‘Again with the Mexican meat? Come on’: Gennady Golovkin thinks Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya are doping cheats
Uneaten Kazakh middleweight champion ridicules his opponent’s explanation for failed drugs test ahead of their May 5 rematch
Gennady Golovkin plans to go ahead with his rematch against Canelo Alvarez on May 5, even after Alvarez failed a doping test last month.
But Golovkin also believes Alvarez is a cheater whose attempt to blame the test on bad meat is a joke and a symptom of more extensive corruption in boxing.
“Again with Mexican meat? Come on,” Golovkin said, referencing Alvarez’s attribution of his failed test to his consumption of tainted meat in his native country.
“I told you, it’s not Mexican meat,” the Kazakh added. “This is Canelo. This is his team. This is his promotion. … Canelo is cheating. They’re using these drugs, and everybody is just trying to pretend it’s not happening.”
Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) spoke pointedly about Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) before a workout at his high-altitude training camp in southern California. For the first time, the unbeaten middleweight champion repeatedly said he believes Alvarez has used banned substances for previous fights, including their first bout last September.