IBF, WBA and WBO world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) and WBC, WBA and WBO world super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) currently hold the top two spots in the rankings of the best boxers in the world P4P. Meanwhile, famous American trainer Ricky Funez caused a lot of controversy yesterday, saying that in straight confrontation Canelo will beat the Ukrainian.
"I think Canelo will beat Usyk. He will break him. He's got the right mindset and capability to do that. He's one of those guys that always surprises. Usyk was going to lose to Joshua, but changed the script. Canelo has a 'heavy' mindset and will go for the knockout, he won't give up," said Funez, a native of Honduras who worked as an assistant to the famous Joe Goossen, trained many legendary champions and was head coach, including world champion Brandon Rios.
On November 6, Canelo will face IBF champion Caleb Plante in a bout for the entire set of super middleweight championship belts. Will he go higher to conquer the heavier weight classes? He's already been the world light heavyweight champion, and there's even been talk of the possibility of a bout for the world cruiserweight title. Is the heavyweight unattainable for the Mexican? Alvarez continues to break stereotypes, although his conquest of the royal division seems impossible at the moment.
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