Canelo Alvarez Changes Tune on Ryan Garcia with a Stern Warning to Gervonta Davis

Undisputed Super Middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez has come out with his prediction for the upcoming fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia. The two Lightweight prospects are set to face each other on April 22 in one of boxing’s most anticipated matchups. This fight has been two years in the making and fans will finally see the bitter rivals settle their differences in the squared circle.

Although it is hard to predict fights like these, many celebrities and athletes have chipped in their thoughts about this fight. Moreover, recently, Alvarez picked ‘Tank’ to beat his former teammate. The Mexican superstar citied that Davis had more experience than Garcia which will help him get the victory. However, it seems he has now changed his tune on this and thinks ‘KingRy’ might be the victor.

Canelo Alvarez has a stern warning for Gervonta Davis

In a recent interview with ESNEWS, despite picking Davis as his favorite, Alvarez warned the WBA (Regular) Lightweight champion. He urged Davis to be careful of Garcia and praised his former teammate’s skills in the ring.

“He’s [Davis] a very talented fighter, so he needs to be careful with Ryan because he’s a strong and fast fighter. He needs to do his job and train 100 percent. He’s a good fighter,” said Alvarez. The Mexican champion certainly had high praise for Garcia with whom he has had a good relationship.

Ryan Garcia opens up about his relationship with Alvarez

In a recent interview ahead of the fight, Garcia discussed Alvarez’s pick and wanted to end the beef with his former teammate. He stated that there was no bad blood between the two, despite ‘Cinnamon’ picking Davis to win. He added that he too picked other opponents to win in bouts when Alvarez fought. Moreover, he also wanted to use Alvarez’s ‘No boxing No life’ gloves in the match.

“You know, I Love Canelo. I’ve picked against him before in fights. This is just our opinion, no bad blood. If anything, it signifies that the bad blood is over when he might let me use his gloves, no boxing, no life for this fight,” he said.

It looks like the beef between the two has somewhat settled. However, Garcia has bigger things to worry about as he will have to put on a performance of a lifetime if he wants to beat Davis and prove to the world that he indeed is one of the best Lightweights right now.

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