Golovkin vs. Canelo: Should Alvarez skip the second IBF weigh-in?

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By Gerardo Granados: This September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, the undisputed, undefeated, veteran Middleweight Champion of the World Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin will fight against the biggest name in his boxing career, when he gets into the ring to box against a young lion former two weight division belt holder Saul Canelo Alvarez.

A fight that should have taken place two years ago will finally materialize. I am shocked to have read an article written by major boxing media big name praising promoter Oscar De la Hoya for making this bout, as if we the fight fans should thank Oscar for waiting for Golovkin to slow down or because in the past fights he spoon-fed Canelo instead of getting him ready for a big challenge as GGG represents.

The Canelo-Golovkin winner not only will get the WBC – WBA – IBF – Ring Magazine – Lineal Champion status and the loser might end up highly criticized by part of the boxing fans who on times are as blind as bats. But also, this fight has the potential to make fight fans forget about Circus acts once and for all.

If the reader cares to review the last eight opponents that Golovkin and Canelo have faced you won’t notice the name of the boxers that avoided GGG at all cost. It’s funny how some boxing critics said that Kell Brook exposed Golovkin in their fight, but the major sport media puppets never said the same when Amir Khan clearly easily out boxed Canelo previous getting caught and put to sleep; or also that many believed, part of Mexican press included, that Miguel Cotto had beat Canelo.

Against Miguel Cotto, Canelo looked huge compared to Cotto´s body frame and it was clear that having regained that much weight made Canelo slower. To me the key for a somehow competitive fight for Alvarez isn’t only that he can take Gennady´s punch but also to show great hand speed and mobility. And if he shows up too heavy it might work against him in the late rounds.

When Danny Jacobs skipped the IBF second day weigh in he did something that I wasn’t expecting, but to be honest, I recognize that Danny did his best to try to gain an advantage over Golovkin. But would the outcome could have been any different; meaning that if Golovkin would have stopped Jacobs if both had come into the ring weighting the same? After all, GGG is a good boxer as shown against Jacobs, and Gennady´s strength and power could only increase adding a couple of extra pounds above 170.

A friend of mine asked me if “he” should skip the second IBF weigh in, so I quickly replied to him that for sure he will and then hung the phone. But what about the reader do you think the same way?