The former leader of the P4P rating, the absolute champion in the second middleweight (up to 76.2 kg), Mexican Canelo Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) did not hide that he was glad that the rivalry with Kazakh Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1) , 37 KOs) outside the sports plane, as this gives him the strength to work even harder in the gym.
Recall that the third fight of the boxers is scheduled for September 17.
“It’s always been very personal for me and him, and it’s never going anywhere,” Canelo said. – We had two fights, but the feelings remain the same. Golovkin never stopped talking about me, although you can check I never even mentioned his name.
“I was always on his tongue, he was always talking about me, and because of this, everything became even more personal,” continues the Mexican. – The fact that we have this rivalry is an additional factor. And that makes me train harder.”
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