"Why is this not going to happen?' I told everybody it's going to happen in September, and we're extremely proud and happy that this fight is going to take place".
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But the Kazakh KO artist did not sign the contract after being put under pressure by Alvarez's team to wait until September after a tough defence against Daniel Jacobs in March.
"Tonight I showed I could move, I could box, I showed as a fighter I can do all things", said Canelo. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin pose on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Las Vegas. The battle to be.
During the work up of the fight, both fighters were very vocal of their disdain for each other and often criticized each other publicly but now Chavez Jr did not hesitate to praise Alvarez. "I have had hard encounters - the upcoming fight without any doubt will also be difficult".
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Manager Arsene Wenger, who spent over 17 million pounds to sign Perez from Deportivo La Coruna in August, has sympathy. Little more than a decade ago, you would struggle to find a more respected manager than Jose Mourinho.
Alvarez enters his third straight Cinco de Mayo card with a record of 48-1-1 with 34 KOs, including wins in his last six bouts since his lone loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.in 2013.
"He beat me. If I attacked more, I would be open for more counterpunches", Chavez said. "I'm ready. I think, right now, everybody is excited for us to fight".
Even Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya was a little perplexed by how the Canelo-Chavez fight played out, saying it was unfathomable to him that the noticeably larger fighter in Chavez Jr. would allow himself to be bullied from pillar to post for 12 rounds of action.
A site for the fight hasn't been chosen, but the contracts are finalized, according to De La Hoya, whose company promotes Alvarez. Canelo has been criticized by many of his Mexican fans for ducking Triple G but no more. "He is a very active fighter - he's very good and he beat me", Chavez Jr said after the fight through a translator. That led to a heavy chorus of boos when the fight went finals and the judge's scores were announced.
Currently, Alvarez-Golovkin is the biggest fight in boxing. Canelo spent much of the fight chasing around an inactive Chavez Jr. and occasionaly trapping him long enough to deliver a flurry of punches. But to the fight fan and those of in particular of Mexican descent, this is more about pride and who is the best. International Business Times also scored the fight 120-108 for Alvarez.
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