A LOT of people said that Canelo Alvarez is ducking Gennady Golovkin, I didnโ€™t look at it like that, I look at it like itโ€™s got to make business sense for all involved. Obviously theyโ€™ve got to that level and fights like this donโ€™t just happen overnight, it takes time to make.

I didnโ€™t think it would be like Mayweather-Pacquiao, I didnโ€™t think it would take that long, but massive fights like this take a lot longer to make and organise than other ones.

I was a little bit disappointed that Caneloย Alvarez didnโ€™t try and stop Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr. Chavez Jnr probably killed himself to get to the weight, I donโ€™t think he had much left in the tank. It was an easy nightโ€™s work for Alvarez and he fights like that โ€“ if he can have an easy nightโ€™s work, heโ€™ll have an easy night. He doesnโ€™t over-exert himself, he doesnโ€™t push himself if he doesnโ€™t need to.

It wonโ€™t be an easy night against Golovkin, I think itโ€™ll be a very tough fight but Iโ€™ve said it from day one when the fight was first talked about; I think Alvarez beats him all day long. Honestly, Iโ€™ve said it from day one. I think heโ€™s got the brain, the ability, the speed, the power, the movement. Over Golovkinโ€™s last couple of fights, weโ€™ve seen a little bit of a blueprint on how to beat him. I think Alvarez beats Danny Jacobs, I think Alvarez beats Kell Brook โ€“ Golovkinโ€™s last two opponents.

I just think Caneloย has the speed and ability and boxing brain to beat โ€œGGGโ€. People think Iโ€™ve said it this long just because I shared a ring with Alvarez โ€“ not at all. I always try and state my honest opinion, and I think Alvarez beats โ€œGGGโ€.

I fought Alvarez about six years ago and heโ€™s a hell of a lot better fighter now. Heโ€™s come on massively in every department, and I honestly believe heโ€™s got what it takes to beat โ€œGGGโ€.

When I fought Alvarez, I noticed that he was very, very accurate with his punches. He never threw anything if he didnโ€™t think it was going to land, he doesnโ€™t waste anything. Heโ€™s very accurate with his body shots, with his head shots. Heโ€™s got great speed and heโ€™s got great head movement, I never expected him to have as good movement and head movement as he did. Thatโ€™s what great fighters have. I went in with a gameplan, I had to change my gameplan because I never expected him to box like he boxed. Great fighters can adapt and change their plan if things arenโ€™t working.

I think Caneloย will have a plan for Golovkin. Weโ€™ve not seen much different from Golovkin in his fights. He comes forward, heโ€™s heavy-handed, he throws shots from unorthodox angles and weโ€™ve not seen much different from him. Weโ€™ve seen Alvarez box, weโ€™ve seen him fight, weโ€™ve seen him move, weโ€™ve seen him knock people clean out. So we know heโ€™s got everything.

Canelo

When Canelo Alvarez attacks, whatโ€™s Golovkin going to be like? When Alvarez boxes, whatโ€™s Golovkin going to be like? If he stands in the trenches and has a war with him, Alvarez has proven heโ€™s got a great defence. I honestly just think heโ€™s got what it takes to beat him.

He was a superstar in Mexico back when I fought him and heโ€™s an even bigger superstar now. When we arrived at the airport the cameras were there, we were walking down all the streets and saw all the billboards, heโ€™s on TV, heโ€™s in the papers. Heโ€™s an absolute superstar in Mexico, they absolutely love him, and so they should because heโ€™s a fantastic fighter. But heโ€™s a different Mexican fighter because he doesnโ€™t use crash, bang, wallop aggressive fighting, heโ€™s got a boxing brain. He can box as well as he can fight and I think thatโ€™s the difference, thatโ€™s why heโ€™s such a superstar in Mexico, heโ€™s something different in the boxing world. When he beats Golovkin heโ€™ll move to a different level.