“In my role as a manager and coach of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, I allow myself to communicate to the boxing community and to all our fans, that starting today, November 6th, “Canelo” becomes a free agent, so we are ready to continue with his boxing career.
“All this time we have been working very hard in the gym with a lot of responsibility and discipline, to be in great physical shape and ready to fight this year and it will be!
“We will announce date, rival and place very soon, and we will return stronger than ever to keep growing and showing that Mexican boxing is the best.”
Word is Canelo is done with both Golden Boy and DAZN. His next fight could be a December 19 PPV against PBC fighter and IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant.
Caleb is slick so this will be good early, I don’t know if he can handle the shots Canelo will start to land. Looking forward to it though.
Yes, Plant will stick and move around Alvarez pretty well. However, not quite sure Plant can take the punishment that Alvarez can bring to the table. Alvarez UD in my opinion.
Hopefully Canelo can now fight bigger and better fighters.
As could be predicted pro boxing shows us again why it’ll never climb out of “dead sport” status. The essential need for pro boxers to chase the biggest and best paydays and networks to squeeze as much money from consumers has been an unmitigated disaster for the sport. I really wanted to like the future of DAZN but this kind of behavior will continue to be rewarding if stupid people keep buying irrelevant fights at PPV numbers. Little wonder DAZN is doubling their subscription cost but honestly I might just go without.
Still paying the initial price of $10.00, with Canelo gone, if they try and raise the price, Im gone.
I’ll believe Canelo is a free agent when I see it. Blurting out news like this just because you have a platform doesn’t mean it’s the truth. I’m sure Golden Boy and DAZN have a very different opinion.
So since he’s done with DAZN PPV would cost at least 75 bucks? Nooooo Thank You…
Don’t know the exact contract details – who’s in the right but Plant would definitely be a more worthy opponent than the guy he was supposedly going to face.
Great news for boxing! The best P4P boxer in the sport will now be able to travel through networks and promotions providing he markets himself.
Only casual fangirls think canela is number one pound-for-pound. He’s not even top 10.
Exactly!!
Best P4P?? you are seriously delusional..
Bye, bye easy money!!!
If he wants to make the $20 million he could fight David Benavidez, I am sure people will pay for that fight, not sure about Caleb Plant.
I look forward to a scrap between Canelo vs. Plant.
Look for Canelo to apply pressure and cut off the ring for unloading heavy body shots on a mobile Plant. So far, I will favor Canelo because his pressure and body punching will wear down Plant in the late rounds. I also need to see a couple of Plant’s previous fights before I finalize my decision.
I hope Canelo is not too rusty during the restoration of his boxing rhythms. I am also wondering if Plant may have a surprising physical strength advantage over Canelo, which may allow Plant to land some good body shots on Canelo.
Fellow boxing fans, try not to underestimate Plant in this fight.
Alvarez in 3-4 rounds. If you think otherwise “ You don’t know shit about boxing !”
There should be an announcement from DAZN and Golden Boy (Oscar) to confirm this. Isn’t just to say “I don’t like work with you, I am a free agent now”
Of course, if everything is truthful, congratulations to Saul Alvarez.
The departure of Alvarez could be a heavy blow to Golden Boy and also DAZN, and maybe a reason fo some people to celebrate. Among them could be Arum and Mayweather, and who knows if this group is helping him.
I can see in a near future some lifeboats launched in a desperately hurry, and drastic changes in the boxing landscape.
Reading from another website, has been an agreement as a result of the law suit , and after many days of negotiations Golden Boy released him.
Fight with Caleb Plant is a solid matchup, I would love to see Canelo against Benavidez in 2021, hope it happen
Canelo is at it again. DAZN wants him to fight the top dogs in the divisions and he’s trying to get DAZN to get him only fights he can win.
No more running from the best fighters Oscar fought the best and never used PED Canela,, not a fan no more Benavidez,, is gonna destroy you after you lose to Charlo,, and stay off the carne asada,PED tacos ok
Benavidez is a bum, be real. And Charlo? Where do you come up with this stuff? Neither of those two lasts 6 rounds with any decent opponent.
I *really* hope this isn’t leading up to a Canelo vs De La Hoya fight.
Haha. That was so funny. But, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Canelo better get fighting as he is wasting peak career time here.
Colson, no he’s not. He’s cashing in big paydays with easy fights. He’s always going to cherry pick so his prime really doesn’t matter.
Oscar will never lose Canelo without a dirty battle. His promotion won’t be so Golden if Canelo is gone.
Plant hasn’t fought anybody and can’t punch, but I will give Canelo full credit if he beats The Tennessean. Plant would probably out box Canelo but lose a decision. Oh wait, canela doesn’t have Golden boys paid off judges anymore. Oops! I’ve got my money on Caleb now.
You never cease to amaze me with your drivel. Chris the natural genius. Still pouting after going 0-7 in your amateur career? This guy lost to 4 Mexicans, 2 Dominicans and one from Harlem. You’re soft bro. I know you. Your comments are always full of hate. Who hurt you bro? Who hurt you?
I wouldn’t be surprised if he throws a catch weight in there. Hopefully plant rejects that if he does.
I really just want him to prove his mettle by cleaning out a Division. Honestly, I don’t even care which one.
If he wants 168, then Plant is a great place to start. Hardcore fans should appreciate that Plant is a legit 168 fighter at or near his prime. He’s not the deadliest puncher, but if Canelo forces things he might surprise. Overall, it’s a solid choice and I’d love to see the winner against Callum or if Benevidez can make weight he’d be a lot of fun.
Bottomline for me though is that Canelo has never definitively cleaned out a Division. He was close at Middleweight with a somewhat disputed win over GGG (I had it a draw), but skipped fighting Charlo, Saunders, Andrade, etc… so, if he’s truly a free agent, then I say use it and clean out a DIVISION!
Until then, guys like Crawford will always deserve a higher spot on my P4P List.
Goodbye DAZN. Our relationship will not last past our next anniversary. You’ve been on thin ice since your Canelo v Kovalev show of disrespect.
Anybody that fights Camelot should have him tested daily before any fight as he may ingest meat that he claimed had illegal drugs in it, yeah they shot the cow up with steroids, please!! And only a six month suspension (before the first Triple GGG fight).