CANELO ALVAREZ and Gennady Golovkin faced off for the first time on Saturday night in Las Vegas, after announcing their September 16 mega-fight. The two had no overt hostility to one another but were calm in the knowledge that theirs should be a fight to remember.
Alvarez, who had been keen to emphasise he feared no one, is seemingly relaxed about taking on one of the sportโs most feared punchers. โIโm very happy that this fight is finally here, the one that [they] said would never be made. Iโm very happy to give the fans another great fight, which is the only thing I want in my career,โ Canelo declared.
While Golovkin is heavy handed and technically proficient, he is not invincible and Alvarez brings a potent style, featuring slick, offensive combinations, that should give Golovkin pause for thought. โI expect the fight to be explosive and powerful. The styles are there, they should mesh together. For my part thatโs what youโre going to see,โ Canelo said.
โThe important thing is the fightโs done, itโs next.โ
Golovkin has been waiting a long time for this moment and a showdown against a great fighter could potentially be GGGโs defining moment. โRight now for us this is the biggest fight in boxing,โ said Gennady Golovkin. โDonโt miss this fight.
โA difficult fight for both of us. Two great champions, who wins [itโll be] technical, tactical, all of it. Amazing fight.โ