By Craig Daly: Oscar De La Hoya has no qualms about saying that he believes with the way in which Canelo Alvarez fights, he’ll “by no means beat” Dmitry Bivol, no matter whether or not they battle at 168 or 175.
De La Hoya is a straight-shooter and isn’t going to provide false hope to Canelo to attempt to curry favor by flattering the Mexican star in hopes of luring him again to Golden Boy. Bivol is on one other degree to him.
Oscar feels that WBA mild heavyweight champion Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) has a “type” that Canelo will “by no means” defeat, which is why it’s pointless for him to be losing time pondering of preventing him in a rematch in September.
De La Hoya prefers that Canelo face the “massive boys,” beginning with a large mega-fight towards David Benavidez subsequent. That’s a winnable combat for Canelo and one that will make monumental cash and cement his place on the prime of the game.
In different phrases, Canelo doesn’t must put himself at an obstacle by dealing with Bivol in a rematch as a result of he has a method of preventing that he can’t beat.
Canelo will NEVER beat Bivol’s type
“Look, types make fights, and I’ve all the time mentioned a Canelo type would NEVER beat a Bivol type. It’s written on stone,” Oscar De la Hoya advised the DAZN Boxing Present a couple of rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol.
If Canelo had been educated from the beginning of his profession on the best way to take care of Bivol’s preventing type, you might give him a superb opportunity of defeating him, however his present preventing type is already cemented in and completely unchangeable.
The saying goes, ‘Outdated canines can’t study new methods.’ Canelo is in his 30s now, and it’s too late to amass the information to turn into proficient sufficient to defeat Bivol’s preventing type.
If Canelo had an Jap European coach from day one as an expert, he’d be a nightmare for Bivol, however that’s not the truth.
De La Hoya hopes to work with Canelo once more
“Think about Canelo coming again to Golden Boy for a mega-fight; that will be an occasion in itself,” mentioned De La Hoya. I believe that if the chance presents itself, you by no means know in boxing,
“I need him to have these main fights to proceed constructing his legacy. You wish to know as a fighter when you’ve got these final fights in your profession; you wish to make the very best of it, you wish to combat the easiest,” mentioned De La Hoya about him wanting Canelo to combat the very best.
It’s a good suggestion for De La Hoya to not get his hopes up for Canelo returning to Golden Boy as a result of that doesn’t look possible.
The one manner this author can see that potential situation taking place is that if Canelo’s profession goes downhill together with his present promoter Eddie Hearn, with him dropping to John Ryder, Bivol, and Benavidez all in a row.
If issues are wanting bleak for Canelo, he would possibly select to return again to De La Hoya, however it’s extra seemingly he’ll retire at that time. In response to Movie star Web Value, Canelo has a web value of $180 million.
You bought to think about that fortune will swell to over $200M by the point he’s performed together with his fights towards Ryder, Bivol, and Benavidez.
With that enormous nest egg, Canelo will most likely dangle up his gloves if he loses two or extra of his subsequent three fights slightly than return to Golden Boy to be reunited with De La Hoya.
