Who Is Canelo's Worst Enemy, Mayweather Or Golovkin?

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JAKARTA - Saul Canelo Alvarez has two main enemies in boxing. The first is Floyd Mayweater Jr, which made the Mexican boxer accept the first defeat in his career. Second, Gennady Golovkin, who has fought twice with him.

Back a bit back. On September 14, 2013, Mayweather Jr gave young Canelo a chance. In the ring he took the Mexican to the'school', he showed off his skills and beat Canelo easily.

Although CJ Ross' jury card does not reflect Money's lead by giving 114-114, the other two judges gave: Metcalfe 111-117 and Moretti 112-116.

Then, in March 2018, Canelo's urine test was positive for a minimum amount of clenbuterol, between 0.6 and 0.8 ng/ml. However, that did not prevent Money's criticism of Canelo.

"What we're not talking about are Canelo, Canelo, Canelo - steroid, steroid, steroid!" Floyd told the media.

"We didn't talk about it and we didn't know all the fighters he beat, and he might not be clean in many fights," he concluded.

Then, years after defeating Canelo, Mayweather was asked about his victory.

"The guy's easy to beat, man. Calm down. You all sit here praising this guy. This guy is nothing."

"You can choose who you want to fight. You all see them here. I was almost 40 when I beat this guy, please. It was easy. In a big situation, where it requires skills, I don't think he will do well."

When Canelo beat Billy Joe Saunder, Money again mocked the Mexican.

"I didn't even see him (fight). He's fighting on the app now, right? True fighters fight at Showtime."

Finally, after Canelo lost against Dmitry Bivol, Mayweather posted a photo with a ticket in which he bet for a Russian boxer. Money bet $10 thousand and won.

"Easy win," he wrote on social media.

What did Golovkin say to cause Canelo's hatred?

The Kazakh boxer spoke loudly when Canelo tested positive for a clenbuterol two months before their second fight. GGG doesn't believe Canelo about the incident of eating contaminated meat.

"I hold my word. I am fully responsible for everything I said. But we are not talking about some accusations. We are talking about the real facts. He is a person who tested positive and he is a person who tries to emerge for some reason, tries to blame others. That behavior, in my opinion, is like a clown's behavior," explained Triple G.

"I would say that maybe they said, 'Once, or twice, or three positive tests, it doesn't count.' Maybe because I'm not a member of the pet club, that's why they're annoyed with me," he continued to Yahoo Sports.

Golovkin firmly could not accept any reason why Canelo said he accidentally ate the meat that was contaminated with the substance.

"I can't believe it's the meat. I didn't buy the story about the contaminated meat. Experts determined it was doping, not contaminated meat. It can't be denied that there were stab marks on his hands and arms from injection marks," he told the media.

Although Canelo will not have a chance to face Floyd Mayweather Jr again, with Golovkin he has the opportunity to finish the score in the ring on September 17. Both will finish their trilogy duel.