Mexican boxing star Canelo Alvarez said bluntly that WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitri Bivol would lose to Gilberto Rami in the fight on November 5. Rez, then he will not have a second battle with his opponent. A few months ago, Alvarez lost his upgrade challenge to Bivol. According to his team, Alvarez plans to fight Bivol again in May next year.
Since he and Ramirez are both Mexicans, Alvarez supported his opponent to defeat Bivol. Alvarez said: "I think Ramirez has a great chance to win, and I certainly hope he can win."
When asked if Bivol would still stick with the opponent if he lost to Ramirez A second battle? Alvarez seemed decisive, and he dropped one sentence - "If Bivol loses, I will not fight him again."
According to most people's thinking, Bivol If he loses to Ramirez, Alvarez will not compete with him. Instead, he should compete with the victorious Ramirez. Unfortunately, Alvarez gave a disappointing answer. He said: " No! I’m not going to fight Ramirez because he’s Mexican and I don’t want to fight a Mexican.”
Alvarez added: "I am 100% Mexican, but if Bivol wins, I will fight him, Ramirez knows how to fight, he is a difficult fighter, he is tall , I think Ramirez has a lot of opportunities.”
In the eyes of some boxing fans (not even a few), Alvarez’s refusal to rematch with Bivol is a sign of weakness and avoidance, no matter what Bivol can do. No beat Ramirez. However, if Bivol really loses to Ramirez, Alvarez has no need to fight him again. At least this is a very sufficient reason. Then the so-called weakness and avoidance of fighting is a bit far-fetched. If you are Alvarez, you're going to fight a loser?
Of course, Alvarez also rejected Ramirez on the grounds that the opponent was Mexican, but Chavez Jr., who he fought against in 2017, was also Mexican, right? Alvarez didn't reject the other party, right? In the final analysis, he is very sure of defeating Chavez Jr., but on the contrary, he is not sure of defeating Ramirez. Moreover, Alvarez experienced the reality of losing to Bivol a few months ago, which made him feel more and more confident that he would win at 175 pounds. You need to be cautious in the light heavyweight category, not to mention that Ramirez is taller than Biwall. It is completely understandable that Alvarez refuses to fight.
If Ramirez defeats Bivol and Alvarez is unwilling to fight him, who will he choose? According to hints from WBC, they will force Alvarez to face David Benavidez. As long as Alvarez does not want to give up his boxing championship belt, there will be a fight with Benavidez. Although Benavidez is from the United States, he is of Mexican descent. I wonder if Alvarez will reject him for this reason?
Regarding the Bivol VS Ramirez battle, the outside world is still slightly optimistic about Bivol. According to Alvarez, as long as Bivol wins, he will definitely He will fight the opponent again, but deep down in Alvarez's heart, he does not want Bivol to win. After all, the rematch is very difficult, but if Bivol wins, Alvarez will not be afraid of the opponent. It's just that I'm a little nervous, but I'm not sure I can avenge my opponent and win the second battle.
