Canelo Alvarez vs Gennadiy Golovkin fight week 3 continues, and with much anticipation for this weekend’s clash, Canelo sat down with members of the press to answer questions about his expectations for the fight. In particular, Canelo mentions some changes he has made to his training when he returned to racing after dealing with knee issues, and says that he looks to end his rivalry with Golovkin in impressive fashion.
Canelo on how much it would mean to him to be the first to stop Golovkin
“Look, that’s my goal for this fight. I’ll keep my mind focused that if the knockout comes, it’s fine. If not, I’m ready for 12 rounds.”
On the fight on Mexican Independence Day weekend
“I am excited to fight Independence weekend. I had a long time without a fight in those days after the fight with Golovkin. So I’m really excited to go back these days. It’s exciting to hear from all the fans, all the support they give me, so it motivates me.”
On what he did with Golovkin’s performance against Murata
“He did a very good job. He is the same fighter. He is strong, he takes hits, he hits hard, so he is the same fighter. I think he gets hit a lot because Murata doesn’t hit that hard, he’s like ‘it’s okay, it’s okay’, that’s what I think.”
On not being able to do much work on the road in his previous fights
“Since 2018, before the fight with Golovkin, I stopped running on my knees. And for this camp I start running again three times a week. So I feel very good.
“I don’t run in that fight with Golovkin as well because, remember, I had surgery in April before the fight.”
