would be a site to behold. Do you agree with De La Hoya’s opinion it would end in a knockout?

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Canelo Alvarez Offers Advice To Nate Diaz On Potential McGregor Trilogy

WBO light middleweight champion, and pound-for-pound No. 1-ranked boxer, Canelo Alvarez recently spoke to Fight Hub TV to discuss a potential trilogy bout between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor. The two UFC stars now share one win over another after McGregor avenged his initial loss to Diaz back in March, when he took home a

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WBO light middleweight champion, and pound-for-pound No. 1-ranked boxer, Canelo Alvarez recently spoke to Fight Hub TV to discuss a potential trilogy bout between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.

The two UFC stars now share one win over another after McGregor avenged his initial loss to Diaz back in March, when he took home a majority decision win over the Stockton Strangler in their main event clash at UFC 202 in August.

When Canelo was asked what advice he has for Diaz heading into a potential rubber match with ‘Notorious’, the Mexican star had this to say:

“Well he’s a professional in his sport. I think the only piece of advice is conditioning. If he had the necessary condition to finish off McGregor in the third after what happened in the second he would’ve finished him, but he came out in the second looking like he was fatigued. So I believe just conditioning but we also don’t know what’s happening behind the scene with him.

“They say he had a messed up rib and knee. That’s why I tell you, we don’t know what’s going on in training and behind all that. If something happened to him, but if he would of brought the necessary conditioning to be able to finish him it would have been a different story.”

When asked what message does he have for Diaz, Canelo stated that conditioning is key to being able to finish the Irishman:

“Nothing other than he always prepares well, and like I told you, he’s a professional so it’s not my place to give him advice because it’s not my sport but I think from what I say, conditioning. Conditioning is the most important right there.”

Alvarez was then asked if he would be attending Diaz’s next match, and if the Mexican’s calendar book isn’t filled, he says he’ll definitely try and attend to support the Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt:

“It could happen, if we are not focused on something or busy yea we can, why not…”

You can watch Canelo’s full interview with FightHub here (make sure to turn on captions):

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WBA Orders Gennady Golovkin To Face Daniel Jacobs Next

Middleweight destroyer and reigning IBO, IBF, WBC, and WBA champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin continued his frightening knockout streak with a fifth round stoppage of IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook this past weekend (September 10, 2015) from The O2 Arena in London, England. In the aftermath of the bout, Golovkin made it clear what he wants

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Middleweight destroyer and reigning IBO, IBF, WBC, and WBA champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin continued his frightening knockout streak with a fifth round stoppage of IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook this past weekend (September 10, 2015) from The O2 Arena in London, England.

In the aftermath of the bout, Golovkin made it clear what he wants next: a bout against WBO 160-pound titleholder Billy Joe Saunders. By fighting Saunders, Golovkin hopes to capture the lone middleweight title that has avoided him up until this point.

Despite his wishes, however, Golovkin may have another fight on his hands as the WBA has ordered him to take on mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs according to a report from Sherdog. The WBA has said that the two men must square off within 120 days. The sanctioning body also made it clear that the 30 day negotiation period has begun and if an agreement cannot be made, the fight will go to a purse bid.

Jacobs, the reigning WBA ‘regular’ middleweight champion, recently competed as well, stopping Sergio Mora in the seventh round of their September 9, 2016 bout. Jacobs currently holds a professional record of 32-1.

The bout undoubtedly makes sense given the fact that Jacobs is the ‘regular’ champion and Golovkin is the ‘super’ champion, although it may not happen in the near future. GGG appears to be solely focused on capturing ‘all of the belts’ as he’s so often stated, and after he attempts to do so, he’ll likely be gunning for a blockbuster showdown with Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, which will hopefully take place in 2017.

Who would you like to see Golovkin meet next?

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Video: Canelo Alvarez Talks About Potential Conor McGregor Bout: “Anytime He Wants”

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When Conor McGregor talks about having the “whole game” focusing on him, he’s not exaggerating.

