T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 15
TV: HBO
By Peter Lim
Golovkin won eight to 10 rounds on this blogger’s scorecard in the first fight … and he was holding back. His jab was spot on and his power shots to the head visibly rattled Canelo while Canelo’s best punches barely made him blink. But when he had Canelo on the ropes, Triple G seemed reluctant to let his fists fly with bad intentions and was content to let Canelo off the hook, almost as if he was intent on taking the fight the distance. Conspicuously absent from Triple G’s arsenal was his deadly body assault.
Triple G will not make the same mistake of having the judges decide the outcome this time around. He once again establishes his jab and forces Canelo to fight at amore frenetic pace than the first fight. But most importantly, he unleashes his thunder down under to Canelo’s torso that ultimately breaks him down and stops him in the ninth round.
