LOS ANGELES — Canelo Álvarez arrived Friday in a black velour polo and white pants with an entourage too deep for the Hollywood conference room. The Mexican cash cow was there to promote his next fight — the too-long-in-the-making third clash with Gennadiy Golovkin — and brought his talking points.
He explained that the bout, scheduled for Sept. 17 in Las Vegas, was “personal” for him because Golovkin has continued taking verbal shots since they last met in 2018. Álvarez promised he will knock out the 40-year-old world champion, right into retirement. He spoke with a controlled rage about his biggest rival.
“He always talks about I’m scared, I’m going away, when I’m fighting the best guys out there and he’s fighting with Class D fighters,” Álvarez said. “He’s talking a lot of things about it. So that’s why it’s personal for me.”
