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Nov 5, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Canelo Alvarez weighs in for his super middleweight championship boxing match against Caleb Plant (not pictured) at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 5, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Canelo Alvarez weighs in for his super middleweight championship boxing match against Caleb Plant (not pictured) at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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.
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SAN DIEGO, CA – MARCH 02: Boxer Canelo Alvarez looks on during the press conference announcing the May 7th Canelo Alvarez v Dmitry Bivol fight at the Sheraton Hotel on March 2, 2022, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Thomas/Getty Images) ***Local Caption***
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.
Brexit level opponent for Canelo here. His opponents have been a shambles since moving to DAZN:
Ryder
40+ old GGG (5 years too late)
Yildrim
Smith
40+ old Kovalev
Danny Jacobs?😂
Rocky Fielding? 😂This guy was p4p number 1 when they picked him up😭
— Danny Mansoor (@DMansoor98) February 11, 2023
As a Brit I’m saddened we have offered a lamb to the slaughter like this. Ryder isn’t of the level, Canelo should have thought better.
— Jason (@Scribblemilk) February 11, 2023
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’.
Imagine fighting Canelo, in Mexico, on Cinco de mayo weekend. I wouldn’t bet on John Ryder if I was offered 10,000/1 odds. Utterly pointless fight.
— Mike Smith (@Dog_Meat_Man) February 11, 2023
Similarly, a lot of fans mentioned that the fight was straight-up pointless.
u are not a fighter if u duck. should wait for benavidez to win
— KSI fandom (@JJtheGoatKSI) February 11, 2023
Little homecoming before Benavidez comes and takes his belts 🥱🥱😴💤💤💤 pic.twitter.com/C9Zmmy9SeI
— Gmane (@GmaneBoxing) February 11, 2023
Meanwhile, some fans felt that he should have fought David Benavidez instead.
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