It's Fight Talk - your weekly fix of boxing news. Sporting News had it scored 116-112 for Golovkin. 11:19 p.m.: Round 1 to Golovkin (10-9). Battle of the jabs and Golovkin decidely threw more of them. The only drama came in Round 4, when Pacquiao appeared to stun Mayweather. There was a noticeable protrusion coming from the bottom of Smith’s arm beginning in the fourth round from Alvarez’s repeated blows. Golovkin is the frontrunner, but Alvarez’s options are as plentiful as his overflowing success. Alvarez is such a pinpoint counterpuncher that the same things Plant is hoping might will him to success are, in theory, the same things that could ultimately speed up his demise. DAZN will offer the Sept. The event also gained more mainstream interest from a skirmish which broke out between fighters at the Sept. Anthony Joshua defends his three titles against Usyk on Sept. All of the titles of each fighter will be on the line. Although he lacks the big-stage and title-fight experience of Davis, Romero has maintained since the fight was signed that he believes he's the better fighter and will start receiving the recognition he deserves after he scores the upset Saturday night.
But the 23-year-old Ortiz shouldn't be too upset if he doesn't get Crawford within the next six months. If Crawford signs a deal with PBC, Ortiz presents a serious risk to spoiling Crawford's future profitability and marketability, especially if PBC boss Al Haymon is eyeing the dream fight of Crawford vs. For years, Crawford's logical next step has seemed to be with Premier Boxing Champions, which has all of the top welterweights Crawford has wanted to face since he won a title in the 147-pound division. Both those fights took place in the 160lb middleweight category but Alvarez hinted on Saturday that Golovkin would have to step up if he wanted the trilogy. You run into the same problem at super middleweight. Diaz is an accomplished fighter and held the IBF super featherweight world title less than a year ago, before he lost it on the scale before his fight against Shavkat Rakhimov. Caleb’s fight anywhere is simple and easy. For those who want a monthly-plan instead of the longer-term value, fight fans can sign up for a monthly option for $19.99.
It’s currently unknown who his opponent will be, but it will surely be a spectacular event nonetheless. Not only will a high-caliber opponent test his potential championship mettle, but it will also see if Conlan can hang in a strong division. By beating Plant, Alvarez also became just the sixth fully unified champion in any division during boxing’s four-belt era. How might anyone setting a betting line justify Alvarez as high as a -1200 favorite in a four-belt unification fight against an unbeaten champion? Canel Alvarez is undoubtedly one of the best boxers in the world right now. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including complete coverage of Canelo vs. The best way to secure that opportunity, then, would be to defeat Whyte or Ruiz. His only loss has come from boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, which ended in a majority decision victory for Mayweather back in 2014. Since then, Alvarez has been on a 15-fight win streak over the course of eight years.
Seven of Diaz's last eight fights have gone the distance. Plus, it's been a reasonably long layoff for Garcia -- he last fought in January -- and while he's on a five-fight knockout streak, several of those opponents weren't even close to Diaz's level. Given what we know, and can reasonably infer, about UFC payouts, even a fraction of McGregor's guarantee for the Mayweather fight would represent a massive raise for Usman. Alvarez is ferocious enough as a finisher in this weight class that giving the typically mild-mannered champion extra reason to be even more ruthless and efficient in his pursuit of a knockout seems misguided. During the pay-per-view broadcast of Andy Ruiz's win over Chris Arreola, Plant stated he was hopeful the fight with Alvarez would come in the fall. Not only did Plant publicly paint Alvarez and his stablemates under trainer Eddy Reynoso as outright cheaters, he incited what would turn into a brief and explosive melee by calling Alvarez a "motherf---er" and responding to his push with a slap. October 31, 2021: Former Boxer and Trainer Joel Diaz told Fightype, “This fight with Caleb Plant is going to be similar to the Saunders fight.