By: Sean Crose
He’s been in this game for a long time, because he’s almost a kid in Mexico. Now, despite losing the last fight, Canelo Alvarez is still at the top of the world boxing village. However, he will be knocked off his perch, if rival Gennady “GGG” Golovkin best beats him in their third fight this Saturday night in Las Vegas. What some consider an afterthought has become a match of considerable importance. Although he was defeated by Dmitry Bivol last spring and Floyd Mayweather nearly a decade ago, many feel Canelo lost his first fight to Golovkin in 2017.
Furthermore, there were those who felt Golovkin had beaten him in a rematch a year later. The fact that the referees ruled that the first match Canelo-Golovkin was a draw and the second game Canelo won made the old rumors that Canelo received preferential treatment into extremes. That’s probably why Canelo has said he wants to take down Golovkin this weekend – the man wants to leave no doubt who the winner is, especially not now, when the vultures are in the air. revolves around his career, just waiting for another L to show up on that Hall. his famous resume.
However, Canelo was certainly well aware of the importance of this fight for Golovkin. He’s forty now, Golovkin. He had only fought four times since the second battle of Canelo. His career trajectory is towards retirement. To defeat the red-haired star, finally triumphing over his only arch-enemy, will undoubtedly be the icing on the cake of a Hall of Fame career. However, Canelo is the one with more to lose this weekend. If he wins, as predicted, he will just do what he is expected to do at this point. However, if he loses, he will have two consecutive losses on his record.
Worse, critics will say that he never beat Golovkin, that the referees covered him for the first two matches before Golovkin finally proved who was better in the match. Tuesday. However, Canelo has been playing this game for a long time. He knows what it’s like to perform under pressure and there’s no doubt he’ll be at his best when he hits the ring Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Opposite him will stand Golovkin, tough and determined. In front of him will be the future, the path will soon be determined.
