Freddie Roach: Golovkin is my friend, but Alvarez wins in return – Boxing News

Their repeated combat will take place on September 15 in the arena T-Mobile at Las Vegas (Nevada, USA). Exactly a year ago in the same arena boxers could not reveal the winner – their fight ended with a controversial draw.

– The biggest fight for Golden Boy – the revenge of Golovkin and Alvarez. What can you say about fighting now that the contract is signed?

– There is not a single fighter who is afraid of anyone. Both Canelo and Golovkin are not afraid of each other. The fight was not easy to organize and it's a great fight for viewing. Their first fight was very close, and I can not wait for the revenge, it should be spectacular.

– Who is the favorite in this fight and why? They both have advantages and disadvantages that you think of this as a boxing badyst?

– Golovkin is my friend. I know him well, and I like him, but I think that "Canelo" is at the moment a younger and cooler fighter, and Golovkin has slowed down a bit. His legs have not always followed Canelo in their last fight. I think Canelo will win by a decision of the judges.

John Gutling, a journalist on the NYFights sports site, has a similar opinion. According to him, in the upcoming bout Golovkin is in a heavy defeat, and the fight itself will not go half the distance.

However, the former world champion in two weight categories Timothy Bradley, the American, thinks otherwise. On the other hand, he puts Golovkin, explaining his choice by the fact that the Kazakh is more dimensional and stronger than Alvarez.

Recall, the first battle between Golovkin and Alvarez took place in September 2017 in the arena T-Mobile in Las Vegas and ended with a controversial draw. Exactly a year later, boxers will return to the same site for a rematch.