Gennady Golovkin Explains Why The Dmitry Bivol Loss Was Good For Canelo Alvarez

Gennady Golovkin believes Canelo Alvarez losing to Dmitry Bivol was good for the Mexican.

Back in May, Alvarez was once again moving up in weight but this time it was too much as he suffered a decision loss to Bivol. After the loss, many wondered if an immediate rematch would be next but for Alvarez, he will now face Golovkin in the trilogy match on September 17.

According to Golovkin, he believes the loss will actually benefit Alvarez as he the loss brought him back to reality.

“I’ve watched some highlights of some fights but I’m not following [Alvarez] and thinking about him. It’s not on my radar,” Golovkin told BoxingScene.com. “I know a lot of people do not believe me but I did not watch the fight live or after. I did watch the highlights. There were no surprises for me. Bivol was Bivol. Canelo was Canelo. It was a good day for Bivol and it was not a good day for Alvarez. You learn from losses. We’re at the level that a loss can only make you stronger. I think it’s good for Canelo because that loss kind of brought him back to reality. He will make the right conclusions from that fight to be a better boxer.”

Although Canelo Alvarez lost to Dmitry Bivol, Gennady Golovkin says he won’t comment on if moving up was a bad idea. Instead, he’s just focused on their trilogy match on September 17 in Las Vegas.

“I would refrain from commenting whether it was a good decision or a bad one. There are experts who have already shared their opinion on that. For me, it didn’t really matter. He did what he wanted to do,” said Golovkin. “Participating in golf tournaments – that’s a good idea. That’s something that he should do. Jumping around weight categories, I don’t know.”

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