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Highlights: Daniel Jacobs Defeats Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Wants Canelo Next

This past weekend (Sat. October 27, 2018) Daniel Jacobs reclaimed boxing gold. Jacobs defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko in New York to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title. “Miracle Man” has only lost twice in his impressive boxing career…

This past weekend (Sat. October 27, 2018) Daniel Jacobs reclaimed boxing gold. Jacobs defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko in New York to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title. “Miracle Man” has only lost twice in his impressive boxing career. First to the once promising and now retired Dimitry Pirog via knockout, and next a controversial unanimous decision to Gennady […]

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Claims McGregor Was Tougher Fight Than Canelo

Floyd Mayweather believes that Conor McGregor gave him a tougher fight than Canelo Alvarez did inside the squared circle.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. has shared the ring with some of the greatest boxers of all time.

Of course, the argument can be made that Mayweather himself is the greatest to ever lace up a pair of gloves. “Money” has racked up an undefeated record of 50-0 inside the squared circle. His milestone 50th consecutive victory came last year against UFC mega-star Conor McGregor.

The entire ordeal was a glorified circus act, in which Mayweather dragged the Irishman into the later rounds, allowing the then-UFC champion to exhaust himself en-route to a 10th round TKO win. Recently, Mayweather has come out and heaped a ton of praise McGregor’s way, all while taking a shot at unified middleweight boxing champion Canelo Alvarez.

In the wake of Alvarez signing a huge new broadcast deal with the DAZN streaming network, Mayweather posted the following on Instagram:

“It didn’t matter if Canelo ate his PED steak or not this night, this was by far the easiest fight of my career! Connor McQuitter was a way better fighter than Canelo’s cheating ass and I beat the brakes off him too!

“It takes me 36 mins or less to make $300 million plus. It literally takes me 1 night and 1 fight to make what you might make in 5 years and 11 fights! So really, who’s still winning? You do the math!”

Canelo recently signed the biggest contract in sports history. A five-year, 11-fight, $365 million broadcast deal with DAZN. In Mayweather’s absence, Canelo has arguably become boxing’s biggest star in the United States. Perhaps Mayweather’s fighting words, who is rumored to return to the ring later this year, are setting up a rematch with the Mexican slugger.

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GGG Trainer: Canelo vs. Golovkin II Merits Third Fight

The combat sports world was abuzz with last night’s (Sat., September 15, 2018) thrilling Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II rematch from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The battle was an instant classic that had most split down the middle as to whom was the real winner, but in the end, everyone […]

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The combat sports world was abuzz with last night’s (Sat., September 15, 2018) thrilling Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II rematch from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The battle was an instant classic that had most split down the middle as to whom was the real winner, but in the end, everyone agreed that it was the fans who won. Many scored it for Golovkin and said he was robbed on the judges’ cards, yet Alvarez emerged victorious to only add more controversy to the heap that was already leftover from their lambasted draw in 2017.

Yet while many are still up in arms for “GGG,” his trainer Abel Sanchez doesn’t feel the same way. Boxing trainer Abel Sanchez told FightHubTV (via Bloody Elbow) that he wouldn’t make excuses for the loss because Alvarez deserved credit for winning:

“It’s two great fighters. For me to say that Golovkin wasn’t at his best would take away from Canelo. We’ve gotta give Canelo the credit, too, that he was able to do the things that he needed to do tonight. It doesn’t happen every night, but for me to tell you that Golovkin wasn’t at his best would be taking away from a great victory for Canelo.”

Sanchez clarified that the rivalry, which included Alvarez being suspended for two positive drug tests, was never personal for him. He was glad that the fans ultimately were able to wash the bad taste of the first match from their collective mouths:

“I’m very proud of the fight that they gave us tonight. I’m very proud that another Mexican is a champion, especially on September 15. I’m happy for the fans. The fans won tonight. I think that they were uninspired from the first one, I think they’re very inspired from this one.”

