“We want to unify the division,” said WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez after obliterating WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on Saturday night in Miami, Florida.
“[Billy Joe Saunders] is a world champion, we want to go for it and we need to go for it. He’s a very difficult fighter and has a championship, the WBO. People [like Saunders] talk but I’m a very mature fighter and I know how to control myself. All I need to do is go into the ring, win and make history.”
“It’s because [being undisputed] hasn’t been done, no one has done it in Latin America. In the world only a few fighters have done it, the best. I want to make history and be one of the best in the world.”
Canelo will seek Saunders out because Canelo knows in his mind Saunders can’t hurt him. Easy money and victory for Canelo! I may sound way too confident in my post, but Saunders does not have any power to fend off the Mexican beast in the ring. Canelo will cut him off in the ring and have target practice. Charlo has a better chance to beat Canelo than Plant or Saunders.
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Many fighters talk a good talk during the training period, press conferences and build up to fight night. By the time they get into the dressing room and do their ring walk their
confidence disappears and leave them at the mercy of the referee and their ambitious trainers and handlers. I am worried about Billy Joe Saunders. If he can sustain his confidence it will be a good fight. And the champ from Tennessee is not flat footed. He is gonna make Canelo work. But, those body shots. My my my!
We have to wait and see.
The stars rarely allign for an undisputed opportunity. Especially with all 3 opponents being undefeated. How good is Canelo if almost every world champ across 3 weight classes is an underdog. He’s not doing this for any reason other than to be the best. I love the shade though.
Good point Anthony!
Scoobs: great point on Charlo. Right now, i believe he is the only one that wld give Canelo a run for his money
He is seeking out the champions not Saunders. It just happpens that Saunders has a belt.
Canelo pick the 168 pound Divsion to stay at becaus 175 it’s some Monsters there and 160 also Canelo I want be buying any fights unless it’s regular TV you said u want to make history and fight 4 times this year give the fans what they Want and no more GGG please
Plant would school Canelo like what Mayweather done, its why he picked the easier fight in Saunders, And is avoiding Gongora at all cost.
He’s planning on Plant for September. So you’re wrong. And he’s only fighting guys with belts right now. That’s not avoiding anybody. He’s trying to put himself in the history books. Gorgonzola should fight Benevidez maybe. Canelo has way bigger fights than him right now anyway. Bivol, Benevidez, GGG, or even Charlo or Boo boo at this point. Maybe if he fought those guys to earn his shot and then Canelo doesn’t fight him you’d have a point. But until then…….
LMAO Plant is garbage and is not worthy of fighting Canelo let him fight Benavidez first hell the IBF conveniently has NO ranking for 1st or 2nd hhhhhhmmmm the IBF will throw some home depot worker in that mandatory spot Plant would go out faster than Yildirim
reminder; the Floyd fight was 8 years ago, enough of that!! Canelo has gotten much better since, besides Plant is not Floyd, another reminder; last Plant fight couldn’t put away, not even hurt an out of shape, 38 year old Truax, do you really think he can beat Canelo? Plant will do ok for the first 2-3 rounds, after that, Canelo’s body assault and power will take over, Canelo KO 10
8 years or 80 years, Canelo still got schooled.
Kinda like mayweather got schooled against castillo. Yup about sums it up
Plant is a garbage heap. It’s amazing how this guy has been propped up without any talent and just mediocre skills. Boxing is a joke when guys like plant are champs. Leave it to Canelo to take all the belts and show them what real boxing is. Much respect to the Mexican warrior! A true 80’s middleweight throwback.
He’s on his way for sure. This was a contracted mandatory that he flipped in 2 months. Nobody does that. You see the size of this Turk. He was twice his size. There’s a reason people don’t jump weight classes and it’s because weight means something. For all the haters he’s going for history. BJS and Plant are the best fights right now at 168. Benevidez needs to get his stuff together in order for Canelo to consider him.
If Billy Joe Saunders (IF): is in top shape and performs like he did against David Lemeuix (I know several years ago) which he’s capable of AND has no bs outside the ring derailing the fight he will be more of a problem than any of the super middleweights so far. And no, Plant will not trouble Canelo at all.
To clarify, BJS biggest threat among super middle weights but Canelo should take care of business., I agree with Scooby about Charlo.
why talking about sander he not have the power to make damage why they no talk about charlos brother or Bivol they looking for the more weak champ.smart move,
I figure its because Charlo hasn’t fought at 168 yet….. in fact, he’s still listed as a champion at 160 lbs….and admittedly refuses to fight Benavidez at 168.
As far as Bivol, he’s a champion at 175, along with Beterbiev. Bivol may be heading to a defense against Zurdo Ramirez in the summer.
Agree with most of you.
I salute Canelo for trying to make history. I mean, he’s already there, a definite Hall of Fame career, but not just nursing it now.
As far as him picking Saunders over Plant because it was the easier fight, Please view the interview dated Feb 19, on Boxinginsider, where Plant explains why HE TURNED DOWN the fight with Canelo for May……. it’s on YouTube.
Sounds like he felt it wasn’t the right time….. and it really never is the right time to get your arse kicked.
As far as Saunders, he definitely has some tools, but Canelo’s arsenal will prove too much. I see a somewhat competitive start, with Saunders choosing not to engage often, and desperately surviving the second half of the fight.
I could be wrong, I was about Berchelt and Valdez…. but this is an entirely different matter.
