Pound-for-pound superstar, Canelo Alvarez, has had a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs after his sensational trilogy victory over Gennady Golovkin on September 17, 2022. While, in victory, he retained his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles. He went on to have hand surgery right after and is currently on a road to recovery. Meanwhile, there have been speculations about Alvarez fighting Dmitry Bivol for a light heavyweight showdown. However, it looks like there is another fight being finalized for the champ.

Alvarez is set to face John Ryder for a homecoming fight on May 6. According to reports, the fight is expected to take place in his hometown of Jalisco, Mexico. Moreover, this will be the third consecutive time he fights under Matchroom Boxing headed by Eddie Hearn.

Both fighters are currently finalizing the deals for the fight. It is said that Alvarez might potentially compete at 168 pounds in the fight. Ryder, on the other hand, will be coming in with an impressive 32-5-0 record with 18 knockouts, as per BoxRec. He is also the current WBO interim super-middleweight titleholder.

Fans go haywire about the potential fight for Canelo Alvarez

Boxing fans did not look very pleased with the idea of Alvarez fighting Ryder. They were, in fact, very vocal about the fact that he could have fought better opponents for his homecoming showdown. In fact, when journalist, Michael Benson, posted news about the fight, a lot of fans took to social media to share their thoughts.

A lot of fans felt that Ryder was not a good enough opponent for Alvarez. Moreover, user @DMansoor98 even went on to call him a ‘Brexit Level Opponent’.

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Similarly, a lot of fans mentioned that the fight was straight-up pointless.

Meanwhile, some fans felt that he should have fought David Benavidez instead.

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