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Canelo wounded in pride: former Mexican world champion advises Saúl Álvarez to retire from boxing

El Canelo perdió por decisión unánime.
El Canelo lost by unanimous decision.

Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty Images

Wilson Flórez

Almost a week after Canelo Álvarez’s defeat over Dmitry Bivol,

reactions to that fight are still coming out. Criticism has emerged with great force around the man from Guadalajara and even his defeat led to Óscar de la Hoya sending him a spicy message through social networks. But the “Golden Boy” was not the only well-known character who attacked the morale of Saúl Álvarez. Alfonso Zamora joined the criticism of the Mexican boxer.

“Canelo Álvarez is not the monster that has been reflected on television. Canelo looked bad (…) when he lowered his hands, being tired, Canelo looked very bad. The real Canelo was shown, not to mention ”, sentenced the former Mexican boxer in statements released by the Left shot.

Should Canelo retire?

Much has been said about the future of Saúl Álvarez’s career. José Benavidez considers that the era of Canelo has come to an end and in this same order of ideas Alfonso Zamora He also believes that it is time for the Tapatio to hang up his gloves and say goodbye to discipline.

“Maybe yes (he is at the peak of his career). He was saying that he was going to return with more energy, but I sent everything to the water (…) I forgot the talks. He is already loaded with bills. I thought he would say ‘You know what, it was a pleasure’. To start his business and live well “, sentenced the former boxer.

DOWN GOES CANELO! 🗣

Dmitry Bivol takes down Canelo Alvarez via decision to retain his WBA Light Heavyweight title!

Canelo’s first loss since 2013 pic.twitter.com/WPgFzKKap9— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 8, 2022

Just as there have been criticisms, there are also some people who have supported Saúl Álvarez, including personalities such as Javier “Chicharito ” Hernández and even constructive advice from Caleb Plant.

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