GENNADY GOLOVKIN’S former coach claimed there are solely three fighters who can beat Canelo Alvarez.
Sanchez twice cornered GGG in opposition to the Mexican famous person, with the primary ending in a controversial attract 2017 that many felt Golovkin deserved to win, earlier than shedding the rematch a yr later.
Golovkin has since left the esteemed coach however is in line for a trilogy bout with Canelo this September.
Sanchez nonetheless believes the Kazakh, together with David Benavidez and Artur Beterbiev, doubtlessly have the beating of boxing’s pound-for-pound greatest.
He advised FightHype: “The solely individuals who is usually a powerful battle for Canelo are Beterbiev, Benavidez, and a well-trained Golovkin.
“Those are the only people who can beat Canelo. The ones who walk him down. These are the only ones who can threaten him.”
Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions supplied Canelo the possibility to battle Jermall Charlo, 31, and Benavidez, 25.
But he opted for Eddie Hearn’s two-bout deal in opposition to Dmitry Bivol, 31, on May 7 after which Golovkin, 39, in September.
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Benavidez has campaigned to battle Canelo however is now set to face David Lemieux, 33, the Canadian GGG beat in 2015.
Light-heavyweight Beterbiev, 37, is the game’s solely champ with a 100 per cent knockout ratio, standing at 17-0.
But Canelo opted to battle Russian Bivol as a substitute, returning to 175lb for the primary time since knocking out Sergey Kovalev, 38, in 2019.
Golovkin returns in a middleweight unification on April 9 in Japan in opposition to Ryota Murata, 36.
Wins for each Triple-G and Canelo will then see them renew their rivalry.
