Canelo: Nobody Wants To See Me Fight BORING Lara Again!

By Carlos Boogs

In July 2014, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) won a close twelve round split decision over Erislandy Lara at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Since their fight, there have been a wide variety of opinions with some observers crediting Canelo with a solid win, others believing Lara was robbed, and some viewing the fight as a draw.

From the moment the decision was announced, Lara (23-2-2, 13KOs) began calling for a rematch. The rematch never came.

After a brief stint at middleweight, Canelo is returning to the junior middleweight division on September 17th, when he challenges Liam Smith for the WBO world championship.

Lara is considered to be the top fighter at 154-pounds, with the WBA and IBO titles around his waist.

With the Cuban boxer still demanding a rematch, and carrying two world titles, some critics wondered why Canelo would select an unknown in Smith as his pay-per-view opponent over Lara.

Canelo says the answer is simple - Lara is boring and nobody wants to watch him. The Mexican superstar also feels very confident that he was the rightful winner when the two of them collided two years ago. Canelo feels there is no demand for a rematch with Lara.

"First thing with Erislandy Lara, I fought with him and beat him already. That's the past, I beat him already and nobody wants to see a boring fighter like him in a boring fight. He's a boring fighter. That's the past, I'm over that," Canelo explained to BoxingScene.com's Declan Taylor.

"Liam Smith is the fighter that I need to fight in September. He has speed, power, throws to the body, very strong, intelligent and he comes to fight."