CANELO ALVAREZ claims he takes a risk when he steps into the ring after his failed return to light-heavyweight.
31-year-old Canelo failed to beat Dmitry Bivol in his bid for a second title at 175lb. He lost his place at the top of the pound-for pound rankings.
He was unable to win the two-time title of light-heavyweight champion
However, Mexico's quest for greatness does not end with his fall from the top of the P4P List.
The undisputed super-middleweight king stated: "I risk everything just to make history, when I don’t have to risk anything."
"I have already accomplished so many things.
"I am in a situation where I don’t have to take any risk, but I still do it. Nobody does that when they’re in a similar position as mine.
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"So personal, I still believe I'm best in the universe."
Canelo will be looking to get back to the win column with bitter rival Gennady Gorlovkin in September's trilogy fight.
The pair's third showdown has been four years in the making following Canelo's controversially-awarded majority decision victory in their September 2018 rematch.
He is determined to silence GGG, his legion of followers once and for all by delivering an undisputed performance.
SUN BINGO GET PS50 BONUS & 50 FREE SPINS TODAYHe stated, "It's always very personal with me. This will never change.
"Even after we have finished the fights, it still feels [very personal]. He has never stopped talking to me.
"If you look closely, I have never mentioned his name. He's always spoken about me and I've always been in his lips.
"The fact that there's this rivalry adds an extra dimension to the training. This makes me train harder. It makes me try harder.
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"Personallly, it sometimes feels better that it exists."
Golovkin, a former champion unified middleweight, will enter the trilogy fight after a ninth-round TKO win over Ryota Murata.
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