Canelo Alvarez fired again at Turki Alalshikh on Tuesday, reacting to his supply for a battle in opposition to Terence Crawford and his feedback about his Riyadh Season-sponsored UFC occasion that’s happening on the identical evening as his September 14th match in opposition to Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas.
Canelo’s Displeasure with Turki’s Feedback
Canelo didn’t like Turki’s comment about competing along with his Mexican Independence Day occasion on September 14th on the T-Cellular in Las Vegas.
Sadly, Berlanga isn’t the best opponent for Canelo to battle on that date, going up in opposition to the UFC as a result of this isn’t a match the boxing public has requested for. The man that Canelo wanted was David Benavidez, however he’s not fascinated by preventing him but, if ever.
“I don’t like the way in which he talks. It’s his drawback, not my drawback. If he needs to battle me with different guys, he must do it my manner. Not his manner,” mentioned Canelo to Sean Zittel.
The altercation that Canelo had with Berlanga on Tuesday created lots of curiosity on social media. If they will sustain with that sort of stuff for the following month, they might do glorious numbers on PBC on Prime Video and DAZN PPV.
Canelo mentioned he was contacted a couple of battle with Terence Crawford however is targeted on his match in opposition to Berlanga proper now. He mentioned Crawford just isn’t a battle that he’s fascinated by.
The best way Crawford regarded in opposition to WBA junior middleweight champion Isrial Madrimov final Saturday, the general public wouldn’t be fascinated by that match both as a result of he didn’t dominate at 154. It’s apparent from watching that battle that Crawford is simply too small, weak, and outdated to maneuver as much as 168 for a battle in opposition to Canelo.
Turki’s Change of Coronary heart
On Tuesday, Turki mentioned on social media that he was now not trying to make the battle between Crawford and Canelo, however he got here to the identical conclusion the followers had about that battle.
Crawford doesn’t possess the facility, measurement, or youth to make the soar as much as 168. He must concentrate on preventing guys at 154 or 147, ideally skills like Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
