Saul Alvarez Disappointed With Chavez Jr's Withdrawal
By Jhonny Gonzalez
Junior middleweight prospect Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is disappointed with the recent withdrawal of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The two boxers were scheduled to fight this coming Saturday, in separate fights, and on separate events. Alvarez is going to defend his WBC silver title against IBO welterweight champion Lovemore Ndou in Veracruz, Mexico. Chavez was set to defend his WBC silver title, at middleweight, against Pawel Wolak in Anaheim, California. Chavez became ill and withdrew from the fight on Tuesday.
For several weeks the two Mexican rivals have taunted each other in the Mexican press, with each boxer claiming to draw the higher television ratings in the country. There had been a lot of anticipation by the Mexican fans, and media, on the outcome of the ratings battle on Saturday. Alvarez told reporters that he's disappointed because he wanted to prove his star power. The fight involving Chavez was going to be carried by Azteca, while Alvarez-Ndou will be televised by Televisa.
"People were waiting for [the ratings battle], but....I have to continue to do my work, I have to do well and I do not care what happens to others. I do my things well and I don't have any problems, because when you do things well, then nothing can go wrong," Alvarez said.
