By Miguel Rivera

Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) is a few short months away from challenging WBA, WBC, IBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) on September 16th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The HBO Pay-Per-View fight has been discussed for at least two years and many felt it would never happen.

The two boxers embarked on their media tour this week, which hit stops in London, New York City and Los Angeles.

For two years, a lot of critics claimed Canelo was afraid to face Golovkin.

Because of the critics, and to further grow his own boxing legacy, Canelo is beyond motivated to hand Golovkin his first career defeat.

"It's nothing personal, but in boxing it's an obsession for me to beat him. There is nothing personal with him. We met a long time ago, we sparred, but in boxing I feel this obsession," Canelo said on ESPN's First Take.

"In my 26 years I have fought with the best, the most difficult opponents in my divisions. And I feel confident (about beating him) because I know what I am capable of doing. The experience that I have gained in all of these fights and my preparation gives me this confidence."

Canelo's only career defeat came at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September 2013. At the time, Mayweather was by far the toughest opponent of Canelo's career. They met at a catch-weight of 152-pounds. Canelo was dominated over twelve rounds, but the fight generated over 2.2 million pay-per-view buys - the third highest pay-per-view buyrate ever for a boxing event.

Canelo also had some very tough moments with junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara the following year. Golovkin, who is not a defensive fighter like Mayweather or Lara, will not be hard to find as he comes forward all night and throws a lot of punches.