The triumph of Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez against Gennady Golovkin, in the conclusion of his trilogy, has aroused the interest of other challengers to face the Guadalajara. One of them is Caleb Plant, who wishes to have his revenge. Despite the fact that the next October 15 will be measured against Anthony Dirrell, as a prelude to the function that will star Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius, the American does not forget that defeat, in which he let his unbeaten record slip away.
“By the end of the 2021 I will have stopped (Anthony) Dirrell, and I would have that fight with (Jermall) Charlo or (David) Benavidez. Then the fight with the other. He would have three big wins to seek that rematch at 2024 with Canelo. That is what I want. If I have to fight the best fighters in the super middleweight division to the last to get it, then that’s what I’ll do, “said Plant in an interview with the YouTube channel Fight Hub TV.
The American has not been in the ring since he lost by KO against Canelo in November 2021, in the unification of the belts of the 168 pounds of the WBC, IBF, WBA and WBO, at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I want to cement my legacy as the best super middleweight of this era. I’m still looking for that, and I’m going to fulfill it. Canelo doesn’t scare me, and I’m not scared of David Benavidez”, he added.
Will there be Canelo vs. Plant II?
The Tennessee native mentioned that he didn’t do the proper preparation the first time he fought Alvarez. If he gets a rematch, he is aware of the points he will have to work on to beat the Mexican: “I think that, regardless of GGG’s defeat, I didn’t have my best camp to face that fight. (Canelo) surprised me with a great shot that made me stop. I’m not here to make excuses”.
In this sense, he concluded: “I lost, but at the time, it did not feel like something that was very crazy, out of this world, out of my league or something. I was caught by a hit. Many legends, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, Terry Norris. The list goes on of fighters who have been stopped and grabbed for a punch by another great boxer. Canelo is a great fighter, he is part of boxing”.
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