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On Saturday night, Canelo Alvarez will fight Caleb Plant to become the undisputed super-middleweight champion. This fight is one of the biggest of 2021 and for the sport in general.

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Something that makes this bout even more alluring is the rift shared by Canelo and Plant. The pair engaged in a brawl at their very first press conference, a few months back. That began their feud, which has only intensified since then. ‘Sweethands’ has constantly taken shots at Alvarez over his failed drug test in 2018.

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At the weigh-ins, Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant exchanged some more heated words, and Mike Tyson was lucky enough to hear this exchange in person. Post the weigh-ins, ‘The Baddest Man On The Planet’ let the world get a gist of what was said.

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They are gonna kill each other,” said Tyson.

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Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant want to leave the ring with all the 168-pound titles. As they dislike each other, there will be that extra motivation to hurt their opponent.

This fight was on the cards ever since Alvarez beat ‘Superb’ Billy Joe Saunders. Subsequently, both the teams reached an agreement to pit the two champions against each other to crown one single champion, i.e. the first undisputed super-middleweight champion in boxing history.

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Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant – A violent clash

Canelo Alvarez, in his past few fights, has been a sheer aggressor. That is why his overall KO ratio stands at 64.41% in comparison to Caleb Plant’s 57.14%.

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Regardless of the above numbers, it is expected that both of them will go for the kill from the first gong itself.

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This is the biggest fight at the biggest of stages. As a result, the pair will look to make the most out of this outing and register themselves in history books with a historical win in Las Vegas.

It will be intriguing to see who comes out on top. Caleb Plant or Canelo Alvarez? Who will you be supporting? What do you make of Tyson’s summary of their exchange at the weigh-ins?

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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. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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