Gennadiy Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) has not forgotten about the drug testing controversy involving Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (57-2-1, 39 KOs).

Back in 2018, Canelo and Golovkin were scheduled to collide in May of that year. The fight was canceled and eventually pushed back to September - after Canelo tested positive for banned substance Clenbuterol.

Canelo was suspended for six months and moved on with his career.

Golovkin, however, believes the infraction should not be swept under the rug.

“I don’t think this can ever be forgotten,” says Golovkin to the NY Daily News. “Some people came to terms with that situation. Some people don’t want to continue thinking about it. Some are turning their eyes away from it.

They fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in 2017 - and Canelo won a very close majority decision in their rematch.

This coming Saturday night, they will collide in a high stakes trilogy fight, as Golovkin moves up to the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds to challenge Canelo for his undisputed championship.

There has been no shortage of words exchanged between both fighters in recent weeks.

“[Canelo] doesn’t bother me at all, but when a person has a lot of bad traits, traits that get in the way of him living a normal life,” said Golovkin, “That bothers him. That’s what we see right now.”

Canelo is coming off his first defeat since 2013, as he dropped a twelve round decision to WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol.

“In his last fight, the knockout was not necessary [to beat him],” Golovkin said. “It’s encouraging that the judges are not loyal to Canelo anymore. They don’t feel this burden of his image.”

Golovkin believes that he's figured out Canelo's biggest weakness as a fighter.

“Arrogance,” Golovkin said, “and arrogance is punishable.”