?I love fighting Mexican style. I love the Mexican tradition. I am surrounded by it. I have Mexican blood??
There?s something righteous about the upcoming fight between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez. After the ungainly pas de deux of a few weeks ago, Saturday?s fight is the real deal. It?s the best fighting the best, a real fight between real fighters of comparable skill near or at the top of their game. One can?t say enough about Canelo. One can?t say enough about Triple G. Their performances in the ring speak for themselves. And their conduct prior to Saturday?s fight, in stark contrast to the standard issue mouthing off to which we?ve grown accustomed, exemplifies big time boxing at its stoical best.
?This is more than a fight,? said Golovkin, the undefeated reigning and defending middleweight champion of the world. ?It?s a real Mexican fight. Abel brings a Mexican style to me. I love fighting Mexican style. I love Mexican food and eat it every day. I love the Mexican tradition. I am surrounded by it. I have many Mexican friends. I have Mexican blood.?
That?s good blood to have. Just ask Canelo.
?Seriously,? Triple G continued, ?just one punch changes a fight?a life. Just one punch. Canelo has power, he has speed. He knows me, I know him. My team has Plan A, B, C, D. And his team has the same. He?s ready for short distance, long distance, decision. I do not know. Who lands the big punch first? It is not a fight. It is a war.?
Touch gloves, gentlemen.
Habr? sangre.
Let?s get it on.
