Canelo was honest with Julio César Chávez: “You have been the best for me”

After his victory against Billy Joe Saunders, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez agreed in an interview with Julio César Chávez, to whom he showed all his respect. The “Mr. Knockout” congratulated the Guadalajara

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Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez had a brief conversation with Julio César Chávez after beating Billy Joe Saunders by TKO in Saturday’s main event at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Both Mexican glories showed respect for the other in a meeting to remember.

At the Box Azteca broadcast table, Canelo Álvarez opened up in front of Julio César Chávez: “ I want to tell you up front that I neither want to be like you nor equal you, because you It is great and it has been the best for me. I saw it in videos to learn from you, my respects, but I want to make my own story and be one of the best, but my respects for you always “, he assured.

# Cinnamon Mode 🥊 @ Canelo recognizes Julio César Chávez and lets him know that he doesn’t want to be the same or better than him. Tremendous moment between two greats in the history of Mexican boxing!

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– Box Azteca (@ BoxAzteca7) May 9, 2021

“ Likewise, Canelo. I want to congratulate you because you broke a record, which was supposedly not going to be broken, and look, there it is for all the envious “, Chávez replied.

This Saturday, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez broke an attendance record : 73, 126 viewers. New brand for an indoor boxing function in the United States, far surpassing the 63, 000 individuals who went to see Julio César Chávez in Texas in 1993, when he fought Pernell Whitaker.