There is a following among MMA fighters who look to emulate the Mexican boxer. There is a time and a place for it.
After stepping on the scales, the two fighters stared at each other for the third and possibly last time.
They'll meet Saturday on The Strip in front of a festive atmosphere. In a trilogy fight for the undisputed super-middleweight title, the weight of the two fighters was the same.
In May, he lost a 175-pound title fight to Dmitry Bivol, who went on to win the title. He is the 5 pound for pound boxer.
"I want to finish it inside 12 rounds and I'll be looking for it from the first round," said Alvarez, who was wildly cheered by a large contingent on hand for Mexico'sIndependence Day weekend. He's a great fighter and it's going to be difficult.
The two-time 160-pound champion will compete at 168 pounds for the first time in his career.
"You know who's the real champion if you're a boxing fan," said Golovkin.
They fought to a controversial draw in September of last year. He believed he won the fight.
The victory was not convincing one year after the first one.
Four years later, they'll meet again, which will likely be the end of the trilogy.
The front-runner for Fighter of the Year, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, weighed in at 114.8% for his first junior bantamweight title defense.
Israel Gonzalez weighed in at 118.6 pounds.
Rodriguez has won his last two fights, defeating Carlos Cuadras and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in the process.
Gonzalez lost to future Hall of Famer Roman Gonzalez in 2020.
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