Tim Bradley On Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant: “He’s Going To Beat The Dog Hell Out Of Plant”

By: Hans Themistode

Though Canelo Alvarez has but to say the fourth and remaining world title at 168 kilos, within the thoughts of Tim Bradley, it’s already a foregone conclusion.

After defeating Billy Joe Saunders by way of eighth-round stoppage for his WBO title just some weeks in the past, Caleb Plant stays the one super-middleweight belt holder exterior of Alvarez. The Mexican star made it no secret that his subsequent goal will, in actual fact, be Plant for an undisputed showdown this coming September.

Whereas Bradley does admire the talents that Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) brings to the desk, in his opinion, Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) is solely the perfect fighter on this planet and he’ll make it look simple in opposition to Plant in a couple of extra months.

“Canelo is the primary fighter on this planet, by far,” stated Bradley throughout an interview with Behind The Gloves. “In 9 months, he captured three straps, bout to be 4 trigger he’s going to beat the canine hell out of Plant. No disrespect, I like Plant, he bought expertise however he makes a ton of errors and he’s going to have to boost his recreation if he’s going to beat a man like Canelo.”

Plant, 28, continued his dominant title run with a simple win over former belt holder, Caleb Truax on January thirtieth earlier this yr. Whereas he has barely misplaced a single spherical throughout his profession, Plant hasn’t precisely fought a who’s who of names both. Nonetheless, even with the dearth of big-time opposition plastered on his resume, the Nashville, Tennessee native believes he’s absolutely ready to strip Alvarez of his world titles and turn into the primary 168 pound undisputed champion of all time.

That notion, nevertheless, is solely laughable to Bradley. With the Corridor of Fame names that Alvarez has shared the ring with, the pound-for-pound star merely seems to be a number of steps forward of the competitors in the meanwhile.

“Simply an excessive amount of expertise,” defined Bradley. “He’s combating on the final stage, on the prime of his recreation, issues have slowed down for him contained in the ring. He’s see’s stuff come earlier than it even occurs. He can predict issues, he understands the place he must be always.”