Canelo Alvarez’s newest battle reserving has drawn the ire of a few of fight sports activities’ most influential names.
The celebrity boxer just lately ruffled the feathers of UFC CEO Dana White and Conor McGregor just lately, with White criticizing MGM for reserving Alvarez’s upcoming Sept. 14 battle with Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas on the identical night time as UFC 306 on the close by Sphere, and McGregor concentrating on Alvarez himself, calling him “a cornflake.”
Saudi Arabian adviser and battle promoter Turki Alalshikh additionally seems to have beef with Alvarez as he just lately introduced that he’s not pursuing a dream battle between Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
On Wednesday, Alalshikh elaborated on his cause for not desirous to work with Alvarez or his workforce through a social media put up.
I heard what Canelo mentioned that he respects me however would not like the best way we do enterprise.
As for him respecting me, it would not matter to me if he does or not.
As for the best way I do enterprise, I do know why he would not prefer it, as a result of I solely goal large fights at truthful costs, so after all…— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) August 7, 2024
“I heard what Canelo mentioned that he respects me however doesn’t like the best way we do enterprise. As for him respecting me, it doesn’t matter to me if he does or not.
“As for the best way I do enterprise, I do know why he doesn’t prefer it, as a result of I solely goal large fights at truthful costs, so after all anybody who likes straightforward fights gained’t like that. And I understand how he feels after dropping to Bivol, so he’s been in search of simpler fights ever since. Additionally, I’m not the one who’s afraid of combating [David] Benavidez or Crawford.
“Subsequently, I knew he was losing our time and making excuses with large quantities of cash that may’t be paid. So I’m persevering with my method to make large fights that serve the boxing world, and he’s on his method to making straightforward show-only fights.”
The gist of Alalshikh’s criticism is that he believes Alvarez is deliberately pricing himself out of marquee matchups to keep away from troublesome opponents. Alalshikh factors particularly to Alvarez’s most up-to-date loss, which got here in opposition to WBA gentle heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in Might 2022. Alvarez has rebounded with 4 consecutive victories, knocking off the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Jermell Charlo, and most just lately, Jaime Munguia.
Up subsequent for Alvarez is one other protection of his tremendous middleweight titles in opposition to Berlanga on Sept. 14. In Alvarez’s 65-fight profession, he has misplaced simply twice and in addition has two attracts on his report.
Alalshikh has been aggressive in selling big-name boxing bouts over the previous few years. This previous weekend, his Riyadh Season promotion held an occasion at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, headlined by Crawford combating Israil Madrimov. He was additionally a driving drive behind former UFC champion and present PFL star Francis Ngannou’s fights with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, and Fury’s latest championship bout with Oleksandr Usyk.
