GENNADY GOLOVKIN has admitted his fight with Saul Canelo Alvarez could go either way – refusing to back himself as the favourite.
Boxers love to big themselves up but GGG admits the Mexican is a serious threat to his crown.
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And GGG is ready for the hardest fight of his career.
Golovkin said: “I am excited for the fight. Its huge, the best. I respect him and his team. I have known then a long time.
“This is the biggest fight of my career. This is boxing. Everyone knows we have power and boxing IQs. It is 50/50.
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“It’s very difficult I think he is ready 100 per cent. I know him.”
Questions about Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather were banned but Frank Warren landed a dig by saying: “This is the biggest fight in 2017 – this is not a freak show.”
The Mexican Independence Day showdown is a month after the MMA vs boxing spectacle.
But Canelo insists this is the real boxing match that fight fans want to see.
He said: “This is going to be a very tough fight. I am going to prepare as always.
“I am happy we are giving this to the fans it is the fight they have demanded.
“It motivates me they demanded it. It’ll be exciting.
“The key is not to get hit I will have to be smart and elusive and counter punch.”
Canelo ducked the fight in 2016 when GGG was mandatory challenger for his WBC strap. Golovkin was handed the strap instantly.
And middleweight rival Billy Joe Saunders – who showed up to the media day and wants to fight the winner – grabbed the mic and asked why Canelo handed over his belt.
The Traveller claimed "he s*** himself" over the potential challenge he now faces a year later.
But Canelo said: "There were a lot of conditions from the WBC.
"The weights and purse split. We were given 15 days and we did not agree with it so we vacated. We also had a court case going on so we walked away."
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