“And the Excuses Are Here”: Fans Left Divided Over Claressa Shields’ Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo Prediction

Canelo Alvarez has been the center of attention in the boxing world for the past few weeks. Recently, he signed a 3-fight contract with Al Hayman’s PBC and announced his first fight against Jermall Charlo for September. Alvarez had plenty of options with him but Charlo being his next opponent was not a popular one amongst the fans. Quite some things have been spoken about the size difference between the two. Charlo is currently the undisputed light Middleweight world champion and will move up and challenge for the undisputed super-Middleweight champion.

Meanwhile, Claressa Shields is not a fan of this match-up. Shields is a prominent figure in women’s boxing and transitioned to the world of MMA back in 2021. On Twitter, she does not shy away from being opinionated and recently weighed in on the upcoming super-Middleweight title fight. Given the size and weight disparity, Shields condemns the match-up. However, the fans are not in agreement with her and made that evident.

The boxing world lashes out at Claressa Shields over her prediction on Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo

On her Twitter account, Shields criticized the matchup but simultaneously showed her faith in Charlo being the victor. She stated, “I don’t like the match up, because size matters! But shit skills, grit, that unwilling to lose Mindset matter too! So If I can conquer a giant so can. @TwinCharlo let’s get his ass!!!! Dare to be great!!!! TEAM CHARLO MFS”

A fan JV reminded her that Alvarez too has moved up in weight, He stated, “Canelo moved up 2 weight classes and got it done”

Meanwhile, one fan FattyMaggooBoxing undermined the size disparity and stated, “Charlo is literally 4 inches taller than Canelo with a 3inch reach advantage. He will be fine.”

One fan, M4ndown considers the same as excuses. He stated, “And the excuses are here lol”

While, one fan named Menooo made his prediction public. He stated, “Canelo by stoppage round 5”

On similar lines, fan Buddy Light stated, “Charlo loses TKO. Nobody beating the Mexican CAN-elo.”

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It is safe to say that Alvarez’s fan and a section of the boxing world did not welcome her comments. That being said, her opinion is not unpopular. There have been a lot of distinct opinions surrounding this matchup. According to you, is this the right matchup for the two given the size disparity? In addition, how do you see this fight playing out in September? Share with us your predictions, thoughts and opinions in the comments below.