Canelo Alvarez is still not Billy Joe Saunders’ biggest fan.
The pair squared off against each other in 2021, in a WBO, WBA and WBC super middleweight unification bout at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Saunders’ eye was badly bruised after facing CaneloGetty Images - GettyThere was bad blood in the build-up of the fight, with both men having to be pulled apart by security after a heated confrontation at their hotel two days before their fight.
Saunders repeatedly told Canelo that he had never been in the ring with a fighter with a heart like his.
“You’ve never been in the ring with someone like me,” he exclaimed.
“You’ve never seen anybody with this [pointing to his heart].”
In the end, though, Canelo broke Saunders’ heart – and his eye socket – with a booming right uppercut in the eighth round that forced the Brit to retire on his stool.
It remains the most satisfying win of Canelo’s 66-fight (62-2-2) career, with the former pound-for-pound king admitting during a quick-fire social media interview with broadcaster Dan Canobbio that BJS remains his most hated rival.
“Billy Joe Saunders,” he said without hesitation when the question was posed to him. “He was a bad person, that’s why.”
Saunders’ loss to Canelo remains the only blemish on his otherwise perfect 30-1 pro record, while he hasn’t fought since that fateful night.
The tricky southpaw has repeatedly teased a comeback, but that seems more and more unlikely as the years pass by.
Saunders looked very out of shape when he attended Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn‘s British classic on Saturday evening.
A right uppercut caused the damageGetty Scans revealed Saunders suffered multiple fractures of his orbital boneDAZNThe former two-weight world champion was held back by security as he tried to enter Eubank Jr’s dressing room on the night.
Saunders, who famously fought and beat Eubank Jr via split decision in 2014, was sent in to watch his old foe get his hands wrapped as Team Benn’s representative.
However, he was repeatedly denied access as tensions boiled over and a shouting match ensued.
“You’re a nobody, bruv, you’re nothing more than a big bouncer,” he shouted at Eubank Jr’s manager, Elliott ‘Napper’ Amoakoh.
“What are you going to do? You are a nobody.
“You’re an old bouncer, look at the size of you. I will write you off in seconds.”
Saunders hasn’t fought since, but is still in the newsMark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing Canelo is back in action on Saturday against ScullEd Mullholland / Queensberry PromotionsDuring Saunders’ absence from the ring, Canelo has fought seven times, including a TKO win over Caleb Plant at the back end of 2021 to achieve undisputed supremacy at 168lbs division.
Canelo remained in possession of all four major sanctioning body belts up until last July, when he was stripped of his IBF strap.
The decision was made by the IBF after Canelo opted to face Edgar Berlanga rather than their mandatory challenger William Scull.
Canelo defeated Berlanga via unanimous decision and is now set to box Scull in an undisputed unification clash on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Providing he comes through that fight unscathed, then there is an agreement in place for him to fight Terence Crawford in September.
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