“This Kind of Confirms the Suspicions”: Paulie Malignaggi Sounds Alarmed as Rumors of Canelo Alvarez’s “Secret” Fight Talks With Jaime Munguia Heat Up

Canelo Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing right now, and everybody wants to fight him. For a long time, David Benavidez has been one of those fighters. Fans and pundits alike have speculated about a fight between ‘The Mexican Monster’ and the Mexican superstar. Even the WBC had made Benavidez the mandatory title defense for Canelo. However, given recent developments, that fight might not happen. What’s more, Paulie Malignaggi isn’t happy about it!

According to ProBox TV, Canelo Alvarez is secretly planning a fight against Jaime Munguía, skipping Benavidez in the process. So, responding to the rumors of Canelo fighting Munguía, the former professional boxer did not hold back from criticizing the Mexican superstar. What’s more, Malignaggi points out a prior comment from Canelo that goes directly against his rumored desire to fight the Mexican Munguía.

Paulie Malignaggi accuses Canelo Alvarez of being a hypocrite 

While speaking to ProBox TV, the former boxer boldly asserted that Canelo’s rumored move to fight Munguía means he is ducking a fight with the winner of David Benavidez vs. Demetrius Andrade. He went on to recollect the time when Canelo claimed he wouldn’t fight another Mexican fighter, suggesting Canelo was lying. “Let’s revisit the Canelo doesn’t want to fight a Mexican. I guess that’s out the window. When it’s the right Mexican, I guess he’ll fight him,” said Malignaggi.

Highlighting the hypocrisy in Canelo’s statements and actions, Malignaggi claimed that it’s the confirmation of everyone’s suspicion about Canelo avoiding a fight with Benavidez or Demetrius. “This kind of confirms the suspicions that everyone has had in that he doesn’t want to fight the winner of this fight,” said Malignaggi. He even claimed that boxers like Canelo would always put themselves before the sport of boxing. With that out of the way, when did Canelo say he doesn’t want to fight Mexicans?

Canelo represents the country of Mexico

Back in 2022, Canelo Alvarez went up against Dimitry Bivol, recording his second career loss. After the fight, Bivol was supposed to face the then-undefeated Gilberto Ramirez. When Canelo was asked if he might be interested in facing Ramirez, he revealed his intentions to not fight another Mexican. 

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“If it’s Zurdo, I don’t want to fight with Mexicans … I represent Mexico,” Alvarez told USA TODAY Sports. What’s more, Canelo went on to suggest that ‘Zurdo’ had a great chance of winning against Bevol, and he would want him to win. “I think Zurdo has a chance to win [against Bivol], and I want him to win,” said Canelo. However, ‘Zurdo’ lost the fight against Bevol on November 5, 2022.

As rumors of Canelo potentially taking on Jaime Munguía come to light, Paulie Malignaggi highlights the hypocrisy in Canelo’s claim. However, the burning question is – Do you think Canelo Alvarez should fight the winner of Benavidez vs. Dimitrius?

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