He ended the fight after just 47 seconds and won it in the first round by KO. Baltimore’s Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) led on two scorecards in a very competitive fight when he landed a counter left hand that dropped North Las Vegas’ Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) late in the sixth round. Good right hand to the body. Straight right hand by Canelo lands. What is Canelo Alvarez’s net worth? It would have to be worth it, of course, and the fight isn’t nearly as big in the U.S. This fight isn’t going 12 rounds. From the outside, it would appear the rich, talented, well-spoken American who is now set to fight Canelo Alvarez has everything going for him. All of these guys think they’re going to walk me down and throw more punches than me. Caleb Plant is a 21-0 undefeated world champion, and yet in reality he’s lost more than most fighters could ever comprehend. Plant’s demeanor hasn’t changed despite more boxing writers asking the same exact questions that were asked for the past couple of months. Plant’s publicist Mario Serrano says what Plant is probably thinking.
And is Canelo that big of an opportunity that Plant is riled up? It’s Tuesday of fight week and both Plant and Canelo are making their “Grand Arrivals” at the MGM Grand to kick off the events leading up to Saturday’s fight. In other words, Saunders and Plant are what would call ‘Belt-holders,’ and they’re not a threat to Canelo or David Benavidez. Complete your game day experience at our VIP Canelo Alvarez tailgate party featuring great food, drinks and pre-game entertainment. Should Alvarez win and remain unscathed, Reynoso told the Times that he intends to fight at 168 pounds on Cinco De Mayo and Mexican Independence Day in 2021, which would lead to lay-offs of three and four months, respectively. “Maybe five times in 19 months. There would be months on end that I lived and stayed at the hospital, even in my training camps. Plant, meanwhile, has fought just once in the last 12 months when he picked up a decision win over Caleb Truax in January.
Caleb’s mother, Beth Plant, had a substance dependency problem and his family endured poverty like many in the town. Through succeeding in his amateur career, he eventually escaped the clutches of poverty, criminality and substance abuse which surrounded him in his local community. Indeed, the fight is the latest example of a new box office market in boxing, the local market. He says that this pressure is no different nor was his preparation heading into the fight. “Some fighters crack under pressure but I feel like I’ve been tested by so many things in my life and I’ve yet to crack,” Plant said. “(Pressure) really brings out the best in me. But one thing he does perk up about is when he’s asked if we’ve seen the best version of Caleb Plant in a boxing ring. “You haven’t seen the best Caleb Plant yet,” he says. We haven’t found significant sources which boldly stated Caleb Plant’s actual diet. As a teen, Plant even found himself dealing drugs for his mother. But a white kid from a city dominated by drugs and poverty who somehow managed to become a world champion is something else entirely.
“I’m very excited to bring my world title home to Nashville in my second title defense,” Plant said in a release by Premier Boxing Champions. Boxing was definitely all the way back to business Saturday night. “I would wake up, go to the gym and train, come back and spend time with her, go to strength and conditioning, come back and rest with her. Father Richie Plant constructed a shoddy gym in the hope of providing his son with the conditions to one day achieve a better life. Plant is facing the finished article, a 31-year-old fighter who has surpassed the great Julio Cesar Chavez as the most revered son of Mexico, worthy of comparison with the greats of the modern era, warriors of the calibre of Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. Plant may not get the hearts of fight aficionados racing by facing an unknown German, but that likely won’t matter to his hometown supporters.