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Canelo vs GGG III Sep 17th (Undisputed Super Middleweight Championship)
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Yeah I'm def not excited about this one. This Gonzalez is not that good
Yeah Bam very likely to win, seems like just a showcase fight.
Golovkin on Canelo's Animosity: Maybe It's Just The Side Effects of Certain Substances in The Body
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BY LYLE FITZSIMMONS
Published Tue Jul 12, 2022, 01:21 AM EDT
Gennadiy Golovkin is in better shape than most guys his age.
He’s an athletically fit 40-year-old who is lean and muscular at 160 pounds and has been consistently able to stand in with middleweights a decade younger and beat them into submission.
Still, he’s closer to the end than the beginning.
Whether he concedes it or not.
And with a trilogy fight against Canelo Alvarez on the late-summer horizon, he’s certainly used to being asked about whether he’s planning to call it quits, perhaps after a career-defining win.
But he’s not quite ready to pull the trigger on finality.
“It’s hard for me to say,” he said. “I will continue until I stop feeling I can show the best of me, the best boxing at this top level. I will continue until my body tells me to stop.
“I also have three belts at 160, so the victory or the loss in this upcoming fight (at 168 pounds) is not going to affect my decision about when to retire. It’s about being honest with myself, listening to my body to my mind and to feel when it tells you to stop. And then you stop.”
Indeed, though the third go-round with his Mexican rival will be contested at super middleweight with Alvarez’s four titles on the line, the Kazakh veteran is still the IBF and WBA title-holder at middleweight and will have the option to return to 160 to defend or perhaps attempt to unify with fellow claimants Jermall Charlo (WBC) and Demetrius Andrade (WBO).
Golovkin and BoxingScene.com sat down for a Zoom video chat to discuss his relationship with Alvarez, his ring legacy, and the ways he’ll ensure he’s 100 percent on fight night in spite of comparative inactivity.
BoxingScene.com: The third fight with Alvarez has been an off-and-on thing for what feels like several years now. Did you still think it was going to happen or had you let it go at some point?
Gennadiy Golovkin: At some point I stopped hoping that this fight was going to take place because there were certain obligations, contractual obligations, that were broken, there were some legal issues that came about, and then the pandemic began. So indeed, I stopped hoping at some point. But eventually this fight materialized and I’m very happy that it is going to take place now.
BoxingScene.com: Do you still think it would have happened had he not lost to Bivol?
Golovkin: Knowing certain details, I believe that I thought that this fight would take place regardless of the outcome of the Bivol-Canelo fight. And on the other hand, his loss in his last fight probably brought him back to reality. It probably taught him to treat boxing more seriously.
BoxingScene.com: One of the signature elements of this fight is the change in the relationship between you guys. What are the causes? To what do you attribute it?
Golovkin: I don’t even know how to explain it. Maybe it’s just the side effects of certain substances in the body. But I treat it as a sporting event, nothing personal. But the words that he chooses to say are unexplainable. Inexplicable.
BoxingScene.com: When we talked before the Murata fight this spring, you said you didn’t think the rivalry with Alvarez would be a determining factor in your legacy. Now that a third fight is signed, do you still feel that way?
Golovkin: My answer to your question before the fight in Japan was an honest answer. I back then did not believe it was important and I still think that it is not going to affect my legacy in any negative way. It would be just an excellent addition to my achievements if I deliver to my opponent and I get what I deserve. On the other hand, I believe that I will not lose anything. It is not going to tarnish my legacy even if I fail to win to this fight. I will still be happy. It will just be my legacy that will stay with me, just without this additional goal.
BoxingScene.com: He’s fought eight times in the four years since you last met and you’ve fought four times, with two significant layoffs. Does that matter, and how do you make sure you are 100 percent come September?
Golovkin: I don’t think that I would need to demonstrate to somebody or prove anything to anybody. I believe I need to be myself and do my job and I don’t feel the need to prove anything to anybody. He became a more active fighter because he became the focus of his promoter who was able to bring him back and reshuffle his card deck. It will not affect me much.
