Although both of their legacies are well-intact, both Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin will forever be connected through their trilogy.
Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin square off tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the heavily-anticipated third fight of their iconic trilogy. all come under the microscope five years after two of the sport’s greats first met inside the ringWhat began as a respectful rivalry between two of boxing’s pound-for-pound best has transformed into bitter vitriol surrounding their first two fights.
“He always talks about I’m scared, I’m running away when I’m fighting the best guys out there and he’s fighting with Class D fighters. He’s talking a lot of things about me. That’s why it’s personal for me.”Judging controversy clouded the first two bouts. The first, which ended in a split-decision draw, saw scores of 114-114, 115-113 Golovkin and 118-110 Alvarez. That final 118-110 score for Alvarez immediately drew wide scale criticism, as Golovkin appeared to have the upper hand.
That scoring controversy – and Golovkin and his team’s continued outspoken comments about the scores – have fueled much of the resentment. Further, the rematch had to be postponed after Alvarez tested positive for the PED clenbuterol, which he blamed on contaminated meat he consumed in Mexico. Golovkin has consistently rejected that excuse, branding Alvarez a cheater.
“Have you seen any hatred, or rivalry, from G’s side? All the stuff you heard, anything you heard or saw came from Canelo’s side,” Golovkin’s trainer Jonathan Banks told The Post. “None of that came from G’s side. All the stuff you heard saying ‘I’m gonna kill you, I’m gonna do this, I’m gonna do that,’ that all came from Canelo’s side. G hasn’t said anything. G’s said ‘it’s business as usual.’ That’s his approach to it.
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