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A Canelo fight week always has a lot of buzz, and this one has been no different.<\/p>\n
He had an astonishing run-in with his former promoter Oscar de la Hoya, who is representing opponent Jaime Munguia.<\/p>\n
It got really bad. Canelo used all kinds of unsavoury language \u2013 starting off in Spanish before switching to English. Maybe he felt the translator was toning it down.<\/p>\n
De la Hoya asked for respect, saying he had “built” Canelo. The fighter replied by contending De la Hoya had invested in him because he had a name, and had never lost a penny on that investment.<\/p>\n
The hatred appears real and was intense.<\/p>\n
Away from the politics, Canelo has a real fight on his hands on Saturday. Munguia is a live dog and maybe the hardest puncher Canelo has faced in a long time.<\/p>\n
There were calls from the boxing public for Canelo to face a different Mexican instead \u2013 the hard-hitting David Benavidez.<\/p>\n
But what am I missing about Munguia which doesn’t make him a worthy opponent? It is not an outrageous match-up. It’s two Mexicans. We cannot go wrong.<\/p>\n
When Munguia gets hit, something goes off. We saw Munguia’s power against John Ryder \u2013 a guy who took Canelo the distance last year.<\/p>\n
Benavidez is on a high with lots of knockouts and it’s not like Canelo is saying he will be done after Munguia. I truly believe the Benavidez fight will happen \u2013 just not right now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n