Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is set to face Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo on March 8th, and even though Angulo's recent resume isn't on par with other challengers that had hoped to face the Mexican superstar, his size could be a problem for Alvarez.
"I know that both in size and in weight and power, that I'm a real 154-pounder, and I believe that I'm the first one in this weight class with that combination of experiences to be facing Canelo," Angulo said.
Many fans wanted to see Canelo step into the ring with another 154-lb. fighter though, a man who defeated Angulo via stoppage in the 10th round--Erislandy Lara. While Canelo's team was making up its mind about their next opponent Lara was actively provoking him on Twitter to no avail.
"Let's get into the ring...I'm the best fighter at 154 pounds, and I'm going to continue to show that to the world," said Lara. "I hope that it happens, 100 percent...I hope that they work on it. But the reality is that if Canelo doesn't fight me, then Canelo is scared. There are no ifs ands or buts about it. If Canelo doesn't step up to the plate like he did against Austin Trout, then he's a joke, plain and simple. He's a joke."
Angulo had knocked Lara down twice when they met in June of 2013, but sustained a broken orbital bone that didn't let him continue. He said he's unsure whether Lara or Alvarez is the better fighter, despite Canelo's higher profile. "Lara is an amazing fighter with a great record and he's a great technical fighter who comes from that Cuban style, which is very difficult," said Angulo.
"Lara has a lot of good fights under his belt. But Canelo has also proven to be a great fighter, and he's also very dangerous. I think that any fighter in the ring is a dangerous opponent."
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