Canelo Álvarez continues to warm up his engines ahead of his fight against Gennady Golovkin next 17 September in Las Vegas, Nevada and now in an interview he declared that the rivalry with the Kazakh It is the largest he has harvested in his career.
Álvarez stressed that for everything that has involved him with Golovkin in his previous fights, the comments they have made and the desire he has shown in the ring, he has been one of his best rivals.
“Without a doubt, he has been one of the ones you win the most (he has put into the fight), everything he has said, so much that he has said, it is the third fight so it has been the greatest rivalry of my career”, expressed Colorado.
Same In this way, he made it clear that although his loss last May against Dmitry Bivol affected his ego, he wants to come out victorious in order to continue with the goals he has set for his career.
“(The defeat in the fight against Bivol) has given me more motivation, more desire to move forward, to return to the ring, but yes, I have always said it, like when you win, you celebrate, you get happy, when you lose, you have to accept it, that’s right, I had to lose that night, you have to accept it and move on, that’s right, “he said.
“It hurts and continues to hurt, but in the end we are here, at the foot of the canyon. When you look for greatness, there are many potholes on the road, you are going to stumble many times, but that does not mean that you are not going to achieve the goal and that is where we continue on that path”, he added.
Lastly, Canelo Álvarez also made it clear that he is happy to be able to get into the ring on days close to Mexico’s Independence Day, it is a pleasure for him.
“It has always represented a lot for me, for me it is a pride to represent my country on important dates, these dates in which all Mexicans unite. I feel very proud to represent them and paint myself green, white and red”, he concluded.