As I rode home in a rideshare on Friday night, my driver and I got on the topic of professional boxing. He asked me if I thought the days of the sport’s mega-fights were gone.
Well, while boxing’s popularity may have diminished over the years, when the sport’s biggest names come together, the allure is still there. A couple weeks ago, it looked as though the biggest fight in boxing was dead in the water. But now, it’s risen from the dead. And there’s another bout that could bring back the attraction of the once-vaunted heavyweight.
The long-awaited rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin is finally set. The two middleweights came to terms for a Sept. 15 fight.
And the top two heavyweights in the world — England’s Anthony Joshua and American Deontay Wilder — look like they’re finally going to meet in the ring. As for when, it could be a while. Due to the Canelo-GGG rematch, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said in an interview with iFLTV that it may be pushed back to December or February.
Let’s hope this happens sooner rather than later (Re: “Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather: Or How Two Elite Boxers Faced Off Five Years Too Late”). Here’s why this fight could be exciting: Both are undefeated, both are in the prime of their careers and both are knockout artists — each has just one match apiece that went to decision.
— Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post
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