(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) made a startling confession on Tuesday in a media workout from the House of Boxing Training Center when he revealed that he plans on staying in the 154 pound division his entire career rather than moving up to middleweight so that he can fight guys that are close to being the same weight as him. I guess this means that Canelo has an excuse for not fighting Gennady Golovkin if someone asks about that fight.
Canelo has been rehydrating to the 170s for his fights recently, which puts him in the light heavyweight weight class when he steps inside the ring in the 154 pound division. In his last fight, Canelo rehydrated to 175 against Alfredo Angulo, and in his fight against Austin Trout, he weighed 172. This is why it seems hard to fathom why Canelo is resistant to fighting guys that are closer to his own weight.