In addition to his “beefs” or “rivalries” with many of WWE’s top stars and even boxing’s retired former biggest star Floy…

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When Conor McGregor talks about having the “whole game” focusing on him, he’s not exaggerating.

In addition to his “beefs” or “rivalries” with many of WWE’s top stars and even boxing’s retired former biggest star Floyd Mayweather, the guy who is starting to become the new “face of boxing” is talking about the possibility of a fight with “The Notorious” Irishman.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, one of the top remaining pay-per-view draws in the boxing world, spoke about a potential boxing match against the UFC Featherweight Champion during a recent interview with FightHub TV.

“If he wants to try out boxing, then anytime he wants,” said Alvarez of a boxing bout with McGregor. “If he wants to come over to this side of the world and try boxing, anytime he wants, to see that it’s not as easy as he thinks.”

Things between Canelo Alvarez and Conor McGregor began when McGregor made the claim that Alvarez was ducking a match with Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, prompting Alvarez to fire back by stating McGregor “gasses after two rounds” and picking Nate Diaz to beat him again during the build up to UFC 202.

Check out Canelo Alvarez’s new Fight Hub TV interview, which includes his comments about a potential boxing match with Conor McGregor, by watching the video embedded above.

Canelo Alvarez Blasts Conor McGregor After UFC 202

Just days after his UFC 202 contest with Nate Diaz this past Saturday (August 20, 2016), UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is continuing to take some shots but this time they come at the hands of 25-year-old Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Just prior to his bout with the Stockton Native, McGregor spoke to the

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Just days after his UFC 202 contest with Nate Diaz this past Saturday (August 20, 2016), UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is continuing to take some shots but this time they come at the hands of 25-year-old Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Just prior to his bout with the Stockton Native, McGregor spoke to the LA Times and discussed the ‘cherry picking’ that is going on in the new era of combat sports, and labeled former WBC middleweight champion (160-pounds) Canelo as a prime example:

“If you look at the history of the fight game, especially in this new era, it’s full of stars cherry picking their opponents,” McGregor said.

“When they hold a position of power, when they get a name, all of a sudden they pick weaker opponents. They look down their division. Nobody looks up a division. Nobody looks at true challenges.

When you look at this Canelo [Alvarez] situation,” McGregor said. “It’s an era of cherry picking. It’s not like that with me. I’m here to challenge myself. I’m training to go up two divisions, and it’s going to be a great fight.”

Canelo spoke to the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire to fire back at the Irish champ regarding his ‘cherry picking’ comment, poking fun at McGregor’s cardio game by claiming he ‘gasses out after two rounds’:

Alvarez is currently slated to step into the squared circle next against Liam Smith live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the AT&T Arena in Dallas, Texas on September 17, 2016.

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Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin Reach Verbal Agreement For 2017 Bout

The wait for the biggest fight to be made in boxing today may finally be over. It appears Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have come to a verbal agreement to go toe-to-toe inside the squared circle in a 160-pound bout in Fall of 2017, according to Boxing Junkie. Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, took a

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The wait for the biggest fight to be made in boxing today may finally be over.

It appears Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have come to a verbal agreement to go toe-to-toe inside the squared circle in a 160-pound bout in Fall of 2017, according to Boxing Junkie.

Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, took a trip to Los Angeles to visit Oscar De La Hoya at Golden Boy Promotion’s offices, to negotiate a possible deal with ‘Canelo’s’ representatives for the perennial super-fight between the two boxing stars.

The plan is for ‘Canelo’ to fight on September 17th at 154-pounds, against an opponent yet to be revealed, before making the climb to 160-pounds for a Golovkin bout.

The 25-year-old Mexican star holds an impressive record of 47-1-1, with his only career loss coming at the hands of the legendary Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather back in 2013 via majority decision.

Golovkin is a frighting 34-year-old knockout artist who is currently undefeated in his career with a record of 35-0, and is on a tumultuous 22-fight knockout streak.

Do you believe the colossal boxing match will finally come to fruition? If so, who do you see emerging victorious between the two heavy-hitting studs?

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