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RIP MR. SMOKE
This is exactly what canelo is talking about with this lame. When he's in canelo's face he's nothing but smiles and compliments. But as soon as he gets alone with his cac media friends he wants to run his mouth again. Little g sat there quiet as a church mouse when canelo was grilling him to his face. Once canelo leaves he gets bold againGolovkin on Canelo's Animosity: Maybe It's Just The Side Effects of Certain Substances in The Body
BY LYLE FITZSIMMONS
Published Tue Jul 12, 2022, 01:21 AM EDT
Gennadiy Golovkin is in better shape than most guys his age.
He’s an athletically fit 40-year-old who is lean and muscular at 160 pounds and has been consistently able to stand in with middleweights a decade younger and beat them into submission.
Still, he’s closer to the end than the beginning.
Whether he concedes it or not.
And with a trilogy fight against Canelo Alvarez on the late-summer horizon, he’s certainly used to being asked about whether he’s planning to call it quits, perhaps after a career-defining win.
But he’s not quite ready to pull the trigger on finality.
“It’s hard for me to say,” he said. “I will continue until I stop feeling I can show the best of me, the best boxing at this top level. I will continue until my body tells me to stop.
“I also have three belts at 160, so the victory or the loss in this upcoming fight (at 168 pounds) is not going to affect my decision about when to retire. It’s about being honest with myself, listening to my body to my mind and to feel when it tells you to stop. And then you stop.”
Indeed, though the third go-round with his Mexican rival will be contested at super middleweight with Alvarez’s four titles on the line, the Kazakh veteran is still the IBF and WBA title-holder at middleweight and will have the option to return to 160 to defend or perhaps attempt to unify with fellow claimants Jermall Charlo (WBC) and Demetrius Andrade (WBO).
Golovkin and BoxingScene.com sat down for a Zoom video chat to discuss his relationship with Alvarez, his ring legacy, and the ways he’ll ensure he’s 100 percent on fight night in spite of comparative inactivity.
BoxingScene.com: The third fight with Alvarez has been an off-and-on thing for what feels like several years now. Did you still think it was going to happen or had you let it go at some point?
Gennadiy Golovkin: At some point I stopped hoping that this fight was going to take place because there were certain obligations, contractual obligations, that were broken, there were some legal issues that came about, and then the pandemic began. So indeed, I stopped hoping at some point. But eventually this fight materialized and I’m very happy that it is going to take place now.
BoxingScene.com: Do you still think it would have happened had he not lost to Bivol?
Golovkin: Knowing certain details, I believe that I thought that this fight would take place regardless of the outcome of the Bivol-Canelo fight. And on the other hand, his loss in his last fight probably brought him back to reality. It probably taught him to treat boxing more seriously.
BoxingScene.com: One of the signature elements of this fight is the change in the relationship between you guys. What are the causes? To what do you attribute it?
Golovkin: I don’t even know how to explain it. Maybe it’s just the side effects of certain substances in the body. But I treat it as a sporting event, nothing personal. But the words that he chooses to say are unexplainable. Inexplicable.
BoxingScene.com: When we talked before the Murata fight this spring, you said you didn’t think the rivalry with Alvarez would be a determining factor in your legacy. Now that a third fight is signed, do you still feel that way?
Golovkin: My answer to your question before the fight in Japan was an honest answer. I back then did not believe it was important and I still think that it is not going to affect my legacy in any negative way. It would be just an excellent addition to my achievements if I deliver to my opponent and I get what I deserve. On the other hand, I believe that I will not lose anything. It is not going to tarnish my legacy even if I fail to win to this fight. I will still be happy. It will just be my legacy that will stay with me, just without this additional goal.
BoxingScene.com: He’s fought eight times in the four years since you last met and you’ve fought four times, with two significant layoffs. Does that matter, and how do you make sure you are 100 percent come September?
