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!

Lederman thinks Canelo is avoiding Golovkin fight

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1-CaneloKhanArrivals_Hoganphotos7By Patrick McHugh: Harold Lederman of HBO thinks WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is trying to avoid fighting his mandatory challenger Gennady “GGG” Golovkin by asking for a catch-weight for the fight, which he doesn’t need.

Lederman thinks it’s silly that the 25-year-old Canelo would be asking for a catch-weight for a title defense at middleweight against Golovkin because the mandatory challenger for Canelo’s belt. To Lederman, he thinks Canelo doesn’t want the fight with Golovkin and is looking for a reason to get out of it.

Khan vs. Canelo: What’s the winning key for this fight?

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1-CaneloKhanArrivals_Hoganphotos5By Yannis Mihanos: When Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) signed for the fight against WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 21 KOs) for May 7 on HBO PPV, many heads turned, as it was a surprise move that very few expected. We are now only a few days away from this very important fight at the new 20,000 seat T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Both fighters have completed their preparation and are in peak condition.

Khan: I know I can give Canelo a boxing lesson

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Image: Khan: I know I can give Canelo a boxing lesson(Photo Credit: Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Allan Fox: WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) was looking really drained today in his grand arrival at the MGM Grand in Las Veas, Nevada for his title defense against Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on Saturday night. Canelo has to cut down to 155lbs for the catch-weight, and it seems like he needs to be fighting at the full weight for the division at 160.

Khan says he’s going to give Canelo a boxing lesson on Saturday night. Khan has been working on his speed and movement so that he can keep out range of Canelo’s short power shots. Khan feels that he’s going to make Canelo look bad, take his WBC title in front of his fans, and then go home with the belt to Great Britain. Khan has never been surer of a victory before during his career because he’s done his homework well in studying the 25-year-old Canelo’s fights and coming up with a great game plan to defeat his fighting style.

Danny Garcia: Golovkin is too big for Canelo

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Image: Danny Garcia: Golovkin is too big for CaneloBy Dan Ambrose: WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia says he doesn’t see a fight between IBF/IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez happening for a number of reasons. Garcia said Golovkin is too big for the 5’9” Canelo, and there’s a big difference in the popularity of the two fighters.

Garcia says Golovkin brought in just 150,000 pay-per-view buys recently in his fight against David Lemieux; whereas Canelo brought in 900,000 for his title fight against former WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto recently. Due to the difference in popularity and in size, Garcia thinks that Canelo has no reasons to fight Golovkin and he doesn’t think he will.

Canelo vs. Khan: Is this the next Fight of the Century deception?

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canelo87By Gerardo Granados: This Saturday on May 7, the fight between elite 155 pounder Saul Alvarez and welter Amir Khan, will finally let their fans know why this bout is considered as a huge mismatch by a couple of long time fight fans. The betting odds are extremely close at 4 -1, but that doesn’t make the fight more even.

With the WBC Middleweight belt at stake and the Lineal status for the winner of this bout, it should already had caught the interest of all fight fans around the world, but it seems that if it wasn’t for the constant hype on major TV media and by on payroll boxing analyst, then only the fight fans who follow boxing on diary bases would know the correct magnitude about it.

A friend of mine challenged me to say something positive about the Canelo vs Khan bout. He bet to me that I would fail, because according to him I am envious of both Canelo and Khan millionaire life style. So, I replied to him, the very same thing Wladimir Klitschko said in the first press conference of his Tyson Fury rematch.

Khan says he won’t fight Mayweather now if asked

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khan836By Patrick McHugh: With the big payday Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) is getting to fight for a world title this Saturday night against WBC 160lb champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs), the 29-year-old Khan says he wouldn’t fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he came back now and asked to fight him. Khan sees the aging 39-year-old Mayweather as a bitter person longing for the limelight now that he’s quickly being forgotten in the minds of boxing fans. Mayweather has been replaced by Canelo and Gennady Golovkin.

Khan is said to be getting $13 million for the Canelo fight on Saturday. That money gives Khan the freedom to turn up his nose at a fight against Mayweather if it were ever offered to him, which it likely never will. Mayweather doesn’t fancy a fight against Khan, who has blistering hand and foot speed.

Khan says he didn’t like the way Mayweather treated him by not agreeing to fight him. Mayweather gave Khan hope for a fight at one point in the past several years ago by asking fans to pick his next opponent.

Khan to get $13 million for Canelo Alvarez fight

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khan111By Jeff Aranow: Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) will be getting a huge payday this Saturday in his fight against WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs). Khan will be getting a reported $13 million for the fight. This isn’t bad money for a title challenger, especially considering that Khan turned down a big payday fight against IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook.

The Canelo-Khan will be televised on HBO PPV, and Canelo’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions expects the fight to bring in 2 million PPV buys. Canelo will very likely be getting a career payday against Khan because this is a fight that will almost surely bring in more PPV buys on HBO than Canelo’s last fight against Miguel Cotto last November. That fight brought in 900,000 PPV buys on HBO.

Hunter expects Canelo to come in lighter for Khan fight

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canelo9343By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will presumably be coming into this Saturday’s fight against Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) at a lighter weight than he’s done in the past.

Khan’s trainer Virgil Hunter expects the 25-year-old Canelo to be lighter than he usually is but he still expects him to be the same type of fighter that he usually is. Hunter doesn’t see Canelo changing how he fights even if he’s lighter than he normally is.

Hunter not in favor of Canelo Alvarez’s catch-weights

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canelo48By Dan Ambrose: Virgil Hunter, the trainer for Amir Khan, is not in favor of WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s habit of fighting at a catch-weight of 155lbs, and he thinks it’s bad for the sport if Canelo tries to insist that his opponents fight him at a catch-weight rather than at the normal weight for the middleweight division.

A fight between Canelo and interim WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin could come down to whether or not Canelo is going to insist that Golovkin fight him at 155 later this year. Golovkin has already said he won’t move down in weight from 160 because he doesn’t believe he has to.

Khan says his speed will be too much for Canelo

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Image: Khan says his speed will be too much for CaneloBy Dan Ambrose: Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) says his hand speed will be too much for the bigger and slower WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) in their fight this Saturday night on HBO PPV. Khan has bulked up for this fight from the welterweight division, and he feels the strongest he’s ever been in a fight.

The fight will be taking place at a catch-weight of 155lbs, and that gives Khan an extra eight pounds from what he usually weighs in at 147. Khan believes the added weight will make him stronger. However, Khan will still be dealing with a heavier fighter in Canelo, who generally rehydrates into the 170s for his fights.