Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 available in over 450 movie theaters on Sept.15

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By Sean Jones: Boxing fans will have another method to watch the rematch between IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) and Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) on September 15 instead of ordering it on HBO pay-per-view.

The fans can now purchase tickets to watch the fight in a heater, as the Canelo-GGG2 fight will be shown in over 450 movie theaters nationwide. tickets can be purchased at fathomevents.com. Hopefully, the scoring for the fight will be better than the first Canelo-Golovkin fight last September. The scoring was all over the place with one judge giving it to Golovkin by a 115-113 score, and another giving it to Canelo by a 118-110 [10 rounds to 2] score and a third judge seeing it as a tie at 114-114. The boxing fans watching the rematch in a theater might be furious if the fight ends in another controversial draw like last time. The judges can’t mess it up this time.

Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 rematch will take place at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golden Boy Promotions and Fathom Events are working together to have the fight shown in movie theaters. Boxing fans can find out information the theaters on Fathom’s website. Purchasing tickets to see the fight in a movie theater could be a better option if you’re seeing it alone. However, if you’re seeing it with several people, the costs could quickly add up. Seeing the Canelo vs. Golovkin fight on a big screen would be a real treat though for boxing fans and a heck of a lot better than seeing it on television.

Here’s how Fathom Events describe Canelo:

”Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez has conquered the boxing world, captivating fans with his action-packed fighting style, charisma and willingness to take on the toughest challenges.”

Canelo hasn’t exactly conquered the boxing world like the above description says. He lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. by a one-sided 12 round decision in 2013, and he’s had three controversial fights against Erislandy Lara, Austin Trout and Golovkin in which he deserved losses in a lot of people’s minds. Canelo didn’t look like he conquered Mayweather, GGG, Trout or Lara. He looked like he lost to all four of them. Canelo is a good fighter, but he loses – or appears to lose – when he faces the better opposition.

In contrast, here is how Golovkin is described on their website:

”Gennady Gennadyvich Golovkin is a Kazakhstani professional boxing who currently holds the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles.”

Is it me or does Canelo’s description sound a load better than GGG’s. The way that Golovkin is described, he sounds like someone who is keeping his titles warm for Canelo. They have Golovkin as the IBF champion still. Unfortunately, the International Boxing Federation stripped him of his IBF title after he failed to commit to his mandatory defense against Sergiy Derevyanchenko. The reason Golovkin couldn’t make that fight is because he was in negotiations with Golden Boy Promotions for a rematch with Canelo for the September. If Canelo hadn’t tested positive for clenbuterol and then pulled out of their May 5 fight, then Golovkin would have gotten the rematch out of the way and had plenty of time to face the 5’9” Derevyanchenko. You can argue that Canelo’s positive test for clenbuterol and subsequent suspension cost Golovkin his IBF title.

The rematch between Canelo and Golovkin is to give the fans a chance to see the two fight again so that a clear winner can be decided. Their previous fight ended in a 12 round draw on September 15, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena. After the draw, Golovkin wanted to face Canelo in December 2017, but the Mexican star wanted to rest up until May 5 because he felt it was a hard fight for him. However, the rematch went to pieces after Canelo tested positive twice for clenbuterol, which he blamed on him eating tainted meat that had the substance in it. Golovkin fought replacement opponent Vanes Martirosyan on the May 5 date and he destroyed him in two rounds in a fight that took place on Cinco de Mayo at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

“Canelo, because of the rivalry and what has been said by GGG’s team, he can KO Golovkin. From the first round he (Canelo) has to work, he has to attack him, outbox him, make him miss and make him pay,” Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya said to ESPN’s A Los Golpes.

If Canelo has fixed his stamina problems like he’s been planning to do, then maybe he can walk GGG down and knock him out. I don’t think Canelo is going to be able to out-box Golovkin for any length of time because he lacks the height and reach to outbox him. Canelo was eating jabs all night long when he was trying to put pressure on Golovkin in the first fight. In the second fight, Canelo might get knocked out if he pressures him.

Canelo does have to attack Golovkin in the rematch if he wants to get the knockout that he’s been talking about wanting to get. Golovkin isn’t going to keel over from the occasional single pot shots that Canelo was throwing in the first fight. Canelo will need to listen to his trainers and come forward looking to hurt Golovkin. That’s easier said than done, because GGG is not someone that can be walked down for any length of time. Daniel Jacobs, Canelo and Kell Brook briefly were able to back Golovkin up in their fights, but he quickly turned the tables each time and spent the vast majority of those fights being the aggressor.