“All Great Fighters Get Hit”: Boxing World Jumps In to Defend Canelo Alvarez After Forgotten Sparring Video Resurfaces

Canelo Alvarez is set to make his emphatic return to the ring. On May 6, in his hometown, Guadalajara, Mexico, Alvarez will square off against John Ryder. The undisputed super middleweight champion is the odds-on favorite going into the bout. If he is indeed the victor then it opens up various exciting match-ups for him. One such potential opponent is David Benavidez.

The “Mexican monster”  is now mandatory for Alvarez after his win against Caleb Plant. The fight between Alvarez and Benavidez will be highly competitive. Both fighters look completely distinguished from the rest of the division. Recently, a clip surfaced on Twitter in which the fan was trolling Alvarez’s sparring. Upon this, The boxing world cut no corners in defending Alvarez.

The boxing world reacts to Canelo Alvarez being defamed for his sparring

Alvarez was preparing for his upcoming bout. For the same, he was sparring with Rashidi Ellis, a welterweight prospect. A video was released in which Alvarez got hit a couple of times by his sparring partner. A user named, @ClenbutrolPlugz saw this as an opportunity to bash him and also predict his fight against Benavidez judging his sparring clip. 

He took to Twitter and stated, “I know it’s sparring BUT. That is Rashidi Ellis! Imagine David Benavidez letting off on him in the ropes”.

The Tweet did not sit well with the boxing community who came out in full support of Alvarez. Below are a few reactions to the same:

One of the greatest female boxers of all time, Amanda Serrano came out guns blazing to critique the Tweet and explain the purpose of sparring. @Serranosisters: “This is why Sparring gets a bad name. It’s supposed to be used for working on new things or Just sharpening them up but some really believe it’s a fight  I’ve worked on just jabs in sparring, meaning Never letting off a left hand. Doesn’t mean that’s how I fight. Ppl PLEASE!”

Legendary boxing promoter, @loudibella on similar lines stated, “Oy vey. This footage leaving the #boxing gym is bush league. First of all, IT DOESNT MEAN  … not a DAMN thing. Secondly, sparring for a true pro, championship-calibre, fighter is about working on things. Canelo is on the ropes for a reason; he’s there by CHOICE. Smh!”

One fan had a suggestion, @JodieGoodnite: “instead of sh*tting on Canelo,can we give Ellis love pleas”

Another fan mentioned that a sparring session is not a true representation of a competitive boxing match. @FloridaNaijaPH: “You cannot use a video from a sparring session to draw any conclusions cause you have no clue what they were specifically working on during said session. Stop it.”

Lastly, one fan named @CrossJc1704340 mentioned a great point. He stated, “From Louis,Ali,Mayweather, Tyson all Great Fighters get hit in sparring if you see any films of Ali he always took a Beating in sparring ,Tyson was dropped once, the fighters mindset fighter’s mindset is totally different when sparring”

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Evident to say, the clip and the comment embarked a lot of passion which made people speak their opinions. What opinions do you have about this sparring session? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.