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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 14: (R-L) Canelo Alvarez throws a right at Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their WBC/WBA 154-pound title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 14: (R-L) Canelo Alvarez throws a right at Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their WBC/WBA 154-pound title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
On September 17th inside the T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez will fight Gennady Golovkin for the third and final time. The first two fights were fought in 2017 and 2018. The first battle between Alvarez and Golovkin was a draw, but Alvarez won the second fight.
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Alvarez’s last fight was in May and it was a defeat against Dmitry Bivol, the light heavyweight champion of the world. On the other end, Golovkin’s last fight was against Japanese boxer Ryoto Murata, and the Kazakhstani won by a Technical Knockout in round 9.
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In 2013, Canelo Alvarez,23, went up against Floyd Mayweather, 36. This was the first loss that Alvarez faced in his professional boxing career. Prior to his final fight with Golovkin, Alvarez, in DAZN sponsored ‘The Making of Canelo’, expressed what he learned from his encounter with Mayweather in 2013.
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Alvarez said, “I’ve always said that I don’t take it as a defeat, I take it as a big learning curve in my career. The biggest lesson I learned was that I didn’t want to feel what you feel when you lose”.
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The final battle of Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin
At present, Alvarez is 32 and Golovkin 40. Although Alvarez looks good to stick by for some more years, Golovkin is near to calling it a day. Four titles, IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, and the WBO World Super Middleweight titles, have been put on the line.
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In the last two years, Alvarez had some big wins. His opponents included Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, and Caleb Plant. However, his last fight was a loss and it just might have an impact on Saul’s performance.

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Nov 6, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Canelo Alvarez (gold/white trunks) knocks down Caleb Plant (white/gray trunks) during their undisputed super middleweight world championship boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
On the other hand, although he is 40, ‘GGG‘ will enter this bout following a TKO victory in his last fight. Apart from that, he will be the taller opponent and have a 1cm reach advantage in the fight. Now, 1cm will not make a huge difference, but ‘GGG’ can be hopeful since Alvarez struggled against a taller opponent in his last fight.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 27: Boxer Gennady Golovkin speaks during a news conference with Canelo Alvarez to announce their rematch during a news conference at Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live on February 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Do you think what Alvarez learned from his bout with ‘TBE’ will help him in any way with ‘GGG’? Let us know in the comments.
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