Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez shared 36 unimaginable rounds throughout a memorable trilogy of contests.
‘GGG’ stands agency as one of the crucial feared and formidable middleweights in boxing historical past, holding a document breaking 23 knockout victories which spanned 8 years.
Golovkin and Canelo first locked horns in 2017, with the extremely anticipated showdown ending in a controversial draw. The pair then clashed for the second time in September 2018, with ‘Canelo’ nicking a majority choice victory that was once more met with controversy. They then met for the third and ultimate time in 2022, however this time it was a complete victory for the Mexican icon.
‘GGG’ has not fought since that second defeat to Alvarez, with the 42-year-old now trying like he has entered retirement, regardless of there not being an official announcement to verify this.
Chatting with Mayan Tiger Sports activities, the previous unified middleweight king gave his ideas on a possible showdown between former opponent ‘Canelo’ and David Benavidez, claiming he ‘would like to see’ that battle happen sooner or later.
“I’m not an knowledgeable on ‘Canelo’ so I can not say whether or not he’ll take this battle or not however as a fan of boxing I’d like to see this battle. I hope this battle will happen. When is one other query, a query of boxing, of enterprise, however that might be an attention-grabbing battle to look at.”
Golovkin was then requested to foretell the battle, and mentioned it will be a draw so as to drive a trilogy.
“It’s a loaded query. I believe it will be a draw. To ensure that a trilogy to occur we want a draw first.”
Benavidez now campaigns at light-heavyweight, however a conflict with ‘Canelo’ has but to be dominated out, which has supplied boxing followers with a glimmer of hope.
