THE war of words between Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has intensified ahead of their September trilogy bout.
Mexican star Canelo, 31, returns to motion in the identical area he was beaten by Dmitry Bivol back in March.
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Alvarez received the higher of GGG when the fighters final met in September 2018, profitable a controversial fight on the scorecards.
Canelo is assured of beating the 40-year-old Kazakh once more when the pair conflict in a Sin City proven on September 17.
But he has slammed long-time rival Golovkin within the run-up to the bout – and says he’s “not a great individual”.
Canelo informed TMZ: “He’s a f***ing a**gap.
“He’s not sincere. He pretends to be a great individual and be totally different however he isn’t.
“He talks rather a lot of s*** about me. He’ll say, ‘I respect him, his profession.’
And, different half, ‘He’s an embarrassing boxer, he is embarrassing for Mexican boxing.’
“I hate that motherf***er as a result of of that.”
Canelo is seeking to channel his aggression into his boxing – and has vowed to go away GGG on the canvas in Vegas.
He continued: “My aim is to finish this fight earlier than the 12 rounds.
“I’m 100% centered on this fight [with Golovkin] as a result of it is a harmful fight.
“But 100% searching for a second fight with Bivol.”
The fighters lately took a break from throwing punches to toss the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium ahead of an MLB sport.
While GGG’s ex-trainer claimed there are solely THREE fighters who can beat Canelo.
He informed FightHype earlier this yr: “The solely individuals who could be a robust fight for Canelo are Beterbiev, Benavidez, and a well-trained Golovkin.
“Those are the one individuals who can beat Canelo. The ones who stroll him down. These are the one ones who can threaten him.”