Canelo Alvarez blasted Gennady Golovkin as an “a*******” who “pretends to be a nice guy” ahead of their eagerly anticipated trilogy clash in September.The Mexican ripped into the fan favourite during their eventful press conference in Hollywood.
Alvarez only just overcame ‘GGG’ in their previous contest by a majority decision in 2018, one year after the pair fought a hugely controversial split draw in 2017.One year after his rival inflicted his one and only loss, Golovkin accused Alvarez of refusing a third bout between the rivals.
But with the Las Vegas trilogy less than three months away, Alvarez fired a strong passing shot at his rival, claiming their third bout has become “personal” before calling him an “a*******”.READ NEXT: Eddie Hearn predicts 'blistering knockout' as Canelo vs Golovkin trilogy fight confirmed “He’s two different people,” said Alvarez. “He pretends to be a nice guy but he’s not.
He’s an a*******. He really is. He pretends to be a nice guy. 'Oh yes, I’m just here for the fans and I’m happy.’ Then in other places, he just talks a lot of s**t.”Alvarez also referenced the Kazakh’s frequent insinuations that he was trying to avoid a trilogy fight, ridiculing his suggesting and describing his previous opponents as “Class D fighters”. "He always talk about I'm scared, I'm running away when I'm fighting the best guys out there and he's fighting with Class D fighters," Alvarez added.Do you think Gennady Golovkin can avenge his loss to Canelo Alvarez?
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