“It Doesn’t Mean [Sh*t]”: Concerning Canelo Alvarez Sparring Footage Sparks Intense Discussion

The fight between David Benavidez and Canelo Alvarez is being wished for, across the globe. Many boxing fans want to see this particular fight go down, as Benavidez has defeated Caleb Plant, and he’s been calling out Canelo consistently. On the other hand, Alvarez has made his stance clear that currently, his priority will be to get a rematch against Dmitry Bivol, after the John Ryder fight on May 6th. So many fans are accusing ‘Cinnamon’ of ducking ‘The Mexican Monster’, and hence a lot of people have started to support Benavidez. So much so that they’re even disregarding his legacy as a ‘P4P King’ and they’re claiming that Benavidez will easily run through him.

One such case recently happened on Twitter, where a user, @ClenbutrolPlugz, shared a sparring video of Canelo Alvarez and Rashidi Ellis. In the video, Alvarez is on the ropes and working on his head movement but the user argued that if this is the case for him against Ellis then he’ll be a way easier opponent for Benavidez.

To this harsh claim, boxing promoter Lou DiBella came to the rescue and pointed out the correction the above claim needed. He stated that whenever you’re sparring with anybody, “IT DOESN’T MEAN 💩”. And then he went on to explain that during sparring, boxers don’t seek to outplay their partner, instead they want to try new things and grow as a boxer. So if Alvarez is at the ropes, then it’s because he wants to be there.

Many fans sided with DiBella’s argument and agreed with him on his explanation of a sparring session. A few days ago, a photo went viral where Alvarez was seen lifting double his own body weight.

Fans respond to Canelo Alvarez struggling on the ropes

User @DemocratsOnly said after reading the former statement, that some of these commenters have never been in a boxing gym, otherwise they’d have known better.

Another user, @punchingprof, came in agreement with DiBella and stated that you can never know what skills a boxer is trying to work on during sparring. It’s stupid to judge anybody’s prowess based on that.

In the same vein, user @RTSMightyMike also went on ahead and further explained the difference between open sparring and work.

@boxing_william mentioned that some of these haters create narratives against Canelo for the sake of expressing hate.

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Meanwhile, user @JasonTheFallen pointed out that many always rush to protect ‘Cinnamon’, and the same doesn’t happen with other boxers.

Lastly, user @uisuis32 talked about how the clip is actually an old one, and a lot of people recorded this particular session.

What is your take on the sparring video? In addition, how will David Benavidez potentially fare against Canelo Alvarez? Let us know in the comments section below.

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