CARSON ? Wherever Canelo Alvarez was on Saturday night, his message light was burning brightly.
Gennady Golovkin invited him to meet him inside the ring once more. ?Of course he is still the priority,? Golovkin said.
Vanes Martirosyan also had a message for Canelo.
?Run,? he said.
Martirosyan was still rearranging himself after Golovkin bludgeoned him to the canvas at StubHub Center, late in the second round. It was hard for him to sort out the shots, since they all felt the same.
?He?s a helluva fighter,? Martirosyan said. ?All of his shots had the same power. That?s what I couldn?t believe. Each time it was like getting hit by a train.
?He surprised me at first. I thought he might try to be aggressive with his jab, but he came out trying to actually box.?
Martirosyan actually tagged Golovkin with a left to the chops in the first rund. Asked later, Golovkin smiled and pretended to put his jaw back in place. ?It?s boxing, it can happen,? he said.
But when Golovkin rocked Martirosyan in the jaw with a right uppercut, the first responders began to gather. Golovkin backed his man into the corner and teed off with nine punches, the most telling of which was a seismic left hook.
?I think the last two guys who got into the ring with him just wanted to go the distance,? Martirosyan said, referring to Daniel Jacobs and Canelo. ?If Canelo actually wants to stand in front of him instead of running, he?s going to get knocked out, too.?
He smiled. ?Now I see why he wanted that beef,? Martirosyan said.
It all comes back to that, doesn?t it? Canelo tested positive for clenbuterol and still claims it was due to contaminated Mexican meat.
