Boxing

GGG: First of all thank you very much, home. Thank you very much LA. Mucho gracias, everybody. I feels great. My performance special for you. Guys. Thank you for my team, you know. Thank you for my opponent. He is bring very good drama show. You know, this present just for you. Thank you.

Max: Gennady, in the first two rounds, he barely touched you. You landed very precisely. You hurt him. You almost had him out in the second round. Then as the fight wore on, he started catching you with a lot of big shots. What changed?

GGG: Max first of all I show him who is the boss. Who is the real champ. That is my hope. Second step, second step I give him chance. Just, I'm stay here just come on, bring big drama show let's go let's do it. Thank you. I know he's no joke (?). It's my present.

Max: Are you saying that, because you've hinted at this in the past, that you don't want to just score an early one sided knockout? That you actually let your opponent, a dangerous fighter, back into the fight???

GGG: Yes of course!! You know I feel it's drama show. It's today. Saturday night. This is not 5 minutes. You know a lot of people coming just respect my people. Just I show my people, just... show.

Max: One outcome of him getting out of that second round and hitting you a couple times is that everyone gets a better show. Another is --

GGG: Special thanks for Will. He is really good fighter. Seriously.

Max: -- another outcome is, maybe some other star fighters in the sport see this and think, Golovkin's not so hard to hit, maybe I want to fight him. Does that go through your mind at all in these fights.

GGG: Max, look at this. I'm stay here. I'm real champion. I show just... present. I want unification. Big big fight. Let's go let's do it guys. Who is #1 right now? Just... bring him. I show you.

Max: That means Miguel Cotto I assume?

GGG: Yeah right now Miguel. Respect Miguel. Miguel he's great champion. WBC champion. Please after this fight, I donno who win, just I wait, I stay here, just I wait my big fight.

Max: Well maybe your big fight doesn't come until a fighter is courageous enough in and around your weight class to get in with you. I asked Canelo Alvarez last week if he would fight you and he said "maybe in the future". What do you think of an eventual fight with Canelo Alvarez?

GGG: You know Max, I told you. Not for future. Right now I'm ready to biiig fight. I'm ready. To Canelo, to Miguel. Great champions. Guys. I'm ready right now. Just, I bring you next show.

Max: And finally, there's another name out there. Who's bigger than you, who when he's active is considered a top pound for pound fighter - Andre Ward. What do you think of a fight eventually against Andre Ward.

GGG: You know guys. This is sport. Andre - respect him. He is great athlete. Professional athlete. You know he need maybe right now start. You know. I understand his situation. Just first of all I think Canelo and Cotto. Next, of course, Ward. Just we are ready. For anybody.

Max: Thank you Gennady. It is always a thrill to watch you fight. I guess we look forward to another one of these in three months?

GGG: Yes absolutely. And Max. Can I please, take time? And.... uno mas (?) Thank you very much to my fans. Thank you very much to my home. Thank you people!