Who is canelo fighting sept 15

The Alvarez and Golovkin camps have been at odds since the suspension over the percentage of the purse each fighter would receive. This is just a beginning. We bent over backwards. GGG says he's a fighter not a businessman and he's right. And to be fair, GGG made his biggest payday as well. It was understandable that the year-old Kazakh wanted to received a bigger piece of the pie for a fight in September. Canelo, though, is the bigger draw with his sizable Mexican contingent.

Surely, Canelo would make more money to fight Golovkin than against anyone else, but a bout with Jacobs is attractive, too. Eddie is promoter Eddie Hearn, who made Jacobs , 29 KOs the first American fighter in his stable when he signed him last year. The evolution of Alvarez from a smart counter puncher at pounds to a do-it-all destroyer two weight divisions higher has been remarkable to see. The fact that Alvarez went as high as previously winning a world title at pounds by knocking out a feared puncher like Sergey Kovalev was only icing on the cake in the Mexican star's recent ascent to unchallenged dominance atop the pound-for-pound list.

Seeing Alvarez become this dangerous of a fighter -- one who can outbox you just as easily as finishing you off with one punch -- is a testament to his work ethic and hunger.

But it's his consistency regardless of the size or style of opponent that has been the most impressive thing to watch. A big part of that is the prolific schedule Alvarez keeps as the rare elite fighter focused on maximizing the window of his physical prime by staying active at level most stars in this sport never see. This weekend will mark the fourth fight for Alvarez in 12 months. As a promotional and network free agent with a rare amount of leverage in his favor, Alvarez can largely call his own shots.

And the fact that he does so in this fashion only speaks volumes to the character of Alvarez and the substance of his career goals. No one is questioning whether Alvarez should be the favorite, or even an overwhelming favorite, entering this fight. He's the best boxer in the game for a reason. Yet trying to figure out exactly how much of test Plant should be remains a difficult exercise. Should this fight have come immediately after Plant's breakthrough title win against Jose Uzcategui in , when he scored a pair of knockdowns and held on amid big punches late, it's fair to wonder whether the native of Tennessee might not be such a betting afterthought.

Plant has made three defenses of his IBF title since defeating Uzcategui, but the matchmaking has been questionable enough throughout a series of showcase fights that we failed to learn much regarding his true top-end ability.

Even Plant's most recent outing, a shutout decision across the board over 12 rounds against faded former champion Caleb Truax, left more questions than answers as Plant dominated yet did so without much flair or inspiration. Is Plant the type of fighter who rises to the occasion against the true elite when the stakes and the danger are the highest? It's hard to know given the lack of evidence. Even though Alvarez previously claimed a world title at light heavyweight before quickly vacating it, little serious thought was given to the idea of him returning to the weight class.

Caleb Plant is the main event of the fight card. The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds and ring walkouts should begin approximately at 12 a. Date: Nov. Start time: 9 p. ET Main card. How to watch: Showtime PPV.