Canelo named the best boxer in the world right now
A person with great skills is qualified to define greatness in others. Future celebrity, Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, had his say on the best boxer in action.
Despite defeats to Floyd Mayweather earlier in his career and more recently to a lighter heavyweight than Dmitry Bivol, Álvarez remains at the top of the heaviest list.
This weekend, he’s doing what many elite fighters do – getting back to unfinished business. He’s facing Gennady Golovkin again, he hopes, ending the book in a long and controversial rivalry.
Even with ‘GGG’ in the late stages of his career, it was a bold move for the Mexican to enter such a high-stakes fight after a conclusive loss.
It’s clear that Canelo backs himself up to be the greatest in the fighting game – as evidenced by his collection of belts and his willingness to jump between weights when the opportunity arises. But who else in the sport he admits is elite?
Talk to Insider ahead of his third fight against GolovkinCanelo was asked who, excluding his current company, is the best boxer in the world.
“Usyk is number one in the world.”
The Mexican highlighted Oleksandr Usyk’s skills as the reason behind his selection.
The Ukrainian is undefeated, undisputed in the cruiser weight class, and is trying very hard to be undisputed in heavyweight. When it comes to opinions, Canelo is a tough one to argue with.
In the case of the Mexican boxer for being the best in the business, one way to prove it is to do things that others can’t. He’ll have a chance to beat ‘Triple G’ this weekend in Las Vegassomething 43 people have tried and failed to do – including Canelo.