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REAL FIGHT

Continued from Page 17

They meet Saturday night
in a middleweight title
clash as highly anticipated
by boxing purists as was
McGregor’s challenge of
Mayweather to UFC fans.
Two fighters who both
rank high on anyone’s
pound-for-pound list. One
loss between them, with
Golovkin’s three middle-
weight belts on the line.
And unlike Mayweather,
they knock people out.
“It is not a fight,” Golovkin
said. “It is a war.”
Whatever you call it, it
shapes up as the most an-
ticipated fight of the year
in boxing. It’s not too much
of a stretch to say it might
be the best middleweight In this May 6, 2017, file photo, Canelo Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin pose in Las Vegas. Associated Press
clash since Marvelous
Marvin Hagler and Tommy fight, sending out an ob- view draw, with his 2013 off the record of 20 in the ing, a sport that is enjoy-
Hearns engaged in their scene tweet just before the loss to Mayweather check- middleweight division set ing a good run in recent
three-round classic more event, claiming both were ing in as the fourth most by Bernard Hopkins. months. IAnd there will
than 30 years ago. disrespecting boxing. watched pay-per-view The fight is a showcase of be no excuses no matter
Styles really do make fights, But viewers seemed gener- of all time. Now the char- all that’s good about box- which way it goes.q
and these are two fighters ally satisfied with the money ismatic redhead is a full-
with explosive styles. they spent on Mayweath- fledged middleweight, af-
“We’re both going to fight er-McGregor, and boxing ter waiting nearly two years
a fight where anybody can fans will open their wallets to agree to meet Golovkin
win by knockout,” Alvarez for this bout. It won’t sell as while he moved up from Paradise in the Caribbean
said. “We both have the much as the most recent 154 pounds. He’ll need to
power to win by knockout. fight, but it still figures to do bring the power that has
But that’s what makes for a huge pay-per-view num- gotten him 34 knockouts
great fight.” That the fight bers, particularly among against Golovkin, a former
comes only three weeks Mexican-American fans of amateur star from Kazakh-
after McGregor and May- Alvarez. It should be money stan now living in Los Ange-
weather persuaded more well spent. “I’m going to do les who has knocked out 33
than 4 million households my part to make it memo- opponents in winning all 37
to buy their pay-per-view rable so I can go down in of his pro fights. The fight is
is not fault of the fighters or history as one of the best a rarity in boxing, two stars
their promoters. The fight fighters,” Alvarez said. Alva- in their prime meeting in a
was announced in May, rez is already a superstar in fight that will likely define
before Mayweather-Mc- his native Mexico, the most both their careers. It’s a
Gregor was finalized. celebrated boxer in a box- huge risk for both, but the
Oscar De La Hoya, who ing-mad country. He does rewards should be good,
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