Turki Alalshikh Goes After Canelo Alvarez For Cherry Picking
Unwilling to continue playing verbal tennis with unified super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KO), Turki Alalshikh has officially moved on from trying to do business with him.
It was public knowledge that Alalshikh was attempting to stage a fight with Canelo versus two-time champion David Benavidez or four-division champion Terence “Bud” Crawford.
Regarding each fight, Alvarez insisted on being paid outrageous sums of money. To fight Benavidez, Canelo asked for a staggering $200 million. Tired of trying to make a big fight with the unified champion, Alalshikh issued a statement on social media.
GIVE ME THE LITTLE GUY!!
Without question, there is a great deal of truth to Alalshikh’s claim. Canelo’s resume features champions and boxers who may go into the Hall of Fame. In addition, he is one of the most skilled boxers competing today, with undeniable accolades.
At the same time, when cruising through his resume, some asterisks have to be unpacked. For example, some of the top names he fought during his ascension in the sport were well past their “sell-by” date. Then there is the storied chapter of his career when he refused to fight at a standard weight limit, which led to the term “Canelo-weight” being coined.
During this time, he fought and knocked out the smaller Amir Khan and Josesito Lopez. The Khan stoppage was particularly chilling and scary. In the case of Lopez, Alvarez brought him up from two weight classes below. Yet, he still shuns the match with Crawford now because he would be coming up two weight classes from junior middleweight!
101 Excuses And Counting
On top of fighting with some large physical advantage from the outset, Canelo routinely avoided a fight with Olympian and two-division champion Demetrius Andrade. When it came to Andrade, Alvarez loved to ask: “What has he done to deserve the fight?” Which is the same thing he is saying about Benavidez now.
The trouble with this logic is he has no problem-fighting Rocky Fielding, Avni Yildirim, Jaime Munguia, and now Edgar Berlanga. Berlanga has not accomplished a tenth of what Benavidez, or Crawford, have in the sport. It is why a growing segment of fans, including Turki Alalshikh, are screaming: make it make sense!
Yet, if being truthful, Alalshikh is no longer asking anything to Canelo. When it comes to the Mexican champion, the Saudi power player has taken his ball and gone home. Alvarez found Alalshikh’s statement humourous.
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