In September, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set for a shocking rematch, and now ahead of the bout, former Mayweather opponent Canelo Alvarez has revealed his thoughts.
Mayweather famously schooled Canelo back in 2013 and followed up that victory with back-to-back triumphs over Marcos Maidana, before his long-awaited showdown with pound-for-pound rival Pacquiao.
‘TBE’ maintained his undefeated record against the Filipino fan-favourite in that 2015 clash, but the pair are now set to run it back 11 years later, with a new date of Saturday, September 26, currently being touted – after much deliberation as to whether the contest would be a fully sanctioned professional contest or an exhibition.
The fight has been greeted with a mixed reaction, some fight fans happy to see legends returning to face one another and others feeling disappointed that they feel the need to do so, at their respective ages of 49 and 47 years old.
Speaking with Boxing News, Canelo appeared to have little interest in the event, admitting that he did not enjoy their first encounter and insinuating that he is even less likely to enjoy their second.
“I cannot tell anything about it. I didn’t enjoy the first one. So we are going to see [in] the second one, how worse [they both are].”
Mayweather and Pacquiao are not the only fighters returning this Autumn, with Canelo also scheduled to end a less dramatic period of inactivity when he challenges for the WBC super-middleweight title against Christian Mbilli on Saturday, September 12.
