As the pair kicked off their media tour in Saudi Arabia, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez claimed that while he is a “great fighter but he’s not Canelo,” he is not.
The pound-for-pound legends will compete for Alvarez’s undisputed super-middleweight title on September 13 in Las Vegas.
Although Alvarez claimed it might be a close fight with American Crawford who would step up from light-middleweight, the fight is being billed as the “fight of the century.”
He is a fantastic fighter, but he is not Canelo. At a press conference, Alvarez stated, “I have the experience.
“I have more than that, but they only concentrate on my power.” One of my best fights to date will be this one.
Alvarez, 34, may be three years younger than Crawford, but having made his professional debut at the age of 15, the Mexican has been chosen to carry the torch over 67 fights and 11 world titles overall.
One time, Alvarez said, “He’s not going to beat me, don’t worry about it,” and Crawford responded, “For sure they belts are coming home with me.”
The rivals are split by 26 fights, but Crawford also has a record that most fighters can only dream about, including 19 world titles and an undisputed two-weight champion.
Crawford made a stylish nod to Claressa Shields, who has already won the title in the women’s division, when he promised he would become the first man to win the three-weight title.
Alvarez described himself as a “winner” and exclaiming, “You don’t look different,” in a similar vein to Crawford.
Las Vegas Raiders, UFC, and Netflix
The fight will take place at the 65, 000-person Allegiant Stadium in Vegas, home to the NFL Raiders.
UFC president Dana White’s new boxing team, which collaborated with Saudi fighter Turki Alalshikh, whose partnership almost ended in a flop before being revived in recent weeks, will also promote it.
While White was absent, Alalshikh was seated at the top table.
The General Entertainment Authority’s chairman has been the source of incredible Saudi investment in boxing over the past 18 months, but he has not frequently been present at boxing events.
In the opening remarks, Alalshikh criticized “Tom and Jerry” fights and demanded that they give him “smashing face.” He also pressed two of the greatest fighters of their generation.
The media only posed questions to Alalshikh before he left the stage during the first leg of a three-city press tour that included Las Vegas and New York.
Both fighters spoke for almost 25 minutes before either fighter paused.
Saudi Arabia has put a lot of money into sport in an effort to diversify its national income, according to the kingdom, but it is still accused of using it as a tool for propaganda and sportwashing.
The Saudi investment in boxing shows no sign of slowing down, especially with Alalshikh set to launch a new super-fight series on Netflix and establish a new marketing channel for it.
Returning to boxing, the traditional face-off was the final product of the press conference.
Alvarez was the first to turn his head away in a tear-jerking staredown as the dramatic music played.
Crawford claimed this is the fight he had always wanted, despite Alalshikh’s public support.
“I called Canelo out because he is the last outstanding fighter to surpass us,” he said. The Floyd Floyd, the Manny Pacquiao, and the Oscar De La Hoya. He had the opportunity to fight them because we both were raised in that time.
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