By Scoop Malinowski The first fight between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez was a close, fair fight with minimal grudge or tension between the two camps. The press conferences and fight itself harmonious and respectful, with both teams overly polite and fair to each other. The two middleweight titans fought ...
Read More »Facing Golovkin
By Scoop Malinowski Challengers and sparring partners discuss their memories and impressions of what it’s like to be in the ring with the unbeaten Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin… Grzegorz Proksa: “To struggle with such an athlete as Golovkin is a great honor. I sparred with many World champions and ...
Read More »Is it a Conspiracy to Screw Golovkin?
By Scoop Malinowski Gennady Golovkin has done everything by the book, followed the rules and became a boxing superstar. Unlike Canelo Alvarez who was shoe-horned in by the powers-that-be to be the next big cash cow franchise revenue maker. Golovkin and Alvarez have been on a collision course for a ...
Read More »Golovkin vs Canelo: The Superfight With Zero Buzz
By Scoop Malinowski There are required ingredients for a boxing match to be considered a “super fight.” First, you have to have two great fighters at their career peaks ready to rumble. Two, there has to be some degree of tension, grudge or better yet, some bad blood between ...
Read More »Q&A With Golovkin On The Red Carpet
Gennady Golovkin is on the verge of the biggest fight of his life September 16 in Las Vegas against Canelo Alvarez. But the unbeaten 35-year-old middleweight king is taking the humble, play nice approach during this week’s press activities. I was able to pop a few questions to the man ...
Read More »Facing Golovkin
By Scoop Malinowski Challengers and sparring partners discuss their memories and impressions of what it’s like to be in the ring with the unbeaten Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin… Grzegorz Proksa: “To struggle with such an athlete as Golovkin is a great honor. I sparred with many World champions and ...
Read More »Canelo just bought more time to avoid Golovkin
Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya have bought another year of safety from Gennady Golovkin by agreeing to finally face Golovkin in September of 2017. This two years long duck-in-progress by Canelo (and Golden Boy) should provoke all fans to boycott Canelo and Golden Boy shows UNTIL Golovkin vs ...
Read More »Witness: Golovkin Hurt Canelo Twice in Sparring
A boxing insider who was present at the Big Bear (CA) gym on the day when Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez sparred has shared his account of what happened: “Golovkin hurt Canelo twice – first liver and then head. Canelo came out strong trying to hurt him right away. Then Golovkin ...
Read More »Opinion: Why Canelo Will Continue Ducking Golovkin
Canelo Alvarez has to fight Gennady Golovkin now right? He got another freebie from the WBC last night with the knockout win over Amir Khan and now it’s time to stop playing and give the people what they want – the Alvarez vs Golovkin superfight. While Canelo said the right ...
Read More »Trying To Count Canelo’s Excuses To Duck Golovkin
By Scoop Malinowski WBC 160-pound champion Canelo Alvarez and his team of protectors have used a long list of excuses and step aside payments to duck and dodge a fight with mandatory challenger Gennady Golovkin. Here is an unofficial list of all the excuses used by Canelo and his team . . . ...
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