Promoters of Alvarez and Golovkin were present during the Alvarez-Chavez fight at the T. Mobile Arena and right after Alvarez’ shutout victory over Chavez, they officially announced the holding of the fight on Sept. 16, 2017.
Alvarez was dominant from the opening round and never looked back until the final round as Chavez failed to win a single round for a shutout victory. There was no knockdown in the 12-round non-title fight as Chavez absorbed a series of power shots throughout the distance.
The fight appears to have served as a real sparring session for Alvarez in his Sept. 16 date with Golovkin.
“Tonight, I showed I could move, I could box, I showed as a fighter I can do all things,” Alvarez said. “I thought I was going to showcase myself as a fighter that could throw punches, but he just wouldn’t do it. I’ve shown I can do lots of things in the ring, anything,” he added.
Chavez admitted his trainer wanted him to attack and throw more punches but apparently it diddn’t work as he was simply outclassed by Alvarez, who was active even after putting up extra 10 pounds to satisfy the agreed 164.5 pounds catch weight.
“I wanted to box, but he went to the ropes, and I just needed to throw more punches,” Chavez said. “I would’ve attacked more, but I would’ve been countered by his punches. [Trainer] Nacho [Beristain] told me to do that, but the strategy didn’t work. The speed and the distance was the key. I couldn’t throw as many punches as I wanted. My father kept telling me to throw more punches from the ringside,” he added.
Relative to the Golovkin fight, it became apparent the fight has been finalized days before the Saturday night fight but the official announcement will have to be made only if Alvarez is victorious over Chavez.
Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) Chairman & CEO Oscar de la Hoya said the long-awaited Alvarez-Golovkin fight is likely to happen in September this year.
But GBP president Eric Gomez was quick to qualify De la Hoya’s statement saying the Golovkin fight would be irrelevant if Alvarez loses to Chavez on Saturday.
“We’re close and I think we can get the fight done,” Gomez said before an Alvarez-Chavez press conference Wednesday afternoon at MGM Grand. “But obviously we have to wait and see what happens this Saturday. That’s the most important thing. If he loses, there is no Golovkin fight.” Gomez added. Read more:
Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs), 26, who is nine years younger than Golovkin, stands 5’9″ with a reach of 70.5″ while Golovkin (37-0-0, 33 KOs), 35, stands 5’10” with a reach of 70.” Both are orthodox fighters.
Now that the fight every boxing fan wants to see this year has been officially announced, Alvarez will have to do more in the ring to prove that he isn’t scared of Golovkin as fans have theorized following several failed negotiations in the last two years.
Golovkin, who has knocked out 33 of his 37 career fights is putting his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles on the line.
