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Canelo vs. GGG 2: Another Robbery

On September 15th the combat sports world witnessed another classic middleweight battle as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez battled Gennady Golovkin “GGG” for a second time at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The first fight was mired in controversy as the two warriors fought to a disputed draw almost a year ago to the date of last Saturday’s contest. Many fans thought GGG won the first fight, having landed more punches than Alvarez (chiefly the jab) and controlled the center of the ring, while Alvarez circled and fought off the ropes for most of the fight. However, Canelo landed beautiful combinations throughout the fight; GGG’s face told the story of the effectiveness of those punches. With such a controversial ending, naturally a rematch made sense. The public, the trainers, and of course the fighters wanted closure! The rematch was set for May 5th of this year. Then came another bomb: clenbuterol. Weeks before the scheduled rematch Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance. The rema
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