Billy Joe Saunders Clears the Air on Ring Dispute for the Canelo Alvarez Fight

Published 05/05/2021, 1:00 PM EDT

Over the past few days, dark clouds surrounded the enigmatic contest between Billy Joe Saunders and Canelo Alvarez. Saunders’ team wanted to stage this fight in a 24 ft ring instead of a 20 ft ring. In fact, Billy Joe Saunders’ father even pressed on pulling from this fight if they don’t get the requisite ring size. But it seems the pertaining dispute is now resolved, and the fight is back on track.

Recently, Michael Benson on his official Twitter handle shared Saunders’ take on this entire scenario.

In this video, ‘Superb’ said, “People just wanna say, the issue is sorted because obviously as you can see, I tagged Eddie Hearn and Canelo in the last video and the ring is not a problem. So thumbs are up. Chilling back, watching a few films and Eddie, get the ring in mate,”

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Billy Joe Saunders reacts after hearing that Canelo has now said: "I don't care about the size of the ring." As far as he's concerned, the situation is resolved…
[📽️ @BJSaunders_] pic.twitter.com/dZJm6h0ifY
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 4, 2021

Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders is one extremely important bout at the super-middleweight roster. This fight has every ability to shape up the division, thus open the pathway for more such exuberant fights.

Even Saunders is aware of the responsibility this bout carries. And citing the same, he came up with the decision not to pull off from this battle.

This 12-round war plays a significant role in both the boxer’s careers, but it is truly big for the British boxer. Because until now he’s fought numerous hotshots in his career, but a Canelo Alvarez fight is a different ballgame altogether.

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The 30-0 Saunders is considered among the most intimidating prospects of the 168-pound division.

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He is extremely keen on putting up a show worth the wait for his fans, thus get his hand raised subsequently. That said, ‘Superb’ is ready to roll and give it his best shot once he takes up the ring space against the Mexican boxing great.

If he gets past the Canelo Alvarez challenge, it’s unquestionable that Saunders will open himself up for even bigger fights.

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Do you envisage Billy Joe Saunders winning his bout against Canelo Alvarez this weekend?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.

Billy Joe Saunders Clears the Air on Ring Dispute for the Canelo Alvarez Fight

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