Canelo Alvarez

Santos Saul Álvarez Barragán, better known as Canelo, which translates to ‘cinnamon’ for his fiery red hair, has spiced up the boxing scene since his debut. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1990, this pugilist has clinched world championships across four weight divisions, making him a staple in the Hall of Fame pantry. Canelo unified titles in three divisions and claimed lineal championships in two, notably overpowering Miguel Cotto in 2015 for the WBC, Ring, and lineal middleweight crowns. Outside the ring, Canelo’s life is just as sweet, sharing it with his two kids, Emily Cinnamon Alvarez and Mía Ener Álvarez, and his wife, Fernanda Gómez, since 2021. According to Forbes, Canelo is worth at least $275 million!

De La Hoya picks T-Mobile Arena for Canelo Alvarez – Chavez Jr. fight

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By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has made his decision in selecting the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for the May 6 fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to fight. The Canelo-Chavez fight card starts at 9:00 pm. ET/6:00 pm. ET.

The two fighters will be battling it out on HBO PPV at a catch-weight of 164 ½ pounds. De La Hoya chose the T-Mobile Arena over the giant 90,000 seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It should be interesting to see how much the ticket prices are for the Canelo-Chavez Jr. fight at the T-Mobile Arena.

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Why Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. is the Fight of the Year

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By Bob Smith: There are many solid to excellent fights coming up this year, thankfully – Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman, Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Anthony Joshua, (likely) Sergeyv Kovalev vs. Andre Ward II, and so forth.  Each of these are or will be excellent fights.  But I dismiss as not serious the criticisms of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Julio Chavez Jr. as only a “money fight”. 

On the contrary, I think that this will be one of the biggest fights, if not the biggest fight of each of their respective careers, and will be very competitive and will be one of the best fights of 2017. 

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Chavez Jnr chance to be great

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By Gav Duthie: I’ve almost considered Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr 50-2-1 (32) a semi retired fighter over the last 5 years. Despite turning professional in only 2003 he amassed a 46-0-1 record by 2012 before he faced Sergio Martinez. This is a rate of over 5 fights per year, contrast that to today where since the Martinez loss he has fought only 5 times in 5 years.

Chavez is looking to get back on track with a May 6 fight against Saul Alvarez in Las Vegas on the Mexican holiday weekend of ‘Cinco de Mayo’ (May 5th) at a catchweight of 164.5lbs.

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Chavez Jr. will be weight-drained for Canelo fight says Monroe

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By Dan Ambrose: Former world title challenger Willie Monroe Jr. believes that Golden Boy Promotions are looking to protect their money fighter Saul “Canelo’ Alvarez by having him fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by having him melt down to 164 ½ pounds to fight at a catch-weight on May 6.

Monroe sees the catch-weight as one that will weaken Chavez Jr. to the point where he’s little more than a junior middleweight in terms of power. Monroe says that the 6’1”Chavez Jr. is too big to be fighting at a catch-weight of 164.5lbs against Canelo, and he may be right.

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Golovkin-Jacobs better fight than Canelo-Chavez Jr. says Malignaggi

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By Dan Ambrose: Paulie Malignaggi says he doesn’t get what’s so special about the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight, and he feels that the Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs match-up is a much better fight in terms of entertainment. I think for a lot of boxing fans, they agree with Malignaggi.

Canelo-Chavez Jr. pales in comparison to the Golovkin-Jacobs fight, which matches two of the best fighters in the middleweight division today against each other. Golovkin and Jacobs are two knockout artists with 62 knockouts between them.

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Chavez Jr’s size = problems for Canelo

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By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old former three division world champion Shane Mosley says he thinks the size of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) could be a big problem for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) in their fight on HBO PPV on May 6. Mosley thinks that Canelo could come into the fight at 172 pounds, and Chavez Jr. around 190.

The near 20 pound weight advantage for Chavez Jr. could help him in getting the better of Canelo. Mosley still thinks Canelo could outpoint Chavez Jr., but he’s entirely sure about that. The size of Chavez Jr. is the hard thing for Mosley to overlook in this fight, because Canelo will be giving away so much height, reach and weight.

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Marquez says Canelo beating Chavez Jr. is just another victory

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By Dan Ambrose: Juan Manuel Marquez doesn’t see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez getting much from acclaim if he beats Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in their fight on May 6th on HBO PPV. The boxing fans want Canelo to fight Gennady Golovkin.

He’s considered to be the No.1 middleweight in the division. The fans have been asking Canelo to fight Golovkin for 2 years, and he’s gone in the other division in fighting the likes of Amir Khan, Liam Smith, an arguably over-the-hill Miguel Cotto and James Kirkland. Now Canelo is fighting Chavez Jr. in what is viewed as a ‘business fight’ rather than a sporting fight.

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Chavez Jr. could beat Canelo says Mikey Garcia

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By Dan Ambrose: Mikey Garcia believes that former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) has a good chance of beating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) on May 6 if he chooses to train hard for the fight. Mikey thinks that Canelo doesn’t use his size advantages in his fights the way he should. He says that Canelo tries to box instead of using his size.

For this fight, Canelo won’t have a size advantage. He’ll be facing a fighter that likely will outweigh him on the night of their fight on HBO PPV. We don’t know how much Canelo weighs for his fights because he stopped being weighed. If Canelo rehydrates into the 180s, then it’s possible that he and Chavez Jr. could be around the same weight for their catch-weight fight at 164.5lbs.

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Canelo vs. Chavez Jr: Las Vegas main candidate for venue

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By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya appears to be leaning in the direction of Las Vegas, Nevada for the city where his fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will do battle with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) on May 6. The decision on the venue for the Canelo-Chavez Jr. fight is expected to be decided in the next two weeks.

It’s important that the venue be decided quickly if the fight is going to be staged at the huge 90,000 seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Canelo failed to sell out the venue for his last fight against former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith on September 17 last year.

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