EDDIE HEARN admits Canelo Alvarez’s career could hang “in the balance” if he loses his trilogy fight with Gennady Golovkin.
The former pound-for-pound will renew his five-year-long rival with Golovkin in an eagerly-anticipated rubber match في سبتمبر 17.
Canelo enters the showdown on the back of a decision defeat to WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol.
و هيرن believes a second successive loss for the Mexican could do irreparable damage to his stock.
During an appearance on the DAZN Boxing Show, هو قال: “The mirage of كانيلو being this unbeatable fighter.
“Two losses almost put your career in the balance.”
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Canelo knows his back is up against the ropes going into his third clash with Kazakh killer Golovkin, قول: “I risk everything to keep making history when I don’t need to risk anything.
“I’ve already achieved so many things.
“I’m in a position where I don’t have to risk anything, and I still do it. Nobody does that when they are in a position like the one I’m in.”
Despite recently falling from top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings, undisputed super-middleweight king Canelo is adamant he’s still the best fighter on the planet.
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هو قال: “The truth is that I don’t know how they handle that kind of thing (the pound-for-pound rankings), but I still feel I’m the best.
“Tell me another fighter who is trying that in other categories, going down and up in weight.”
Canelo and Golovkin, 31 و 40, respectively engaged in two epic battles in September 2017 و 2018.
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Their first meeting was controversially scored a draw, although many believed Golovkin was robbed of a clear victory.
كانيلو edged their rematch via majority decision, although the judges’ scorecards were once again questioned by fight fans.