Canelo Alvarez is in action now. He is doing everything to promote his highly anticipated trilogy battle with intense rival Gennady Golovkin. In the process, he took to the Internet to make a connection with his fans. Speaking to fans, he entertained a very interesting query, which says why Canelo took four years to reach the conclusion of taking another shot at GGG.

Without making it complicated, The Mexican superstar gave a reasonable answer.

“The truth is that I thought it was over. I didn’t plan to fight with him. I was doing other things, I was gaining weight, winning titles in other division, but people kept asking for this fight. And for one thing or another, the TV station also wanted this fight, “, Canelo said.

At what timing Canelo Alvarez would face GGG?

Unlike previous bouts, GGG is moving up in weight class for the first time in his career to challenge Alvarez’s undisputed title at 168lbs. Earlier, both met for the middleweight championship.

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Now the decisive and final battle between two walking legends will take place this weekend on September 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Earlier also they met at the same venue. According to DAZN News, the card will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT while the main event will begin at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT/ 4 a.m BST.

The first time they met was in 2017. The scenario before this clash was interesting. Canelo was pressing forward and gathering back-to-back belts in the middleweight division. The biggest threat to his dream was Golovkin, who was successfully guarding his titles for years. He was undefeated with an amazing set of skills.

This was quite clear to Alvarez when he touched the gloves. From the opening rounds, GGG began out-jabbing Canelo, and he kept on doing that till the end of the fight. However, Canelo, who relied on body punches, emerged victorious on the judges’ card. This created controversy, so Canelo met GGG again in 2018 in a rematch.

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Canelo won this fight by decision. What do you think of the verdict of the third fight? Let us know in the comments below.