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The rivalry between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has produced two elite-class events. Though Canelo emerged victorious, GGG was also not too far behind. Keeping in mind the competitiveness and closeness of the fights, the duo has finally agreed to offer another historic showdown. The two are set to go head-to-head on September 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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In both the technically sound fights, the duo exchanged some memorable punches. One of them became the signature moment of the second bout. This highly devastating punch came in the 9th round of their second meet. Where Canelo landed a perfect right hook on Golovkin’s chin. To everyone’s surprise, the latter took it well. If there would have been another fighter, he would have had a blackout for a second. This is the reason GGG’s chin is labeled as ‘Titanium Chin’.

Ahead of the highly anticipated trilogy, ‘Triple G’ reflected on this. For him, this powerful punch was a casual hit. DAZN Boxing shared it on Twitter.

He said, “you know it wasn’t. I don’t know what to call it, it wasn’t hard. It felt kind of like a slap. I guess a slap or a sliding punch. well, it didn’t do too much.”

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As soon as this popped on social media, fans poured their remarks on it.

How did fans react to Canelo Alvarez hitting GGG with a heavy right hook?

A fan wrote, “He took his hardest punch and he goes it was like a slap Imao.”

Another fan admired GGG. According to him, the unified middleweight champ is built differently. Certainly, GGG is built differently. He is a pressure fighter, who has already secured his place in the Boxing Hall of Fame. He is among the greatest middleweights that ever laced gloves.

This fan recalled Canelo’s fight with Amir Khan. In that fight, a similar punch from Canelo had sent Khan on the floor.

This fan showed concern towards GGG’s increasing age. He is 39 now and Canelo has stepped into his thirties.

Another fan wrote, “Disgusting that he just walked through it.”

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Another fan highlighted that for GGG it was a slap. He wrote, “A slap f**king hell, I’d have died.”

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