After his victory against Callum Smith , Saúl Álvarez was more confident than ever, since when asked about a possible Third fight against his staunch rival Gennady Golovkin , the Mexican multi-champion surprised by warning that he could do him serious harm.
“ If a fight happens for the third time (with Golovkin), I feel so good that I could probably knock him out and cause serious harm “, expressed the boxer from Jalisco in interview with The Ring.
All this because “Canelo” Álvarez feels comfortable in the 160 pounds and does not plan to downgrade to face anyone, so wanting a fight against him, Gennady Golovkin would have to be promoted to super middleweight, a weight where the Aztec has already fought a couple of times and the Kazakh never.
“ I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I already did my job by beating him twice and right now I want to stay at 168 (pounds), and if (Golovkin) wants to move up, we’ll see what pass “, he indicated.
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“IF I fight for the third time VS Golovkin, I feel so good that I could probably knock him out and cause him some serious damage”
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– Analysts (@_Analistas) January 5, 2021
Saúl’s decision and these words remove the possibility of the fight that many boxing fans are waiting for: the closing of the trilogy between “Canelo” and “GGG”, since it is not likely that the latter wants to rise from 168 to 160 lbs.
“ My goal is to fight anyone in 168 (pounds) if it has a title . The goal is February, May and September. It’s a pretty simple plan to 2021, fight for all the belts in 160 and do it three times, maybe four ”, Álvarez finished.
💥Canelo meditates fighting with Golovkin in 168 lbs: “We will not do favors”
In case it was not clear, Eddy Reynoso ruled that Canelo will accept all the challenges in the 2020, as long as they are performed in the super middle division. # Canelo # CaneloAlvarez #Box https: // t.co/0xcob1ahhP pic.twitter.com/TdXSJmA9fb
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