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Eddie Hearn thinks Canelo Alvarez is in an impossible situation as far as his “haters” are concerned. The head of Matchroom Boxing recently decried those critics who are holding the Mexican superstar to ludicrously high standards.
David Benavidez does not understand why Caleb Plant would not commit to fighting him later this year. Earlier this month, Benavidez’s father generated some commotion when he announced that he reached out to Plant’s team about fighting his son in the fall.
Ryan Garcia may not have had a fight in over a year, but the prolonged layoff clearly hasn’t affected his boldness. The hard hitting lightweight contender recently called out former undisputed lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko during an interview on the Boxing with Chris Mannix podcast.
Tyson Fury doesn’t buy the idea that Dillian Whyte is entitled to a title shot. Manchester’s Fury is set to defend his WBC heavyweight title against countryman Whyte, his mandatory challenger, on April 23 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Michael McKinson is not necessarily holding his breath at the prospect of landing another shot at Vergil Ortiz. The welterweight from Portsmouth, England was supposed to make his American debut last weekend against the hard-hitting Ortiz, but those plans were scuttled after Ortiz fell seriously ill (rhabdomyolysis) a week out from their scheduled fight, a headliner of a Golden Boy Promotions card at USC Galen Center in Los Angeles.
George Kambosos may be the man in the lightweight division right now, but to Ryan Garcia the Aussie champion is also something of a one-hit wonder.
Promoter Frank Warren sees a lot of chinks in Anthony Joshua’s armor that he believes his client, Joe Joyce, can take advantage of. Talk of a fight between the British heavyweights has been brewing ever since Joshua, the former unified titlist in the division, hinted that he may take a stay-busy,
Eddie Hearn believes there is a double standard when it comes to the blowback he has received regarding the latest choice of opponent for rising welterweight Conor Benn.
Promoter Bob Arum is not one to let a few sour words spoil a lucrative business opportunity. The 90-year-old founder of Top Rank Inc. said he would be willing to work alongside UFC boss Dana White in a promoting a potential crossover bout between WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury, Arum’s charge, and UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, despite the fact that Arum does not have the best of relations with White.
Ryan Garcia believes Canelo Alvarez essentially broke “gym code” when the undisputed 168-pound champion came out with comments criticizing his work ethic.