American coach Joel Diaz made a sharp statement regarding the trilogy between Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) and Saul Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs), according to bbabo.net.
"Does this fight interest me? No. People who live in boxing are not interested. Why? We've already seen the first fight and the second. What do you want to hear from me? My opinion without any filters there? OK, no problem. Meaning from this fight? Four years have passed. The former relevance is no longer and will not be. Canelo was just waiting for Golovkin to grow old. And all that awaits us is a one-sided fight in which Alvarez will simply beat Golovkin. Gennady is already 40 years. They should have been about bbabo.net for a third fight in 2019, not four years later," Diaz said.
He noted that the age factor of Golovkin, who will turn 40 on April 8, cannot be ignored. “They made a monster out of Canelo,” says the coach. “They waited for an aged Golovkin. I was in New York when Gennady fought Sergey Derevyanchenko. And to be honest, I think he lost that fight. Yes, I think that Derevyanchenko deserved to win. I understand that Sergey is a tough fighter. But where is he now? He is no match for Canelo. And if Golovkin had such a competitive fight with him, it says a lot about his current level. This does not mean that Gennady is already dead. But 40 years is not a joke to you. And behind him is a lot of sweat, blood and tears shed in battles and training," he said.
“No, this fight is not very interesting for me. But I know that many fans want to see it. Especially since both previous fights ended with controversial referee verdicts. Perhaps the whole point is to put the final point in this confrontation. But because Canelo will just beat Golovkin hard. Maybe it will make the fans happy. Asked? Get it, sign it. Average fans do not pay attention to the fact that 4 years have passed, that Golovkin has already grown old. They want to see a confident victory for Canelo. They they will see her. Allegedly, this should close all disputes over their previous head-to-head confrontations," Diaz said.
Note that their first fight in 2017 in Las Vegas ended in a draw, and a year later the Mexican won by decision in the same arena.
Recall that Golovkin, who owns the IBF and IBO middleweight world titles, will hold a unification fight with WBA Super middleweight belt holder Ryota Murata (16-2, 13 KOs) on April 9 in Japan. Three titles will be at stake.
In the event of a victory over the Japanese, GGG will hold a trilogy with Canelo in September, who will face Russian Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) in May for his WBA light heavyweight belt.
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