Canelo Alvarez and Golovkin: a rivalry that endures
The years passed and the relationship between Canelo Álvarez and Golovkin began to crack more and more until it became irreconcilable. The fight they had in September 2017, with a draw in the final result, put the Kazakh in a rather uncomfortable position, since he considered that there was an error on the part of the judges. Until that moment the Kazakh had a record of 37-0.
Then, prior to the second fight, Canelo Álvarez tested positive for clambuterol in two doping tests and everything had to be postponed. “From the first fight, many doctors said that it was not normal to have muscles like this (referring to Canelo). Again with Mexican meat? Come on, I told you, it’s not the meat. This is Cinnamon. This is his team. This is Golden Boy Promotions. Canelo is cheating. They are using drugs and everyone pretends that nothing is wrong, “said GGG.
The Mexican was not sanctioned as it should have been and only received six months of disqualification. The Nevada Athletic Commission considered that he had inadvertently consumed the substance with the ingestion of contaminated food. “Saúl Álvarez cooperated with the director’s investigation in the positive urinalysis and provided information related to his diet in the days prior to the collection of urine specimens for urinalysis, including his statement that he ate meat during that time.” said Nevada Assistant Attorney General Caroline Bateman.
The second fight was a year following Supremacy, on September 15, 2018, also at T-Mobile in Las Vegas. This time it was a split decision victory for the Mexican and the first and only loss for GGG, who considers himself to have won both fights.
Now everything is set for the rivalry between the two boxers to come to an end, at least in the ring. We will not know if following this weekend they will see each other once more with different eyes, like ten years ago. What is certain is that possibly one of the greatest boxing evenings of 2022 awaits us.