Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol = Eddie Hearn’s dream fight for May 7th

By Sean Jones: Canelo Alvarez and his trainer/supervisor Eddy Reynoso would make Eddie Hearn Very delighted if they chose his fighter Dmitry Bivol as their following opponent for May perhaps 7th.

Hearn encourages the WBA light-weight heavyweight winner Bivol (19-, 11 KOs), and he thinks he would be a DANDY decision for Canelo (57-1-2, 39 KOs) to encounter on the Cinco de Mayo vacation weekend.

Bivol is an unlikely selection for Canelo since he would have an great chance of beating him. That suitable there procedures out any probability of Bivol having the combat with Alvarez.

Because 2018, Canelo has been combating gimmes strictly, and it would be out of character for him to struggle a reside dog in Bivol.

Canelo hasn’t permit the cat out of the bag as of yet about his subsequent choice, but there is a strong perception that he’s heading to disappoint the boxing general public.

The title that retains popping up as Canelo’s subsequent opponent is WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu, a shaky belt-holder, who is unidentified to relaxed boxing supporters, but very well remembered by the hardcore followers for his third round knockout reduction to Tony Bellew in 2016.

If Canelo wanted to convert himself into a villain in the eyes of admirers, he would select Jake Paul and adhere the battle on PPV.

You can only consider the uproar that will come about if Canelo selects Jake as his future foe. Sean Jones isn’t putting it past Canelo. I necessarily mean, Alvarez has been disappointing admirers regularly due to the fact 2018 following his undesirable practical experience from Gennady Golovkin.

The next clash towards GGG took a little something out of Canelo regarding his willingness to get back in the ring with major echelon opposition.

Considering that the Golovkin rematch, Canelo has targeted on capturing belts in opposition to paper champions at 168 and beating performed out older fighters like Sergey Kovalev and Daniel Jacobs.

Because that struggle, it’s been all softer opposition for Canelo. Heck, Canelo even stooped to the degree of combating his previous sparring spouse Avni Yildrim in 2021, a fighter that hasn’t fought in TWO yrs and was coming off a loss to Anthony Dirrell.

Yildirim is arguably on the identical degree as Jake Paul talent-intelligent, and Canelo experienced no issues combating him.

Which is why you can’t rule out Canelo opting to battle Jake for the reason that he seems to be aiming for the lowest common denominator at this phase in his job.

Hearn wants Canelo vs. Bivol subsequent

Canelo is in a bind right here due to the fact he just cannot flip to the 168-lb division and use that as a foxhole to hide from the high-quality opposition.

Canelo has no extra paper champions at super middleweight to fight due to the fact he cleaned out the a few British fighters and the American Caleb Plant.

If Canelo stays at 168, the boxing supporters will be expecting him to defend against David Benavidez, and that would be a really, really challenging battle for him.

The time for Canelo to have fought Benavidez was again in 2018 when he was however at the best of his match, extra or a lot less subsequent his controversial get more than Golovkin.

But now, just after three consecutive several years of combating weak opposition in the variety of Yildirim, Kovalev, Jacobs, Billy Joe Saunders, Plant, Rocky Fielding, and Callum Smith, Canelo’s skills have eroded to the place where he would likely be overmatched in opposition to Benavidez or David Morrell Jr.

“It is dependent on what Canelo wants to do and the division he wishes to fight in,” claimed Eddie Hearn to the DAZN Boxing Display when requested if Alvarez will experience WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. up coming on Could 7th.

“I’ve been very vocal that I’d like to see him [Canelo] fight Dmitry Bivol following, and then possibly Joe Smith and then [Artur] Beterbiev, then thoroughly clean up 175,” reported Hearn on seeking Alvarez to combat a person of his Matchroom Boxing promoted fighters in Bivol.

“I think with Canelo, everything is doable. I consider him and Eddy Reynoso will talk and appear up with a prepare, and we’ll glance at the possibilities. It is actually going to come down to what excites him [Canelo].

“Does Joe Smith excite him? Probably, but Dmitry Bivol could possibly excite him a lot more mainly because Dmitry Bivol beat Joe Smith easily when they boxed [in March 2019].

“That was a few of yrs in the past [three years], but even now, he’s undefeated, Bivol, and he’s crushed Joe Smith now. It is a fight that could be manufactured very very easily,” Hearn claimed.

Not a lot science guiding Canelo & Reynoso picks

“As I said, this is a genuinely distinctive set up with Eddy [Reynoso] and Saul,” stated Hearn. “It’s nearly to the position the place Eddy will drive all over there and get on the cellular phone and virtually go as a result of all the possibilities, and they’ll go, ‘Him.’

“There’s not a whole lot of science that goes into it. It will come down to sensation and passion and legacy and push. It’s some thing they want to do. I do not assume they are intrigued in just having a struggle that does not seriously do something for them.

“I feel he would decide Bivol above Smith,” reported Hearn in predicting that Canelo would choose to deal with WBA 175-lb champion Bivol alternatively WBO winner Joe Smith Jr. for Might 7th. “It’s an accomplishment.

“But then, of training course, the Joe Smith fight could follow. Anyone is placing their options ahead, expressing, ‘Would you like to do this?’

“I believe that is a little something that he [Canelo] will go as a result of. I do hope him to make a selection pretty shortly.

“I know that Eddy responded to the Mike Coppinger things, expressing they are not negotiating, but we had discussions more than the weekend that weren’t overly deep.

“I know that they are pondering now of making a transfer in conditions of their subsequent fight, and it’s heading to be an intriguing pair of weeks,” claimed Hearn.

Yeah, Canelo will determine shortly due to the fact he has no choice, but his range will be a disappointment. If absolutely nothing else, Canelo has turn into predictable in his vocation, and his options will continue on to upset fans.

Sean Jones believes Canelo’soppositition will get steadily even worse fairly than far better. I’m expecting Canelo to choose Jake Paul or Makabu up coming simply because it fits the pattern that he’s demonstrated with his opponent collection. If not them, Canelo will pick out the Jacobs vs. John Ryder battle winner.