Floyd Mayweather Exposes Canelo Alvarez Over $41.5 Million Fight, Addresses Serious Allegations a Decade Later

In September 2013, the boxing world watched as a legend schooled a prodigy. Floyd Mayweather dominated a young Canelo Alvarez, fresh off capturing the WBC and Ring super welterweight titles at just 23 years old. This wasn’t just a fight; it was a turning point. Sure, Mayweather, amid a lucrative deal with Showtime, added another notch to his flawless record.  But the true story unfolded after the final bell.

For Canelo, the bitter taste of defeat wasn’t a knockout blow. It was a wake-up call. Instead of crumbling under the weight of his first loss, he transformed it into fuel. He dissected the fight, learned from Mayweather’s mastery, and emerged stronger. This fight had a major impact on the sport as a whole. So much so that it’s still talked about at great lengths, and Mayweather recently made a surprising revelation that happened during the negotiation of this bout.

Floyd Mayweather tells the real truth about the Catchweight

After the fight, Canelo Alvarez spoke to the media where he talked about how he was forced to make the 152 lbs. catchweight. He said in Spanish, “I’ll tell you the truth of what happened. Why would I give up the weight? I’m at 154. I’m the 154-pound champion.” However, that’s not the same story narrated by Floyd Mayweather. In an interview with FightHype, Mayweather said, “For the record, a lot of people said it was a catchweight. I mean I didn’t choose the catchweight, Canelo did. I didn’t ask for a catchweight.”

Then he further explains his side of the story. He stated, “I know I remember, somebody from the Canelo team had done an interview and said, ‘Yo we’ll fight Florida at a catchweight.’ So my team jumped on and said, ‘Well tell me what catchweight you guys, like, want to fight at?’ They chose the catchweight.” Mayweather mentioned that he never cared about the catchweight, and he’d have also fought at 154 lbs. if it were up to him.

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Well, this has always been a matter of debate for the past ten years, and both teams aren’t ready to back down from blaming each other for the catchweight. As of now, Alvarez’s team hasn’t responded to Mayweather’s statements, but it isn’t hard to predict that they’d disagree with ‘Money’. What is your take on this? Tell us in the comments section.

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