“True Face of Boxing”: Thousands Stand in Scorching Sun in Mexico to Catch a Glimpse of Canelo Alvarez

Previously, the Cinco de Mayo weekend has given us great boxing fights, and now to follow the tradition, Canelo Alvarez scheduled his bout to align with the celebration of Cinco de Mayo. This is Alvarez’s homecoming fight, as he’ll be getting in the ring in his homeland after twelve years. The boxer wanted to provide his fans from Guadalajara with something special. For this bout, his opponent is the Super Middleweight British boxer, John Ryder. And Alvarez would be defending all of his belts in the Super Middleweight division.

The Mexican fans are pretty excited about the fight, as both fighters just got done with their weigh-ins this Friday. Canelo Alvarez weighed 166.6 lb and John Ryder made 167.9 lb, which sits right under the weight limit. The excitement of the fans was portrayed in a Tweet made by one of the users, Greedy Belly. In that video, it could be seen what lengths people are ready to go to not miss the Cinco de Mayo boxing fight.

The fans were ready to stand in the hot sun in front of a big screen, just so they could watch the Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder weigh-in live. The venue, Degollado Theatre in downtown Guadalajara was completely packed.

Many fans set up a big screen out in the open under the hot sun, so they could watch the event live. This shows the immense love and pride set in the hearts of all the people in Mexico for their hero, Canelo Alvarez. Legendary Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez was also present in the audience and also provided his insights for the event as an analyst.

Fans react to seeing Mexican fans in the hot sun to watch Canelo Alvarez

One of the fans, Victor, shared that everybody loves Alvarez in his homeland, he’s ‘the true hero of Mexico’.

Another fan, CaliGallo, called Canelo the real ‘face of boxing’. Recently, Alvarez also put Gervonta Davis in his place after ‘Tank’ called himself ‘the face of boxing’.

Another fan thanked the user for posting such videos and spreading the love for Canelo in other parts of the world.

one Twitter user pointed out that the video seemingly was shot in a “random street”.

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Meanwhile, one user stated that it is natural given the fight is taking place in Canelo’s hometown.  is Mexican and that’s the reason he could do it. The user further stated that even “Mikey Garcia coulda did this”.

A few hours to go, before Canelo Alvarez gets inside the ring against his British rival. Furthermore, boxing fans, even outside of Mexico, are pretty excited to see the bout go down. What are your thoughts about this special Cinco de Mayo event? Let us know in the comments section below.

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