“For me, it was never personal, it was always business. I’m just happy that the fight itself was a great fight and that the fans came out winning.”

While the second fight indeed went far in erasing the bad memories of the first match, there’s seemingly still some unfinished business due to the rematch being such a razor-thin call.

Most observers – be they for Canelo or GGG – think a trilogy should be in the making, and Sanchez is no outlier. He scored the fight a draw and believes the two boxing stars should fight a third time:

“I scored the fight even. I thought that the 12th round was the pivotal round. I said to Golovkin in the corner that I thought we were behind in about the 8th or 9th, and I told him I needed the rounds at the end. I thought it was even, but you know what? Canelo won, and that’s what’s important.”

“I think it merits (a third fight). I think this fight was a one-round fight.”

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Pic: Check Out The Canelo vs. GGG II Official Scorecards

Last night’s (Sat., September 15, 2018) Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin rematch from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has the combat sports world buzzing. Alvarez took home a majority decision in the rematch after the two met in a controversial split draw last year, winning the WBA (Super), WBC, IBO, and vacant The Ring Magazine middleweight […]

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Last night’s (Sat., September 15, 2018) Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin rematch from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has the combat sports world buzzing.

Alvarez took home a majority decision in the rematch after the two met in a controversial split draw last year, winning the WBA (Super), WBC, IBO, and vacant The Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

The Mexican star was the victor according to the judges and many fans, but many others feel GGG was robbed. Indeed, their rematch was a classic fight that most feel warrants a trilogy fight. For those reasons, the combat sporting world – including many in the MMA space – are torn down the middle on the megafight’s result.

Some will agree with the judges’ call; others obviously do not. Check out the judges’ official scorecards via Jon Castagnino here and decide for yourself:

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Twitter Reacts To Canelo’s Ultra-Close Decision Win Over GGG

The boxing world was treated to an amazing fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin tonight (Sat. September 15, 2018) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two boxing superstars threw down in a rematch of their controversial last year, and their rivalry had undergone even more controversy in the time since. […]

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The boxing world was treated to an amazing fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin tonight (Sat. September 15, 2018) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The two boxing superstars threw down in a rematch of their controversial last year, and their rivalry had undergone even more controversy in the time since. Alvarez was suspended for two positive tests for clenbuterol, leading to the expected trash talk from Golovkin’s side.

But when the two finally met in “Sin City” for the second time, all nonsense went out the window and the two threw down in a fight that is being called an instant classic by many onlookers. This time around, Alvarez took home a close majority decision win over “GGG” to secure the WBA (Super), WBC, IBO, and vacant The Ring Magazine middleweight titles. But the combat sports world seems to be torn on just whom was the true victor.

Not surprisingly, many big names from the mixed martial arts (MMA) world were paying attention and weighed in online. Find out what they thought right here (via MMA Fighting):

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GGG vs. Canelo II: Fight Recap & Results

Check out who won the highly-anticipated middleweight title rematch between boxing’s best middleweights.

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Tonight (Sat. September 15, 2018) Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez rematched for the WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO middleweight titles.

The pair originally met last year in September, putting on a 12-round spectacle that went the distance. In a controversial decision, the judges declared the bout was a Split Draw. Plans were made for the rematch to take place this past May, however, a failed drug test by Canelo postponed those plans until tonight.

Golovkin and Canelo once again went all 12 rounds, and of course, the decision was a controversial one. Each round was extremely close, as two of the best middleweights in the world laid it all on the line round after round. Though the boxing world is split on who truly won the fight, the judges awarded Alvarez the majority decision victory.

The Mexican star is now the WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO middleweight champion of the world. You can check out the full results from the card below:

  • Canelo Alvarez def. Gennady Golovkin via Majority Decision (114-114, 115-113, 115-113)
  • Jaime Mungula def. Brandon Cook via R3 TKO (1:03)
  • David Lemieux def. Gary O’Sullivan via R1 KO (2:44)
  • Roman Gonzalez def. Moises Fuentes via R5 KO (1:44)

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