‘Injustice’ – Canelo Alvarez admits he’s considered fighting Jake Paul to get revenge for Mike Tyson, but denies Terence Crawford talks
Canelo Alvarez has branded Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson an 'injustice' and said the controversial fight made him consider accepting Paul's call-out.
The Mexican superstar was among tens of millions of interested observers who last month watched the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer beat the 58-year-old heavyweight legend by unanimous decision.
Many branded the fight a 'sad' spectacle as the aged Tyson tired after just a couple of the two-minute rounds.
Paul seemingly took it easy on him for the remainder of the bout and did not pursue a KO.
"You know, I feel sad about what I saw from Mike Tyson," Canelo told reporters about the fight on Thursday.
"Because at his age and everything, he can't do that kind of stuff.
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"But it's business for them and it's fine, whatever."
Canelo was then asked if seeing Paul beat Tyson motivated him to seek revenge on Iron Mike's behalf.
He answered: "I [did] think about it when I saw the fight, when I see that injustice.
"But we'll see."
As things stand, Canelo's next move is unclear.
There has been some speculation on social media in recent days that he could be negotiating a possible fight with Terence Crawford.
“Me versus Canelo at 200lbs for the cruiserweight championship, that makes so much sense," he insisted.
“Canelo is on his way out or he’s going to want a payday, and I want to show the world all the s*** I’ve been talking about beating Canelo is actually true...
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“I’ll have the biggest upset in the sport of boxing, and we will fight to really see who the face is. I beat his gate record in Texas, I’m beating ticket sales, I have more followers than him.
“I’m gonna be the new money man. This fight should be for a belt it makes the most sense at cruiserweight.”