Canelo Alvarez beat Jermell Charlo and retained his super middleweight titles. After moving up two weight classes, ‘Iron Man’ Charlo struggled throughout the fight. The reasons for his poor performance remain unclear. Right from the start, Alvarez showed his dominance. He knocked Charlo down in the seventh round and managed to secure a UD victory confirming his top-tier “undisputed” status.

As usual, Canelo’s family sat in the front row to support him. However, an odd event occurred as they left the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Former NBA player Stephen Jackson tried to cut in front of Alvarez’s family. He then yelled at the security. Fans criticized Jackson after a video of the incident surfaced. Now, as Jackson found out that he was getting censured for his actions, he took to X (formerly Twitter) to substantiate his end of the story. In spite of this, fans aren’t curtailing their criticism.

Despite explaining his reasons, fans slammed Jackson for his behavior with the family of Canelo Alvarez

Stephen Jackson said he let Canelo’s family pass through security. He and his group moved aside for about 30 people. Then a cop tried to grab him. Jackson said he had already waited for 30 people and needed to leave too. He refused to wait for 60 more people who might not even be Canelo’s family. Moreover, Jackson emphasized that everyone has places to go. He said, “…I was respectful enough to let 30 people pass. I’m not gonna sit and let 70 people pass because you want them to pass. It don’t work like that. We all got somewhere to go.” However, fans overwhelmingly criticized Stephen Jackson’s behavior.

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Many felt that Jackson acted out just to be the center of attention, with one fan even suggesting that Canelo could easily knock him out with a slap.

Another fan pointed out that Jackson exaggerated the number of people, claiming it was closer to 10 rather than 30.

Moreover, the general consensus labeled Jackson’s actions as classless and disrespectful, especially since the incident was caught on video.

Then, a fourth user to went to the extent of calling the NBA player’s behavior “D*ck-move” which had no class.

Furthermore, a follower emphasized the immense popularity and respect Canelo commands, suggesting that Jackson picked the wrong person to confront, likening it to taking a stand on “Mount Everest” rather than a smaller hill.

. Overall, despite Jackson’s explanation on X, fans criticized him for being attention-seeking and disrespectful.

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