By Miguel Rivera
Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) is looking to leave zero doubt on May 5th, when he challenges IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in a highly anticipated rematch.
They met last September, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas - and the contest ended in a controversial twelve round split draw.
One judge saw it 114-114, while another had it 115-113 for Golovkin and a highly criticized score of 118-110 for Canelo.
Canelo believes that one thing was missing from the last fight, he needed to throw more punches.
He felt that he did enough to win, but he wants to make this victory very clear by being far more aggressive in the contest.
"I've watched it like 10 times, I think I had a good fight. I won the fight by two points. I think that, in order to be more convincing, I just have to throw more punches and nothing else. We are analyzing the idea of training in the mountains of Colorado, to be at a high elevation to gain more conditioning," Canelo said.
"We are looking for a convincing victory. That's why we're going this time and we're going to prepare for a more active fight. I will give the best of myself in training so that the fight is easier.
If Canelo wins the fight, the Mexican star believes there is a good chance of facing Golovkin for a third time.
In a recent interview, Canelo's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions, said a trilogy bout was a sure thing for the future.
"It may be, I think there is a high percentage that there may be a third fight. Let's see how the second one develops. In the first one, there was a lot of talk about the rematch, and it ended up being something that was done. Let's hope that it's a great fight and that the public will enjoy it," Canelo said.
2023-10-20 10:18:14
