Abel Sanchez, trainer of IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), says his team is not paying any attention to Floyd Mayweather's dominating win over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez from September 2013.
Mayweather cruised to a one-sided decision win over Canelo, at a catch-weight of 152-pounds, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Canelo is set to challenge Golovkin for his titles on September 16th, as part of Mexican Independence Day weekend, on HBO Pay-Per-View.
More than anything else, Sanchez wants the fight to be very exciting and believes that a "Mayweather approach" to the fight would do more harm than good. Additionally, Golovkin is a highly offensive fighter, but while Mayweather is predominately a defensive fighter.
"Mayweather is more of a safety first fighter and I think that's what made it a lacklustre fight [with Canelo], even though he was dominant," Sanchez exclusively told Sky Sports.
"The fans are looking for entertainment and entertainment from two guys who come forward has to be the kind of fight that people enjoy. I think that Joshua-Klitschko set the tone for the beginning of the year. Jacobs-Golovkin also set the tone for the beginning of the year and I think in 2017 we're going to get more fights like this.
Sanchez is giving his fighter a very good chance to pull off a knockout victory if GGG begins to lands his big shots in the second half of the contest.
"Saul has got very fast hands, throws nice combinations and he is a come-forward kind of guy, so we're going to have two come-forward guys with real good hand speed. Neither guy has got the Floyd Mayweather defence, so they are going to hit each other and it's going to be a great fight.
"I see Golovkin winning going away, but if Golovkin is able to tag him in the second part of the fight - he may stop him late. Again, like with Kell [Brook], Golovkin just being the heavier puncher and the more physical guy. Canelo will wear down, but it's going to be a very entertaining fight."