Via Sam Volz: Canelo Alvarez reveals that his loss last month to Dmitry Bivol “pain” him, but he plans to get up and keep moving forward with his career to achieve “The great.”
In a move that has puzzled many boxing fans, Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs) has opted not to rematch WBA light heavyweight champion Bivol immediately and will enter the trio with Gennadiy Golovkin, 40 years old on September 17.
People take it as a sign of weakness when you come out of a defeat without immediately trying to avenge it, as we are seeing with former four-time world champion Canelo.
As a result, fans were less interested in Canelo’s next fight as his popularity significantly influenced the decision not to go head to head with Bivol right away.
In addition, the Canelo vs Golovkin showdown (42-1-1, 37 KOs) is no longer appealing to the boxing public as GGG has damaged his career by going up against lesser opponents and not active enough since 2018 to stay popular.
Golovkin is no longer the guy that fans want to see Canelo fight. The fighters they want the Mexican star to face are David Benavidez, Jermall Charlo and Artur Beterbiev. In other words, the opposition could either make Canelo retire or ruin his superstar status.
“When you mention a boxer in my position, taking the risk that I do, taking the risk of gaining weight, taking the risk of accepting the challenge when no one is there for me, I there was no reason to do it,” Canelo said in media roundtable.
“I want to build my career, build my history, and when you fight for history, you will have difficulties along the way, but that doesn’t mean you won’t achieve it, and I on that road.
“I am a very competitive individual and that will not stop me from my goals. Iit was a very hard loss [against Bivol]. It hurts to lose because obviously, nobody likes to lose,” continued Canelo. “Life is so.”
It would be a good idea for Canelo to rematch Bivol this year, assuming he successfully defeats Golovkin on September 17. Canelo will need to change the way he fights if he is to beat Golovkin and Bivol , as his fighting style has become too one-sided over the past two years.
Canelo is focusing too much on throwing knockouts, and he’s no longer throwing combos. His work rate, which has never been high in his career, has dropped as he focuses on loading everything he throws. That won’t work for him against Bivol, and probably not Golovkin either.
“You win, and you lose, but in the end, greatness is getting up again and following the path, following the path, and getting up stronger than you were before. That’s where I’m at,” Canelo said.
