Canelo-Golovkin serves and sets place in boxing history

Match of the year awardee Canelo-Golovkin lived the hype as both fighters performed in an action-pack Saturday night main event that was orchestrated inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The two traded blows for Middleweight title belts and went off to a controversial split draw.

Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1 33 KOs) retained his middleweight belts that were at stake (WBC, WBA, IBF and IBO).

According to CompuBox, hard hitter Gennady Golovkin landed 218/703 (31%) of total punches while Mexico’s red-haired hero Canelo Alvarez had 169/505 (34%) of total hits.

Many were stunned when Michael Buffer announced the judge’s decisions. 

Dave Moretti had it 113-115 in favor of Golovkin, Don Trella saw it inversely and gave the card a score of 11-4-114 and Adalaide Byrd’s ignominious 118-110 for Canelo Alvarez.

The most talked middleweight contest hits a box office in sports industry as it had achieved $27,059,850 live gate from 17,318 tickets sold with 934 complimentary tickets that were given out per Nevada State Athletic Commission.

The Canelo-Golovkin live gate became the third biggest in boxing history surpassing the Mayweather-Canelo junior middleweight event in 2013 which generated a live gate of $20,003,150 (16,146 tickets sold).

Holding on the second place is Mayweather’s 50^th bout against UFC’s two-weight division champion Conor McGregor (boxing debut) with $55,414,865.79 (13,094 tickets sold).

Still at the number one spot, the all-time record set by Mayweather-Pacquiao back in 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with live gate of $72,198,500 (16,219 tickets).

Truly, “Boxing ain’t dead yet” - a famous statement brought by multiple big boxing events.

A rematch is on demand.

In the contract that Canelo has signed, he has a rematch to exercise. Golovkin is now sitting in a couch and must wait for the verdict if the Mexican pound for pound will push the second clash.

Last week, representatives from the two parties have started the discussion about the possible occasion.

“I had conversations with Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya on Sunday and Monday and we feel that’s the best thing to do, to go straight into a rematch” “I spoke to Tom (Loeffler, Golovkin’s promoter) a few times and he’s certainly open to it after talking to his side, so we agreed to sit down later this week and start discussing it” – Golden Boy Promotion’s Eric Gomez

Canelo’s camp had said that Saul needs to take a long rest and there’s no possible way that they could bring the two back in the ring again as early as December.

Alvarez wants the second taping to be on May 5, 2018 Cinco De Mayo. Another immense event in Mexico, bigger than the Mexican Independence Day.

Reportedly, Team Golovkin is open on that idea but Gennady still wanted to get back in the ring before the year ends whoever his opponent is.