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Boxing star Gennady Golovkin has explained why a win over Canelo Alvarez would be the biggest of his career.
Over the course of the last five years, the career of Gennady Golovkin has really been defined by one opponent: Canelo Alvarez. Fans and pundits alike had been talking about the possibility of them squaring off for a long time prior to their initial meeting which, as many of us know, ended in a controversial draw back in September 2017.
Then, just twelve months later, they fought in another absolute war of attrition with the Mexican sensation getting the nod on the judges’ scorecards.
Ever since then, GGG has been determined to prove that he’s still got what it takes to be a world class boxer at the highest level – despite seemingly being in the twilight of his career.
The veteran is 4-0 since losing to Canelo and his eyes are set firmly on finally beating his great rival to cap off an incredible run inside the squared circle.
During a recent interview with Las Vegas Review-Journal, Golovkin opened up on their impending trilogy fight and what a win would mean for his legacy.
“A lot of time has passed. We are different fighters now,” Golovkin said. “It’s the right approach to move on. Not to look back at the previous two fights and train with this idea that is a separate fight.
“I’m sure it’s not going to be an easy fight. My opponent is a champion, he has four belts, and he’s arguably the best fighter at that weight class. I’m jumping to the weight class for the first time and I’m fighting the best fighter in that class. Most likely I’ll feel fresh in that weight category. I think I’ll be ready for the physical standpoint. I think I’ll feel more comfortable in that weight class. On the other hand, I should say I feel extremely comfortable in my class. At 160.”
“It would be the biggest win in my career. It would be the best thing that happened. That would be very fulfilling,” Golovkin said.
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If he could knockout the softened-up-from-Bivol Canelo, it would indeed be his greatest win, given his age on top of it. Canelo took damage from Bivol and is softened up and ripe for the picking. Seeing as Canelo will always get the decision (unless blown out like by Bivol), GGG needs to knock Canelo back to the Clenbuterol Stand for some more tainted beef.
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GGG is a nice guy and a future HOFer in his own right.
But he's also one of the stupidest MOFOs in boxing.
Facing Ginger one more time, this time at 40 years of age...
Facing Ginger at a weight more suited to the bigger Ginger...
Facing Ginger in Las Vegas (aka: Gingerland), with Ginger judges...
Facing Ginger knowing a KO is the only chance he has of winning, yet Ginger has shown he can take GGG's punches, if nothing else...
GGG doesn't give a damn about losing to Ginger again.
He just wants that big payday so he can ride off into the sunset 10 times richer than he is now.
In doing so he's giving Ginger the opportunity to crow about another (cough) "legacy-defining" victory.
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you used the words legacy defining victory so i just repeated them. let me word it differently, if caleb or david b were fighting ggg next & beat him at one sixty eight would it be career best wins for them at this stage? i disagree ggg is well on the downhill slide, he has slipped but i still feel he matches up as at least fifty fifty against most guys around the weight
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With Caleb it would be a career best win... but not because of GGG but rather because of Plant himself. I just don't rate his resume very highly, so even a victory over an over-the-hill GGG would be a career best.
Benavidez is young and still rising, so yes... a career best for him also because his career still has a lot left to go. Again... it would be against a GGG considerably beyond his prime.
Yes... we'll disagree on GGG and his downhill slide. Which only accentuates the vast disadvantage he has against a bigger, younger, stronger Ginger... against whom he's got ZERO chance of a decision win.
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i think only casuals are dismissing ggg. he is a unified titleholder after all & his two fights with canelo were both very close in my opinion. ggg has slipped a bit but his last fight was coming of over a year's inactivity & once he shock of some rust he proceeded to beat down ryota. no none can run from age but there are other fighters who have performed well over forty. ggg unified at forty so let's see how he performs here. i also think too much is being made of the weight. personally i think ggg is a tough out for anyone around the weight. so therefore canelo must be pretty good if beating him would be one of the greatest wins in history?
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canelo is very good but still has his flaws as a fighter. did you see canelo becoming undisputed at one sixty eight after canelo beat ggg the second time? or after canelo beat danny jacobs clearer than ggg did? or after canelo knocked out a light heavyweight world champion?
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