Real or Not – Canelo Alvarez will beat GGG at 168; Jake Paul name change bet goes too far

It was an eventful week in the world of boxing. Canelo Alvarez claimed the vast majority of headlines as he became the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world by knocking out Caleb Plant on Saturday. So naturally, attention immediately turned toward what’s next for boxing’s pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter.

In the postfight news conference, Alvarez said that after a busy 2021 he wanted to give his body a break and that he’d return in May. That just so happens to line up with a window in which Gennadiy Golovkin could fight, provided he wins his bout in Japan against Ryota Murata in late December. So if Alvarez and GGG finally realize their trilogy fight, up at 168 pounds following two clashes at 160, would Canelo finally get the decisive victory that eluded him the first two times?

Another direction Alvarez could theoretically go in would be a fight against undefeated super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez. But with no title, and a late replacement opponent rather than a true resume builder, can Benavidez claim to be the best super middleweight not named Canelo Alvarez?

Mikaela Mayer made a big leap in her career on Friday, becoming a unified junior lightweight champion with her victory over Maiva Hamadouche. Is she ready to fight fellow junior lightweight titleholder Terri Harper?

Finally, Jake Paul is getting set to fight Tommy Fury — the half-brother of heavyweight world titleholder Tyson Fury — and Paul has attached another stipulation to one of his fights — a temporary name change for Fury if he loses. Has this gone too far?

Our panel, which features Mike Coppinger, Marc Raimondi, Ben Baby and Michael Rothstein, breaks down the latest in boxing news and separates what’s real from what’s not.

Real or Not: Canelo Alvarez will beat GGG at 168