Beto: no, i dont think ur wrong on this one.think ur spot on my friend!! Watching Canelo over theselast few fights leaves me in awe. Hes has gotten so much stronger and better if that was even possible. BJS wont last to 10.
BJS will give Canelo all types of problems, even make Canelo look bad, but that will only be for a couple of rounds. BJS will not be able to match Canelo’s fitness and constant pressure or punching power and have to go into survival mode.
Good point!
the ONLY way Saunders survives is if he runs and that will NOT last long
Canelo wants to make history fighting bums and or less than dangerous opponents.
#ManUpCanelo
Your comments are badly guided by hate rather than an impartial conscious way that could demostrate your love for the sport of boxing and trully knowledge about it.
Well Canelo, I think you want to make money more than history, please don’t give no b……t. Canelo is doing great in optimizing his moment with the good luck of not having in the horizon a real great fighter to face, what about a prime Roy Jones Jr or a prime Andrew Ward?
I see no wrong in his development and quality of opposition, its just what is available.
Hey people don’t hate he player hate the game , ultimately he does have the last word on who to fight next but as an elite athlete he is among the greatest. I think after his next few fights we will still be complaining about the mismatches and uneven results. If we were treated with more high level prelim fights we would be able to digest a bad main event outcome and feel like we got our monies worth .
Canelo was perfect last night. He made a statement. As far as I am concerned…. He understands greatness. He has complete focus and purpose. He is a great role-model. I look forward to watching him attain his goals.
Do you by chance work for Canelo’s PR firm?
They’re trying to make Canelo seem like this Great P4P fighter on DAZN. He’s a Fraud.. I mean, he has gotten better but he doesn’t like to take risks. He’s been fighting at 170 against welterweights most of his career. They think people don’t know that.. that’s why people still doubt him because he fights Guys like last night. Canelo started young so they trying to make it seem like he came from a lower weight class and moved up.. he just grew. He fought Khan who moved up.. looked like a light heavy vs a welterweight. Cotto at another catch weight… remember canelo doesn’t limit himself.. He comes in big. He learned a trick from Floyd so he goes and fights kovalev with a rehydration clause.. but they’re making it seem like he wasn’t drained. Same thing with Jacobs who’s usually 180+ on fight night they tried to limit him. When he finally fought an equal in GGG he couldn’t catch weight him.. he couldn’t drain him.. so he survives and gets a gift Draw. On the second one he fails a drug test. They say it’s tainted meat but it could have also been caught at the end of his cycle from doping. I can believe that because it doesn’t seem like he plays fair.. Canelo needs an advantage every time. So he goes on to bring the fight to GGG but after watching it again.. looks like the real draw. Moves up to a division with not many good fighters.. make these guys seem like they’re supposed to be a challenge. They were all bums. Can he fight?.. yes, he’s a good fighter. But he’s not P4P. Floyd was good at matchmaking too but when he fought them he rarely lost a round. He didn’t move up to avoid anyone.. Floyd fought at an even playing field. when people doubted him he dominated on rematches. The only argument they have that’s reasonable to me is that none of the guys fought GGG. That’s true.. Pac-Man was literally chasing mayweather by looking better defeating his last opponents before he finally got his shot. Nobody is doing that.. just like Lopez.. I’d like to see somebody fight Loma before they try to fight him. But these aren’t real champions.. they’re all playing chess. Waiting for an easy shortcut. Nobody wants to earn anything.. so I agree with that. But people also want to see a guy who looks like Charlo on a video and imagine that it’d at least be a good fight if he fought Canelo.. vs looking at a replay of the guy last night. We all knew he was going to look terrible. Same with smith.
Listen all you f-yards, canelo is the real deal, he’s no joke, Charlie don’t have shite on him, he will destroy BJS, he will, annihilate plant, please, do not not confuse facts with facts. Disappointed with all you who think and pray that canelo will get beat by a contender. Turkish fake warrior quit on the stool cause of the body shots. I am not one to boast but he kicks it live from coast to coast!
You are making history fighting nobody..who is next pipino cuevas…palomino Rocky balboa.give me a break….man up to be the best fight the best….charlo brother.waiting on you
Charlo hasn’t even vacated his 160 lbs title dude….
He openly refuses to fight Benavidez.
He fought no one at 160…. no GGG, no Andrade, no Saunders, no Munguia……
But I certainly hope he gets to fight Canelo, would love to see the excuses he’d have after his loss.
Guys like Charlo feel powerful calling out other fighters, knowing that they themselves will not sign the contract.
The best way to make history in the sport of Boxing, is to beat the best, overcoming tremendous opposition and adversity to do so. History is not made by predictably beating historically mediocre opponents who happen to hold title belts.
Canelo was schooled by the great Floyd Mayweather, lost to GGG in their first fight but was gifted a underserving draw, at best fought to a draw in the second fight with GGG, but was gifted a decision. He hasn’t fought anyone who presented any real danger since. It’s disgusting and disappointing.
You want to make history Canelo? Quit fighting not to lose. Match yourself against the best. Quit hiding in a weak division. Quit running away from true threats. Saunders is no match!
Canelo doesn’t do well against slick boxers. I think Saunders will surprise many people, including Canelo. This time Canelo will be the bull and Saunders will be a matador. I think a well prepared Saunders will avoid getting hit with bombs and picks his chances to score points. It might turn out to be a boring fight with Saunders winning with his foot work. I don’t see Saunders putting on the pressure and attack, so Canelo can’t counter easily and will be forced to attack more often than he’d like. Can’t wait.