He'll be fighting when he is 40, he can't help himself, he's a human pitbull terrier. Manny Pacquiao hailed Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez as the "pound-for-pound king" after the Mexican beat Caleb Plant to become the first undisputed world super middleweight champion.
Canelo knocked out previously unbeaten IBF champion Plant in the 11th round of their blockbuster showdown in Las Vegas on Saturday to cement his place in the record books. He is just the sixth fighter since the WBO began sanctioning world title bouts in to hold all four of the belts. Pacquiao won world titles across eight weight classes during his career and was among those to salute Canelo, who is now on the back of a largely one-sided contest.
Canelo went on the offensive from the off at MGM Grand and wore down Plant before brutally stopping his opponent with one minute and five seconds of the 11th round remaining. Respect to both fighters. We're witnessing true greatness what Canelo is doing in his career.
Plant more than held his own in the early rounds and was embraced in the ring by Canelo at the end of the fight. That was in stark contrast to two months ago when the pair were involved in a physical altercation during a media conference to announce the fight. Canelo revealed at the time the scuffle was down to a comment made by Plant regarding his mother, but he is nevertheless full of respect for his opponent.
He's a great fighter and he made a great effort tonight," he said at his post-fight news conference. That's all that matters really. So even though we had that frustration in the first five rounds the second half of the fight was ideal. He was truly sorry about that. It's water under the bridge. In the fight we have to hurt each other but, in the end, we're all human and we want the best for each other.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez revelled in his history-making performance after becoming the first undisputed super middleweight champion at the expense of Caleb Plant. Canelo etched his name in the history books courtesy of his brutal 11th-round knockout of previously unbeaten IBF champion Plant in their blockbuster unification showdown in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Canelo, 31, is the first Mexican to achieve the feat and sixth fighter since the WBO began sanctioning world title bouts in to hold all four boxing belts. It keeps me happy, very motivated to be one of six undisputed champions of the world.
Canelo added: "He was making things a little difficult, but [trainer] Eddy [Reynoso] told me, 'Let's keep with the game plan in the last two rounds here. That's the way it had to finish. He was already hurt, and I went in for the kill. There was plenty of tension heading into the highly anticipated clash at MGM Grand after the pair were involved in a physical altercation during September's news conference. We will do whatever we can to make sure every belt in boxing is on the line for the Tyson Fury fight.
With the plan to match Joshua against Fury by May, staging the fight outside of the boxers' native England and instead in the Middle East is an option. We want to get it on April or May. But no one can say what's going to happen at the moment, they have just stopped allowing fans at Premier League football in London this week.
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