Via Brian Webber: Gennadiy Golovkin is not sure what changes he needs to make in the match for him to beat Canelo Alvarez on Saturday because he feels what he did in the first two matches against the superstar should have resulted. the fact that he raised his hand.
Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) feels that the human element has come into play in his previous matches against Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs) and he hopes that that wouldn’t require him to knock Alvarez out to get the win.
At this level, it’s not easy to KO a fighter like Canelo, who rarely gets hurt and never misses.
Golovkin, 40, can clearly change elements of his game to improve his chances of beating Canelo as he made mistakes in both teamfights against the Mexican star.
For example, Golovkin’s decision to take on Canelo inside in both teamfights gave him a huge advantage, allowing Alvarez to execute his power shots a lot easier than he could. with him if GGG stays outside.
We saw in the recent win of WBA lightweight champion Dmitry Bivol over Canelo that the best route to a win against him is to be on the outside, dashing in and throwing combos.
Golovkin doesn’t play synergies, and he doesn’t go out against Canelo often to avoid getting hit.
Bivol uses movement against Canelo to keep him from his big punches. Golovkin did not move but forward and backward.
“This is not a question for me. I insisted on a trio the next day after the referees awarded Canelo the win,” Gennadiy Golovkin told. Good morning Kombat when asked why it took four years for him to face Canelo Alvarez for a three-part match.
Canelo doesn’t want a rematch with Golovkin after beating him in 2018, as he’s content with the only win he got. Like in the first fight, Canelo was not bothered by boxing fans who thought he had lost the fight.
For that reason, he let Golovkin pit for four years until he was finally satisfied to let him rematch. Whether Golovkin’s recent lackluster run of form has anything to do with Canelo’s decision to rematch him remains unknown.
“I just walked past it. I know what’s going on and it doesn’t affect me,” Golovkin said when asked if he was bothered by the assessment of the two fights with Canelo, as well as the positive test result for PED. of the Mexican star.
“I realized it was business, part sport. I’m definitely a different fighter now because I’ve added more of my skills; My style plus my age plays an important role. This is another weight class.
“JB [Johnathon Banks] was able to deliver what the Kronk Gym school had to offer, and he showed it to me. I’m a different fighter than I used to be and I’m very pleased with that.
“It’s hard for me to say what needs to be changed because it’s not up to me. Of course, I knew I needed to get in the ring and show my best, the best of boxing.
“At the same time, we are talking about the human element here. We are talking about honesty and fairness with judges. Sometimes you need to be above your opponent’s head and shoulders to bring victory by scoring, like the final battle [for Canelo against Dmitry Bivol] showed.
“You saw the scores, and they didn’t reflect what we saw in the ring. It’s not close to the score. Here we are talking about the human factor,” says Golovkin.
