LAS VEGAS - You can see it all over his face. The brash 26-year-old Las Vegas native also has repeatedly predicted a victory by first-round knockout. He's coming off a TKO victory against lackluster opposition (no offense, D'Mitrius Ballard). Despite the correct decision to abort Saunders’ unlikely mission coming from Mark Tibbs, the now former world champion at 12st was the recipient of mocking and abuse from social media with current fighters and former world champions taking a great pleasure in kicking Saunders whilst grounded. Plant suffered a small cut under his right eye after taking a pair of strikes from multi-division star Alvarez, who appeared to start the fracas by pushing his IBF champion counterpart. All agreed that Plant was a talented boxer, but virtually no one saw him as a legit threat to hand Canelo the second defeat of his career, but if Canelo vs Plant lacked intrigue, that changed somewhat on September 21st when the two fighters got into a heated altercation at a press conference with slaps and pushes and angry words, and even a minor cut underneath Plant’s right eye. For the most part it appears to be working as security had to separate the pair after a heated altercation during a press conference in Los Angeles.
” White said of the dustup today in Los Angeles. A short-lived broadcast partner of former UFC parent company Zuffa and a much-maligned co-promoter in the 2017 “The Money Fight” between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, Showtime has been a favorite target of White over the years. Showtime is, they’re great. Showtime will air the domestic pay-per-view event at MGM Grand Garden Arena. In April, the promotion lost a co-main event fight between Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose at UFC Vegas 24 when Stephens shoved Klose at the weigh-ins, reportedly resulting in a concussion suffered by Klose. Add the fact that he lost his mother and daughter under shocking circumstances and somehow hasn’t lost himself and you have a man who isn’t interested in your thoughts about his boxing ability or how good he is based on what we've seen. GGG would also have to accept that he’ll need to move up to a full 168; Canelo has no reason to budge on a catchweight of 164 or 165 or whatever, because he’s the clear money man now, not Golovkin. He’s over it. Caleb Plant is tired of talking about his November 6 fight with Canelo Alvarez to determine the first undisputed super middleweight champion.
Canelo Alvarez has been one of the biggest stars in boxing for the last decade. Round 7 (11:55 p.m.): A pair of body shots from Canelo but Saunders is letting his hands go with more frequency. The Canelo vs. Saunders fight will stream live globally on DAZN, to more than 200 countries and territories, including the U.S. Some have claimed that Russian champion Bivol should not be allowed to face Canelo due to country’s current invasion of Ukraine. “Caleb is a good fighter," Canelo said. "I have a lot of respect for Caleb Plant. “You’ve seen some good performances but you haven’t seen the best of me and that’s why I’m excited for this fight because all great fighters have been in a position where they are the underdog who is expected to lose. He knows what they are saying. Instead of just talking about the fight, Plant would rather let his hands speak for him and answer all of these silly questions that are asked over and over again. He reiterates that most of Canelo’s opponents allow themselves to be beaten mentally before the first punch is thrown and he has no interest in handing over his belt without a fight.
Listen, I don’t think Joseph Parker lit anyone’s world on fire with his win in Auckland over Junior Fa. Try to think of a different angle, okay? Unlike other fighters, who constantly try to convince us of how good they are, Plant doesn’t seem bothered by what people think. As long as he believes it, who cares what you think? Canelo is a free agent, but has expressed his desire to continue working with Hearn - who staged his last three fights before the Plant bout - moving forwards. Canelo Alvarez intends to fully unify all four major super-middleweight titles against Caleb Plant in his next fight. View the schedule and find great ticket deals for upcoming Canelo Alvarez events. Why not go ahead and take the real risk and fight Canelo where I could put it all on the line rather than fighting David Benavidez, who has nothing to offer. In every sense, Alvarez showed why he is a super-middleweight great. Join DAZN to watch Canelo Alvarez vs. The Alvarez supporters reminded him how he was looking for the approval of his defeat to the 31-year-old last November. “He may be as good as y’all say he is but he’s not better than me,” Plant told Sporting News last week as he made his final preparations for the fight.