“Boxing is Dead” – UFC Champion Kamaru Usman Makes Case for Canelo Alvarez Superfight

Published 03/03/2022, 2:19 PM EST

Canelo Alvarez made the headlines yesterday when he took a cheeky dig at talks of Kamaru Usman super-fight. Appearing on MMA journalist Ariel Helwani’s show, he was asked about the prospect of facing the Nigerian nightmare. In his typical Latin accent, he responded to them with hilarious “payday, payday” chants. And Kamaru Usman has now responded by savaging the entire boxing community.

In an exclusive interview with TMZ, Usman said, “Boxing is dead. Boxing is dead, at the end of the day. I’m not saying that there are good boxers. There’s some fantastic boxers… but boxing is dying. At the end of the day, everybody wants to be entertained.

And when have you ever seen pound-for-pound against the pound-for-pound (number 1)? I am not afraid to go over there and challenge. I am not afraid to do that, but unfortunately those guys, not even Canelo, will never come here to challenge.”

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He is referencing the fact that, although the UFC fighters are willing to crossover to boxing, the same cannot be said for their counterparts. But of course, the bigger payday lies in the field of boxing.

He finally added – “Listen, he can overlook all he wants to overlook. But he’s fighting guys over there that nobody knows.”

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Kamaru Usman vs Canelo Alvarez: Battle of ‘Pound-for-Pound Kings’

Kamaru Usman is one of the hottest properties in UFC, right now. Not only just MMA, he is well-respected, revered and one of the biggest draws across all of combat sports. Along the same lines, his potential nemesis, Canelo Alvarez, needs no introduction. Like the Nigerian star, he is also the pound-for-pound number 1 in his field. Both of them have just one losses each to their names, in an otherwise flawless resume. They have been on a winning streak for the past 9 years.

Hence, having conquered almost all the challenges presented in their way, it makes all the sense in the world for these two to meet and fight each other in a blockbuster encounter.

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Bharat Aggarwal is a sports analyst for EssentiallySports, covering Formula 1 and NBA. A Delhi University graduate, Bharat has multi-year experience in sports writing, having closely worked with the content strategy aspect as well. Bharat Aggarwal supports Manchester United, Lewis Hamilton, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal, Dirk Nowitzki, Sachin Tendulkar, Ayrton Senna, Kristaps Porzingis, and Dallas Mavericks.

“Boxing is Dead” – UFC Champion Kamaru Usman Makes Case for Canelo Alvarez Superfight

Kamaru Usman vs Canelo Alvarez: Battle of ‘Pound-for-Pound Kings’

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