Canelo Looking Super Fast For GGG 2

Talk of Canelo looking slimmer for the rematch against Triple G seems to be on point. In this video he does look like he's slimmed down. In the process he has improved his punching speed like never before. This may indicate that Canelo is going to try and do a Mayweather on Golovkin. Land extremely fast combinations, get out of range and avoid any counter punches that come his way, and in the process make Golovkin miss and look silly. Sounds great, but pulling it off, especially for a full 12 rounds, is another thing all together.

Who says he can't. Whatever people may say about Canelo regarding "running" in the last fight, and with all the steroid allegations, the truth is, he is an excellent counter puncher. And with so much more speed, and with him now also being slimmer, he may have better stamina in the rematch. This makes things more exciting. If that is the game plan for Canelo, to be too fast and make GGG look slow and ponderous, it will be interesting to see how Golovkin adapts. He will need to be much better at cutting the ring off than he was in the first fight. And he will need to start much quicker, applying pressure, landing more body punches. But this then leaves him open for counters. Makes for an interesting fight. Don't miss it.

GGG Conference Call For Canelo Rematch

Courtesy of the Mayweather Boxing Channel, here is the full conference call for Golovkin, which also features Abel Sanchez (Golovkin's trainer) and Tom Loeffler (promoter). In this phone interview, Triple G answers the questions in Russian using an English translator. The general feeling from listening to this, is Gennady appears a little bit annoyed with all drama that's been going on with the Canelo camp and just wants the 15th September to hurry up and arrive so he can do his talking in the ring.

This call also somewhat clears up the rumours and controversy about the complaints regarding the boxing gloves Canelo wanted to wear in the rematch and the hand wrapping that has been contested against. The one thing that was really surprising to hear in this call was the fact that this fight is not even sold out yet.

There are still tickets available, which seems crazy for a fight of this magnitude. Maybe as the fight draws closer and the excitement builds, we could see a last minute spurt in ticket sales, which hopefully, for boxing's sake, sees the event become a sell out. PPV sales should still be high.

After all, these are two of the biggest names in the sport. However, the most probable reason why this fight is suffering in terms of ticket sales, and quite possibly PPV numbers, is down to the controversial decision in their first fight, where almost everyone thought Golovkin won. It's clear that people are getting tired of paying for what they see as corruption.

GGG Apparel UK - T-Shirts And Hats

With the big fight between Golovkin and Canelo fast approaching, and with the build up starting to really gain some momentum, fans are on the lookout for GGG merchandise, mostly in the form of T-shirts and snapback caps. The sad reality for fans is, the UK doesn't really have a great selection of genuine GGG merchandise. All the best gear is in the America (and Kazakhstan). And most of the time it sells out very fast. And when it comes to GGG's Nike Jordan brand apparel (Hoodies, hats etc), that is very hard to find in the UK.

However, there is still some decent memorabilia items in the UK that are genuine, like signed boxing gloves and signed shorts etc. Some of which have video proof if authenticity (GGG filmed while signing the item). The trouble with the non-autographed clothing items, though, is sifting through the many triple G products that have popped up all over the place which are being sold by fly-by-night sellers who are listing items that are absolutely terrible quality.

If you take a look on Amazon UK, or Amazon USA, you will quickly see what I mean. At the moment there's nothing on there for sale except cheap, tacky looking designs which have that hideous low quality vinyl printing that peels off really quickly, leaving behind a blank cap or flaking t-shirt. All print designs are susceptible to peeling but the ones in question look particularly bad. Some nicer examples were already featured on this website (see them here), but now they are sold out.

The good news is, the t-shirt and hat selection on eBay UK is much better. Although it's very likely they are not official GGG, there's actually some really nice designs being sold on there for cheap prices, most of which appear to be much better quality than what is being pushed on Amazon. This is strange in a way, because in my experience it's usually the other way round. Cheap, replicated tat on eBay, and better quality being sold on Amazon.

That's definitely not the case with Golovkin merchandise. So for all you fans that are on the lookout for a cap or t-shirt, take a look on eBay. For this post, I have searched through the listings on eBay and managed to find a few decent quality, reasonably priced t-shirts that are worthy of their purchase price.

These items are located in the United Kingdom (London), so should easily arrive before the rematch if you're located in the UK. Sadly, with the hats / snapbacks, all the really nice, high quality sewn examples are in the USA, and with the fight so close, it's very unlikely you will receive any orders before the Golovkin Vs Canelo rematch takes place.