Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will clash in front of over 60,000 fans in a world super middleweight title unification blockbuster at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday May 8, live worldwide on DAZN. Pre-sales for the blockbuster fight will start on Tuesday March 23 with general sale beginning on Friday March 26 at SeatGeek.com.
Mexican superstar Canelo puts his WBC and WBA Super titles on the line at the home of the Dallas Cowboys on Cinco de Mayo weekend, as British favorite Saunders brings his WBO strap across the pond and looks to extend his unbeaten pro record against Canelo in front of the biggest sporting crowd for over a year in the US.
Now to make this a blockbuster event they should also put GGG Vs Munguia with the winner possibly facing Canelo in September.
Arturo: wld be nice BUT Mungia is strong but not very good IMO… GGG vs Charlo OR Benavidez. Winner gets Canelo or BJS.
The first of a few steps to determine the “The Man” at 168:
1) Canelo vs. Saunders;
2) Canelo vs. Plant; and
3) Canelo vs. Benavidez.
During gaps/issues between fights, maybe Jermall, Lemieux, Eubank, Jr. or Andrade (do not count out Williams here) can jump in the mix at 168.
E man, I think you may have been in quarantine too long. Canelo IS “the man” at 168, no doubt, no question. Everyone else are merely challengers to try and take that away from him. He will fight those guys on your list if they have a strap or are mandatory challengers in order for him to the ones he’s accumulated. Make no bones about it, Canelo is the top dog and everyone else are mutts trying to get a scrap or a little taste of his dinner. Baffles me when people make a case that he still has something to prove, “oh man who has he fought, he needs to fight Deontae wilder!” SMH
Canelo IS NOT “the man” at 168. He’s the most hyped and the cash cow. Unproven against the best at 168 (Plant, Benavidez, BJS). Baffles me when fans continue to drink the Kool-Aid.
canelo will never fight Beterbiev. Too much risk. His handlers know that if he does that money train will come to a halt
This fight is meaningless. Plant is cleaning out the division. Canelo and Saunders both disgustingly ducked the Subway boxer Mike Lee. Only Plant was up to the challenge.
Packy East: bro…. what the heck are u talking about. The only thing Plant is trying to clean out is the cob webs from his last performance. Dont get me wrong, i like the guy. Hes tough and slick but cleaning out the division fighting guys like Truax isnt “cleaning”. Its more like light dusting
All I know is Canelo is making lots of money. Either you pay to see him win or pay to see him lose, either way fans and haters are making this man very rich. He is also a smart business man. Everyone is calling him out as they are searching for a decent payday. Haters will never be happy even if he fights Tyson Fury. No disrespect to the other champs in the division BJS and CP. Maybe CP and DB square off and who ever wins fights the winner of CA BJS.
Got to give it to Canelo, he pulls in the biggest of crowds. Not saying he is PFP, but he is always in shape and gives his best.
Funny thing, the guy that all the Canelo haters always mention is fighting this weekend…. yes, Beterbiev. And nobody making any bones about him fighting some bum.
I agree with the comments about Canelo being the man at 168, he beat the guy considered the best (Callum Smith)… and he’s gonna beat both Saunders and Plant.
The only one other top guy at 168 is Benavidez…. and he won’t get the Canelo fight anytime soon.
As far as Berlanga and Gongora, Canelo isn’t even registering them on his radar. They may be good, but they’re not at that level yet.
I am looking forward to seeing Canelo fight Saunders and give him credit for taking the fight, but I would prefer to see Saunders fight GGG and Canelo fight Bivol at 168. Bivol has already stated that he is willing to drop to 168 to face Canelo and stylistically would be the absolute worst possible matchup for Canelo.
The great news here is the 60k+ fans. Going to add that big match vibe back that boxing has been missing so long.
Saunders may have to some ring intelligence to outbox Canelo, but I think Canelo will still beat Saunders. Saunders biggest downfall is limited power. Canelo will walk and chop him down as the fight progresses once Canelo knows Saunders can’t hurt him. Saunders is an arm puncher and rarely commits his punches using his body and legs. Canelo will remind him that technique will not work if you want to beat the Mexican champion. Canelo by UD.