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Why can’t Golovkin knock out Canelo? Veteran’s answer

September 17 at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (USA), star antagonists Saul Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) from Mexico and Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) from Kazakhstan will hold the third face-to-face fight. In 2017, they failed to determine the winner, and 12 months later, Canelo was slightly stronger.


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Puncher from Kazakhstan is known for his punching power. For this reason, on the eve of the fight, he was asked why he still had not been able to knock out his opponent.
Answer veteran: “Well, you know, easier said than done. Hypothetically, a knockout is possible in the third fight. This is purely theoretical. You know what they say: “You need a knockout. You can’t leave everything in the hands of the judges.” But to tell the truth, at this level with such a strong opposition, it is very difficult to win by knockout.”

Golovkin reminded that Canelo is also a notable puncher. It’s funny that he previously claimed that the Mexican punches are like slaps: “He has punching power. Here without a doubt. We have seen this in many of his fights. But he didn’t manage to take advantage of that in our two face-to-face fights.”

Golovkin is in his 50s, asking fans to remember that “I’m only human. I also have two arms and two legs. I think that all those athletes who have already exceeded 40 understand everything. Young people may not be very young, but those over 40 know what I’m talking about.

Earlier, Golovkin said: “I’m glad that Canelo did not wait until I hit fifty dollars.” And the ex-champion from Britain “would like to see the victory of the veteran, but …”.

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