Canelo Alvarez Not After Gennady Golovkin Trilogy, Reveals Dream Fight

Unified middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez is not too focused on the prospect of a future trilogy fight with Gennady Golovkin.

After their first fight ended in a controversial split decision draw last year when many felt Golovkin had won, the September rematch would also have a controversial ending. Only this time, Alvarez would win the middleweight titles from Golovkin when the judges scored it a unanimous decision win for the Mexican.

While many are still outraged by the decision as the majority of boxing media and fans felt it was either a draw or a win for Golovkin, Alvarez believes his team's gameplan for the fight was executed successfully and that he deserved to win.

“We wanted to throw more punches, pressure him, hit him more. We accomplished it,” Alvarez told the LA Times. “He lost his way when I landed those punches in the early rounds. I was better that night.”

Alvarez has since signed a record-breaking 5-year, 11-fight, $365 million deal with streaming service DAZN. His first fight on the platform will be on Dec. 15 when he moves up to 168 pounds and challenges Rocky Fielding for the World Boxing Association super middleweight title at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Any hopes for Golovkin to get a trilogy fight with Alvarez likely requires the Kazakh to join DAZN as well. He is still in discussions over a broadcast partner and was recently reported to still dislike Alvarez and would prefer not to do business with him, as he feels the judges will rob him again in a third fight.

Alvarez has been open to facing Golovkin for the third time, but is not necessarily chasing it even though it is the most lucrative fight for him out there today.

“I don’t care what he [Golovkin] does. He can do what he wants,” the 28-year-old explained. “If there’s a third fight out there, we’ll do it wherever he is, but what he does is his problem. I have signed a contract -- five years, guaranteed. The important thing is to make the best fights and to find the perfect combinations to make the best fights.”

“I’m fine [with the result]. It was clear what happened. We’re good going on our own paths, but if we meet again, we are ready for that. If we did two, why not a third one?" Alvarez added.

For now, his fight with Fielding is what Alvarez is focused on.

The Mexican superstar is at a significant reach and height disadvantage against the Briton but it's not something he's not used to, having fought the bigger Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the past. 168 pounds, however, is the limit.

“I can’t do anymore," Alvarez said. "It’s too much of an advantage I’m giving. Even at 160, I’m giving an advantage."

That means a dream fight with former unified super middleweight and light heavyweight champion Andre Ward is out of the question, even if the American came out of retirement.

“He’s a great fighter, but it’s not feasible to give away that much of an advantage, and the same thing would apply with him coming down,” Alvarez said of Ward who retired last year with an unbeaten record. "If that were possible, I would love it. He’s one of the best ever. But he’s retired. My respects to him. I’ve learned from some of his fights."