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Kareceno is the biggest moron in the boxing world, guy knows nothing. here he is making a video like he got an inside scoop or was there, when in fact there has been a blow by blow detailed report of the sparring session on ESPN for over a year now.
RingTV.com column.
Round one:
Alvarez began the session sticking and moving
effectively. The young redhead was on his toes when
he maneuvered around the casually advancing
Golovkin, but he planted his feet every time he let his
hands go, including his stiff jab. However, Golovkin
picked off most of Alvarez’s shots with his gloves as
he quickly cut the ring off, occasionally switching
stances as he stepped forward. The 2004 Olympian
slipped a beautiful left uppercut through Alvarez’s
guard to score the first significant punch midway
through the round. Alvarez loaded up with a retaliatory
hook that missed and spun him halfway around.
Golovkin didn’t jab much, but he landed it whenever
he let it go. Alvarez began to look for ways to counter
his antagonist in the final minute and scored with a
sweet right cross followed by a hook that shook
Golovkin down to his shoes. The Kazakh just smiled
at him, though. Unfazed, Alvarez stood his ground in
the final 30 seconds and took a few hard body shots.
Round two:
Golovkin stalked a little faster while displaying decent
head movement and a nice straight, crisp jab. Alvarez
definitely felt the pressure as he gave ground without
allowing his back to touch the ropes. He used fluid
upper-body movement to evade Golovkin’s short
power shots, which prompted co-trainer Jose
Reynoso to yell “Bien, bien, muy bien!” from the
corner. Alvarez landed a picture-perfect head-to-body
hook combination mid-round. Golovkin fired back but
the kid leaned away from the punches. Alvarez tried to
counter Golovkin but couldn’t get through the older
fighter’s guard. Still, the young man’s accuracy
backed Golovkin off for the first time during the
session. Alvarez followed Golovkin during the final
minute but walked into a hard left hook that appeared
to rock him with 10 seconds remaining. Alvarez didn’t
return to his corner after the bell but instead tried to
shake out his right leg, which immediately stiffened on
impact of Golovkin‘s hook.
Rounds three and four:
Alvarez abandoned his jab and his upper-body
movement and took the fight to Golovkin with both
hands. Golovkin welcomed the aggression, easily
blocking Alvarez’s punches while landing most of his.
Alvarez sucked it up and even walked forward while
attempting to block as much heat as he could, but it
was clear that he could not match Golovkin’s strength
or power. Still, the budding young star got in an
occasional power punch whenever he let his hands go
in bunches. His hook-right combination found the
mark but his technique was not as tight as it was at
the start of the session and his face was turning beet
red from Golovkin‘s punches. The kid showed guts but
he didn’t merit a single “bien” from Reynoso in the
third round. He didn’t hear it until two and half
minutes into the fourth round, when he let loose with a
blazing five-punch combination. Golovkin dodged or
parried most of the shots but Alvarez earned his
respect for the round.
Round five:
A tired-looking Alvarez resumed his jab and lateral
movement to buy himself a breather. His jab was
especially effective when he shot-gunned it. Golovkin
neglected his jab and looked to counter Alvarez’s left
stick with single power punches (the hook in
particular). Alvarez did more moving along the ring
perimeter (his back now grazing the ropes) than
punching, but he got off hard shots when he did let his
hands go.
Round six:
Alvarez caught his second wind in the final round,
bouncing on his toes with quick one-two
combinations. “Muy bien!” Reynoso yelled after
Alvarez landed a right uppercut-right cross
combination off the ropes. Golovkin grinned again and
attacked Alvarez’s body as the kid tried to spin away.
They both loaded up with single power punches
during the final minute of the round.
It was good stuff and definitely worth the trip. I wasn’t
the only observer who appreciated the session.
“That was great,” said Antillon, who is slated to
challenge WBA lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios in
a can’t-miss barnburner on July 9. “Two undefeated
champions going at it. You don’t see this often.”