Golovkin: I don’t think that I would need to demonstrate to somebody or prove anything to anybody. I believe I need to be myself and do my job and I don’t feel the need to prove anything to anybody. He became a more active fighter because he became the focus of his promoter who was able to bring him back and reshuffle his card deck. It will not affect me much.
Canelo never said don't talk shyt. He just said keep that same energy when you see me. Can't hate on that
......can't wait to see canelo punish this clown again
cac mediaThis is exactly what canelo is talking about with this lame. When he's in canelo's face he's nothing but smiles and compliments. But as soon as he gets alone with his cac media friends he wants to run his mouth again. Little g sat there quiet as a church mouse when canelo was grilling him to his face. Once canelo leaves he gets bold again
Canelo never said don't talk shyt. He just said keep that same energy when you see me. Can't hate on that
....you act like triple gawd (who is half russian/ half asian) or canelo (a mexican who is prolly whiter genetically than GGG) actually talk to any other media other than mainstream or their respective countries media 
...what point are you making? 
Isn't Canelo half white?This is exactly what canelo is talking about with this lame. When he's in canelo's face he's nothing but smiles and compliments. But as soon as he gets alone with his cac media friends he wants to run his mouth again. Little g sat there quiet as a church mouse when canelo was grilling him to his face. Once canelo leaves he gets bold again
Canelo never said don't talk shyt. He just said keep that same energy when you see me. Can't hate on that
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RIP MR. SMOKE
Come on now. You know damn well little g always been the white media darling. I still remember that all time list that had him ranked above guys like winkywhat point are you making?
But my main point is that Golovkin talks a lot of shyt to these reporters but never makes a peep when he's actually in front of canelo. He starts having ptsd about them body shots and turns into a sweetie pie. Same way he talked that Mexican style shyt then wanted to fight like Paulie malignaggi when the pressure was on. Canelo called him out for not keeping the same energy when they sat down together. Even Todd Grisham looked at him like "here's your chance to say something" and little g just sat there like
......dude been a phony. Canelo psychologically broke him down in that rematch. Destroyed his mind and body. Only thing that's left now is to take his soul
I always thought it was a bit manufactured on Canelo's part. Like a way to hype himself up.
Looks like one of those old school A&E posters for a three part documentary centered on Alexander The Great or The Spartans
Canelo Thought Golovkin Looked 'Good' In Murata Fight, Praises Him as ‘One Of The Best’
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BY SEAN NAM
Published Mon Jul 18, 2022, 08:22 AM EDT
NEW YORK–Canelo Alvarez may be seething with animosity toward Gennadiy Golovkin but that does not mean he does not know how to extend a compliment where he sees fit.
The 168-pound undisputed champion from Mexico will defend his four belts against his longtime Kazakh nemesis in a trilogy bout scheduled for Sept. 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Their pre-fight publicity thus far has seen Alvarez take an aggressive, almost aggrieved approach. In addition to adopting menacing glares in their face-offs, Alvarez has repeatedly stated that he has taken this fight personally and that he intends to knockout out a man whom he feels is a hypocrite and liar. Alvarez has taken exception to strong comments Golovkin made after Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol leading int their second fight; Alvarez has always maintained the substance was ingested inadvertently through contaminated Mexican beef.
But Alvarez sounded off a rare complimentary note to his blood rival during a press conference to promote the event. Alvarez, in particular, was impressed by Golovkin’s last fight, in April, a ninth-round technical knockout over Japanese champion Ryota Murata to unify the WBA and IBF middleweight titles.
“He looking good the last fight,” Alvarez told a group of reporters at a press huddle. “He’s strong. Like I say he’s a talented boxer.”
“I watched the highlights because I was in Greece (vacationing),” Alvarez continued. “Like I say, he looked always strong, a pressure fighter, looking good.”
Alvarez (57-2-2, 38 KOs) did not stop there with the flattering remarks. Asked to confirm if he believes Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) is one of the toughest opponents he has ever faced, the Mexican superstar did not hesitate to respond in the affirmative.
“He’s one of the best,” Alvarez said. “He’s one of the best for sure.”