Weekend fight ‘to top Mayweather, McGregor action’

MEXICAN boxing hero Saul “Canelo” Alvarez‚ a former three-time world champion in two weight divisions‚ will emerge victorious in his super championship bout against undisputed middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.

This prediction was made yesterday by Australia-based South African Lovemore “Black Panther” Ndou‚ for whom one of his 13 losses against 49 wins and two draws was against Alvarez when they fought for the WBC Silver welterweight title in 2012.

“I have my money on Canelo‚” the former IBF junior welterweight and IBO welterweight champion said.

Ndou has lived in New South Wales since 1995, and had a run of 17 consecutive victories from May 1996 to June 2000.

The South African‚ now a practising attorney‚ said he thought the fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – perceived and billed to be the “Fight of the Decade” – would be a thriller.

Alvarez, 27, has captured the WBC and WBA belts in the junior middleweight and WBO in the middleweight classes.

He has a single loss to Floyd “Money” Mayweather against 49 wins with 34 knockouts.

Golovkin‚ 35, of Kazakhstan‚ holds the WBC‚ WBA Super‚ IBF and IBO middleweight belts.

The Super champion‚ based in California‚ is undefeated in 37 fights and has 33 knockouts.

“I think it’s going to be a great‚ exciting and competitive fight‚” Ndou said.

“It will be way better than the recent Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor circus we had witnessed.

“I rate Canelo as the best fighter in the world, now that Mayweather has retired again.

“Canelo is a talented all-round fighter whereas Golovkin is one-dimensional. Golovkin relies on punching power, but he will need more than that against a fighter of Canelo’s calibre‚ who happens to also have a strong chin,” Ndou said.

“One can never underestimate his punching power. My prediction is for Canelo to win by a knockout or by points.”