Saul (Canelo) Alvarez Confident He Will Knockout Gennady Golovkin

Three-time boxing champion Saul (Canelo) Alvarez recently spoke about his upcoming bout with Gennady Golovkin. In an interview conducted in Spanish and translated to English, Canelo gives insight into his boxing strategy and reveals his confidence that he will remain victorious, taking down Golovkin in the ring. The fight is scheduled for September 16 in Las Vegas.
Saul Canelo Alvarez Says He Knows How To Win
Anyone who works in a profession long enough becomes an expert and that’s just the case with Saul Alvarez. He says his past experiences and a well-established training routine have helped him hone his skills to the point where he knows just what strategies to employ for each match. Even as critics suggest Saul has put on too much weight and may be sluggish against Gennady, the middleweight champ assures fans that he’s in peak condition.
“I feel strong, my legs are strong and my arms are strong. I’ll be fine.”
The fighter has always proven he has the agility, strength, and talent to rise to the top, but he says it takes more than that to stay on top. Fighters rely on the support of their fans for that extra boost of adrenaline, so he Canelo admits it’s just as important to possess a degree of charisma as it is to be a good fighter.
Saul Alvarez Shares His Strategy For Fighting Golovkin
While some fighters might brush of the challenge of a new opponent, Canelo says he’s not taking any chances with Gennady. The middleweight champ says Golovkin is undoubtedly the “most dangerous” fighter he has ever faced, particularly because he always goes for a quick knockout. While Alvarez wouldn’t go into details about how he’ll approach a fighter like that, he did hint that he planned to use Gennady’s own strategy against him.
“I prefer to wait and show it during the fight,” Canelo said of his fighting strategy. “I expect there will be a lot of punches thrown, but I will say I am preparing for a knockout.”
Saul Alvarez is only focused on his fight with Gennady Golovkin, so he’s not thinking about much else these days. With a 41-1-1 record, fans might expect the 27-year-old boxer to start planning a retirement, but Alvarez is quick to dismiss that idea.
“No, it’s way too early to talk about retiring. I’d like to fight seven or eight more years.”