Expert Boxing Betting Preview & Pick: Golovkin vs. Alvarez II
- When: Saturday, May 5, 2018, 8:00 PM ET
- Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
- TV/Live Stream: HBO Pay-Per-View
- Boxing Betting Odds: Gennady Golovkin -165
A Little Bit of History
The last time the pair met in September, the outcome of the fight was marred by one judge’s peculiar decision. While judge Dave Moretti scored the fight 115-113 for Golovkin and judge Don Trella had it as a 114-114 Draw, judge Adalaide Byrd scored the fight 118-110 in favor of Alvarez, which in turn, got her temporarily benched from being a judge. Bob Bennett, executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission, stated that he wouldn’t be putting Byrd “right back in.” “She’ll still be in the business but she needs to catch her breath,” Bennett said. Even Oscar De La Hoya, the primary promoter of Alvarez, said that he didn’t understand the 118-110 card. The scorecard also had serious implications in Las Vegas, where bettors felt cheated out of their large Golovkin bets. One bet as large as $500,000 was made on Golovkin, the favorite, and that had to be refunded. Those who were betting on the outcome that included the potential for a draw potentially did not get refunds while Caesars in Las Vegas reported taking a six-figure loss on the draw Almost universally, boxing fans and observers everywhere felt that Golovkin clearly won the bout. Álvarez spent a lot of time on the ropes taking a lot of punches while ineffectively trying to counter-punch. There was a stretch in the middle of the fight where Golovkin completely dominated while winning six of seven rounds in a row. Now, the pair is set to meet again.Why should Golovkin be your Boxign Betting Pick?
35-year-old Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 knockouts) is a native of Kazakhstan. Once again, he’s putting his WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight belts on the line on the HBO card. The aptly-named ‘Triple G’ is the favorite at -165 as he should be after making 18 consecutive title defenses before his controversial draw against Alvarez. The 5-foot-10-inch Golovkin has a 70-inch reach and has won an insane 33 of his 38 career fights via knockout, including eight of nine prior to his initial meeting against Alvarez.![Once again, Gennady Golovkin comes in as the Boxing Betting favorite against Canelo Alvarez.](https://cdn.mybookie.ag/wp-content/uploads/GolovkinGGG.jpg)