Canelo Alvarez in steadfast pursuit to leave a legacy as a pound-for-pound great against Billy Joe Saunders
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Alvarez has his eyes on unifying all four belts at 168 pounds before a potential move up to 175
Until a recent change in the buildup to this weekend's super middleweight title unification bout, when pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez began speaking publicly in English and largely stopped pulling punches of any kind regarding just about everything, interviewing the Mexican superstar had become a typically predictable affair. Sure, the 30-year-old Alvarez was always polite and cordial. With his red hair and action hero looks, the native of Jalisco in Guadalajara befit the role of boxing's leading man in nearly every category. Yet his interviews were bland, short, direct and, once again, extremely predictable. The one constant Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs) would hammer home each time was how willing he was to face the toughest opponent possible each time out, regardless of network or promotional affiliation, in order to back up his claim that he's the best boxer in the world.More Related News
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