In the past, “GGG” Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez once confronted each other twice. They defeated the first match. Until the rematch, Canelo Alvarez won GGG by calculating points but it was a controversial match. Shortly thereafter, two arbitrators graded for Canelo to win GGG being banned from practicing because of fraud.
Resentment in the past was the reason why GGG opened a press conference with Canelo by attacking the opponent. The 40th punch that Canelo had deliberately evaded him for many years to avoid a quick loss, that Mexico boxer could actually only win GGG thanks to his referees to score himself.
In response to the attacks from GGG, Canelo said: “He said a lot about me, but it was all personal. GGG said I was scared, I escaped him, but the reality was that I always played the best boxers, and he just competed but the fist.
“Everything needs to be true to its nature. I never pretended myself as a good person, because I always lived right with myself, not fraudulent. Only GGG lived a multi -personality. He was a bastard, but always proved to be a noble person. Be a man and be responsible for his words,” Canelo added.
At the end of the press conference, Canelo did not hide his intention to make GGG “forced to retire with a knock-out”. Meanwhile, GGG said he did not want to make any misleading content to Canelo. This shows that Gennady Golovkin is quite cautious before the rematch between the two.
The match between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez took place on September 17 in Nevada, USA. Gennady Golovkin challenged to win 5 WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring Super Middleweight from Canelo. This is also the first time GGG has played in this weight class, while with Canelo, he has the advantage of the balance.