Canelo Alvarez Snubs Matchup With Ryan Garcia, Says Oscar De La Hoya Is ‘Joking’

Published 03/03/2022, 3:00 PM EST

The pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez is hell-bent on taking a shot in the light heavyweight division. The Russian pugilist Dmitry Bivol is the next confirmed name in the campaign of the undisputed super middleweight champion for the epic showdown on 7th May 2022.

However, ahead of the most anticipated fight, the Mexican star launched his upcoming showdown in San Diego. While interacting with the media, he came across the question of him fighting with star lightweight contender Ryan Garcia.

The four-weight class champ turned down the speculation. And ignoring the matchup with the 23-year-old, he said, “That’s Joking.”

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Notably, amid the increasing bitterness between the classical power puncher and KingRy, Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya came up with a massive prediction.

He said to CBSSports, “I don’t know, but I hope it’s a future fight against Canelo and Ryan Garcia in the near future,”

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Further, comparing Ryan with himself, he added, “It’s different circumstances when I left Bob Arum but I wish [Alvarez] the very best,” De La Hoya said. “We are not best of friends, but he is a colleague of mine and I wish him the best. He’s doing for boxing what I did for many years in the past. He’s the guy who has the torch now and I wish him the very best but you never know. Down the road, three years or four years, Ryan Garcia and Canelo at 165. You just never know.”

The rivalry between Ryan Garcia and Canelo Alvarez

Prior to his upcoming battle against Ghanian pugilist Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9, former WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia made a big announcement.

Distancing himself from renowned coach Eddy Reynoso, he joined a new trainer, Joe Goossen. However, after splitting, he gave several reasons targeting Eddy Reynoso. ‘The Flash’ is of the opinion that his former trainer has no time to train him.

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However, the pound-for-pound king came up in the support of Eddy Reynoso, as the latter is a longtime coach of Alvarez. Canelo fired back on KingRy, and made a few critical remarks.

Since then, Ryan Garcia and Canelo Alvarez have been taking shots at each other.

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Abhishek Singh is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. Following the completion of his training as an amateur boxer, he is currently preparing to appear for trials at the state and national levels. With over 3 years of experience in playing the sport, Abhishek is also the holder of a Bachelor's in Arts degree from the University of Delhi.

Canelo Alvarez Snubs Matchup With Ryan Garcia, Says Oscar De La Hoya Is ‘Joking’

The rivalry between Ryan Garcia and Canelo Alvarez

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