By Miguel Rivera

Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez has not been one of the most active critics of the recently announced bout between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

Canelo said that he still has a great deal of respect for both athletes, but he doesn't agree with their fight.

Mayweather and McGregor finalized a deal to fight each other in a boxing match on August 26th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. For the 40-year-old Mayweather, it will be his first bout since announcing his retirement from the sport in September 2015, when he dominated Andre Berto over twelve rounds of action.

Three weeks after that bout, on September 16th, Canelo will return to the ring at the very same venue when he faces IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. 

The two events will be angling to secure pay-per-view buys from each other.  Mayweather-McGregor will be carried by Showtime Pay-Per-View, while Canelo-Golovkin will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View.

Canelo's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions, has a been a huge critic of the Mayweather-McGregor bout - because he views the contest as an absolute mismatch. McGregor, who is the most popular figure in Mixed Martial Arts, has no professional boxing experience. The oddsmakers have him listed as a massive underdog and very few experts, if anyone, believes he can actually win the fight. 

"I have respect for both (Mayweather) in his sport and (McGregor) in his, but this combination is pure show. They are going to hurt boxing a lot with this fight," said Canelo to ESPN Deportes.

"I've tried not to comment, because people know it's pure show. I know what's going to happen, and I'm not much of a fan of watching fights like that and especially one like this. I like to see interesting fights, not this."