Eddie Hearn: “Artur Beterbiev Is A Fight That Canelo Sickly Wants”

By: Hans Themistode

Eddie Hearn may be very aware of Canelo Alvarez and his tendency to take robust assignments. Having watched from his ringside seat because the Mexican star dismantled a number of fighters that Hearn promotes in Daniel Jacobs, Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders, there’s completely little doubt within the thoughts of Hearn that Alvarez is the primary fighter on the earth.

Nonetheless, even with that, Hearn was considerably stunned with the most recent identify Alvarez is fascinated with preventing.

“Artur Beterbiev is a struggle that Canelo sickly desires,” stated Hearn on the DAZN Boxing Present.

Whereas Hearn has revealed that Alvarez would like to get his palms on the present unified mild heavyweight titlist, he seems to be on his strategy to trying historical past as a substitute. With three 168 pound world titles safely tucked beneath his arms, Alvarez is presently pursuing a showdown in opposition to IBF titlist, Caleb Plant. If Alvarez had been to not solely safe a struggle date with Plant but additionally win, he’ll change into the primary undisputed champion in tremendous middleweight historical past.

Nonetheless, even with historical past on the road, Hearn believes Alvarez may be very a lot severe about transferring up in weight. If the pound-for-pound star does actually decide to face Beterbiev, this received’t be his first time within the ring in opposition to a a lot greater man. In November of 2019, Alvarez moved up two weight courses to tackle then, WBO champion, Sergey Kovalev. Alvarez would go on to cease the previous Russian star within the eleventh spherical.

For as nice Alvarez has confirmed to be although, Hearn has seen the ability of Beterbiev up shut and private. Only a few brief months in the past, Beterbiev flatlined one other opponent, this time, fringe contender Adam Deines. Each fighter that has stepped foot contained in the ring with Beterbiev has suffered the identical destiny.

However whereas some fighters could draw back from transferring up in weight to face such a harmful puncher, Hearn believes that the extra folks warn Alvarez of entering into the ring with Beterbiev, the extra possible he’s to do it.

“He is aware of how laborious Beterbiev punches. Canelo’s a competitor, you inform him that’s not the struggle to take, he’ll wanna take it. You inform him that’s a harmful struggle, he’ll need to do it. It’s very, very dangerous transferring as much as 175.”