According to online rumors, a super welterweight showdown is being conceived for late November between current undefeated WBC super welterweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (38-0-1, 28KOs) and Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28KOs) in Cancun, Mexico. The proposed HBO triple header would also include Adrien “The Problem” Broner (21-0, 17KOs) and Gary Russell Jr. (18-0, 10KOs) in separate bouts from Cincinnati, Ohio, in a split site format.
If the fight is made, Cintron will be the toughest challenge yet for the 21-year-old Alvarez. Alvarez captured the vacant title via a unanimous decision over career long welterweight Matthew Hatton earlier this year and has defended it twice. In June versus Ryan Rhodes and recently against Alfonso Gomez who Alvarez stopped in six rounds last month.
In Cintron, Alvarez will find an experienced two-time welterweight champion who despite some controversial episodes in his career, still would mount a difficult riddle for Alvarez to answer. Cintron is considered an athletically gifted hard puncher who has faced world class opposition such as Antonio Margarito, Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams. In his last bout last August, Cintron earned a unanimous decision over Antwone Smith.
Broner and Russell Jr., who both made their HBO debuts earlier this year, are still with out dance partners for the telecast.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez he’s a joke undefeated WBC super welterweight champion no he’s not he need’s to fight Victor Ortiz u know Erik Morales hes old but i bet he can beat canelo even chavez jr can canelo wants to fight Floy Mayweather he needs to go threw all the guys i think victor ortiz will beat him by the 4th or 5th round people in mexico they like to think of him as a real champion but he is not he that not earn that belt now 4 him to become a real champion in my knollege he will have to beat a real champion he will atleast beat victor ortiz or chavez jr i know ya that kinseder chavez as a chavez senior but he is bigger stronger faster and more intelligent than saul the ‘ginger bread man’ alvarez and im sorry for all ya canelo fans but i did box in my time and i did mix marshall arts and i never lost a fight even though i never fought for a title but i do i have the experence to know that canelo is not a real champ im 43 i havent trained in 20 years in my conditoin i can still beat him he is a nobody until he beat a real champ he real have my respect im a mexicoan but the truth is he is not a real champion
A world champion who’s yet to face a ranked fighter. What a joke.
EDGAR The TRUE reason why Cintron is even being considered for this opportunity is because he’s looked LOUSY in both his last 2 fights. First he lost miserably to a so-so Molina and BARELY got by C-level fighter Antwoun Smith. Prior to those was his Infamous “Frog” fight vs Paul Williams. Let’s forget about his win over Angulo, that was 2 1/2 years ago.
Let’s look at it this way: If he had defeated Molina and kayo’d Smith, does anyone really believe that he’d be fighting Alvarez?? I don’t think so. Now, Kermit will be a fairly good name to add on to Canelo’s resume, I agree, but the TRUTH is that he’s being REWARDED for LOSING rather than winning.
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