Canelo vs. GGG: Fight Time and What to Watch For

That opens up several questions for this fight: Golovkin is one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, but how will his power translate going up in weight and against a beefier Álvarez? Can Álvarez rebound from just the second loss in his professional career at a weight he is more comfortable at? And finally, how does what both fighters think they know from their first two bouts change in a different weight class?

Álvarez has said he’ll be seeking a knockout. That’s a tall order.

It seems unbelievable, but Golovkin has never been knocked down in his professional career. Not knocked out; he has never even been knocked down to the canvas.

Supposedly (always take boxing lore with a grain of salt), it never happened in his amateur career either.

All week long, however, Álvarez has been boasting that the fight will not go to a decision. “The pressure I have put on myself is to finish this inside the distance of the 12 rounds,” Álvarez told reporters at a news conference during the week.

Golovkin’s response on Friday? “No comment.”

Golovkin might want the fight out of the judges’ hands.

Golovkin and Álvarez have fought two extremely close fights. Their first was a draw, and Álvarez was only narrowly decided as the victor in the rematch. To some, Golovkin won both fights, especially the first one, where one judge, Adalaide Byrd, turned in a scorecard that read 118-110 in favor of Álvarez, and was widely derided immediately afterward.

“118-110 for Canelo. No, that did not happen,” the HBO announcer Jim Lampley said after the scorecards were revealed. “That is fiction, unfortunately.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/sports/canelo-ggg-preview.html