Via Geoffrey Ciani: Upcoming September 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a championship match that will be broadcast on the relatively new DAZN PPV, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will meet for the third time.
The first match between Canelo and Golovkin occurred on September 16, 2017. In that bout, Gennady was the undefeated unified IBF/WBC/WBA middleweight champion, and Canelo rightfully claimed to be the champion. middleweight world champion. The match ended in a controversial draw, where most observers believed Golovkin deserved to win.
The rematch took place almost exactly a year later, on September 15, 2018. Golovkin was disqualified by the IBF, so here’s his unified WBC/WBA, against a valid linear claim. by Canelo. This time Canelo was awarded the decision by a 12th round majority, in a very close and competitive contest where, again, many observers believed Golovkin deserved to win, but the decision was less controversial. much more controversial.
Since last meeting 4 years ago, the two boxers seem to have taken different paths. Golovkin has won 4-0 since the rematch, including a win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko to claim the vacant IBF belt, and most recently he defeated Ryoto Murata in a unified match to claim the WBA belt. Canelo won 7-1 where he won the middleweight unification match against Daniel Jacobs, he won the WBO light heavyweight belt against Sergey Kovalev, and defeated Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders and Caleb Plant – three titles. undefeated in the super middleweight, This made Canelo the first undisputed world champion in history in the 168-pound weight class. In his most recent bout, Canelo lost by unanimous decision to challenge Dmitry Bivol for the 175-pound WBA belt.
Gennady Golovkin is 40 years old this year. Gennady is no spring chicken, and his skills have eroded at least a little since they last met four years ago. Gennady has also been a middleweight in his career, so this will be his first fight at 168. On the other hand, Canelo is about to have his first loss in a very long time, and that in itself makes the match. The battle of this trio is inherently more attractive.
So who will win the upcoming September 17 battle for the undisputed super-middleweight title between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin?
This edition of Rummy’s Corner will try to answer that question while providing a quick preview of the upcoming super-middleweight bout between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Please watch and enjoy the video for one person’s opinion. This is Rummy’s Corner (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).
