“Projecting Much?”: Demetrius Andrade Angers Fans By Claiming That Canelo Alvarez is ‘Running From Real Fighters’

Canelo Alvarez defeated John Ryder in his homecoming match via a dominant unanimous decision. Alvarez has successfully retained his titles; proving once again, that he is a class apart in the super-middleweight division. Despite being widely regarded, Alvarez has failed to impress Demetrius Andrade. Andrade is a 35-year-old undefeated fighter fighting out of the United States and has been a world champion in the middleweight division. He has been trying to get Alvarez’s attention for the longest time. And during a post-fight press conference, he had a heated argument with the Mexican boxer that went viral.

However, Alvarez has not shown any interest in fighting him. However, that is not stopping the 35-year-old boxer to continue critiquing the super middleweight champion and gunning for a fight with him. However, the fans made sure to make their reactions public and call out Andrade over his remarks on Alvarez.

Andrade does not think Canelo Alvarez holds respect from “Real fighters”; Fans react

Andrade has accused Alvarez of ducking him and other “real fighters”.  As per Boxing scene, he stated, “Unless you fight real fighters, don’t you ever think of retiring ’cause you would never get the respect from us real fighters. Fight the fights boxing fans actually want to see you fight. Stop running from real fighters.” 

The fans were not pleased with the comments made and did not shy away from making that evident. Here are a few fan reactions reflecting upon the same.

A fan named Silas De Lobo is of the opinion that Andrade is merely being insecure. He stated, “Mmm…projecting much?”

One fan could not help himself but recall when Alvarez showed absolutely no interest to fight him in person during his press conference. He stated, “This man’s career highlight is getting verbally destroyed by Nelo at the post fight conference.”

Another fan thinks that the comment made is all a part of a plan. He stated, “when u are desperate for a pay day, just claim that the top fighter is scared. Cool strategy”

Yet another fan wanted to give him a reality check. He stated, “Dude whol career is based off of him crying for a Canelo fight when he been on a euro bum tour for YEARS… Instead of trying to fight another champion he lost years of his prime….”

Lastly, one fan named Michael Sanders stated, “Here’s a 35 year old with a 15 year, 32 fight career and who’s best win is Quigley or Williams (take your pick) talking about running from real fighters. The irony”

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