Canelo's Manager Expects Heavy Fireworks in Golovkin Clash
By Ryan Burton
MGM Grand, LAS VEGAS - There's been a lot of debate about who has the most pressure on their shoulders when Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1) and Gennady Golovkin (37-0) set foot in the ring on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Golovkin will have his undefeated record and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight titles on the line while Alvarez has the weight of his country and the notion that his handlers purposely delayed the fight, hoping that GGG would get older and start to decline as he turned 35 years old.
Both fighters will also also have their legacies on the line but Chepo Reynoso, Canelo's longtime manager, insists that there isn't any pressure on either man. He believes both men are pushed by their will to win.
"I think more than pressure is the desire that both want to win. Pressure can't exist when both fighters want to win so bad. In my opinion it's the desire and for that reason we can expect fireworks," said Reynoso.
As for the likelihood that the fight won't end up being the barnburner many predict, Reynoso doesn't believe that is possible.
"The styles go together. They show it will be a great fight. Golovkin likes to come forward and Saul is the type of fighter who likes to fight," Reynoso explained.
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