Canelo Alvarez Says He’s Still The Best In The World Despite Recent Loss

Canelo Alvarez says he’s still the best in the world despite losing his last fight to Dmitry Bivol.

Alvarez has constantly been going up in weight as he looks to challenge himself which he says not many fighters do. However, he came up short in his last fight as he lost to Bivol and he has since been dropped on the pound-for-pound ranks. Although he was dropped in the ranks he still says he’s the best in the world.

“The truth is that I don’t know how they handle that kind of thing [in the pound-for-pound rankings], but I still feel I’m the best,” Alvarez told DAZN. “Tell me another fighter who is trying in other categories, going down and up in weight, wanting to achieve different kinds of things. Nobody has done that. I do it. I risk everything to keep making history when I don’t need to risk anything. I’ve already achieved so many things. I’m in a position where I don’t have to risk anything, and I still do it, and nobody does that when they are in a position like the one I’m in. So personally, I still feel I’m the best in the world.”

Canelo Alvarez is set to return in September against Gennady Golovkin. It’s a highly anticipated fight and should Alvarez win, he says he wants the Bivol rematch.

“I’m going to try again for sure [and fight Bivol],” said Alvarez. “I’m a very competitive person, very persevering. I tried to gain weight and win this championship, but we didn’t make it. But we are going to try again … only that for a second fight, I would look to be in much better physical condition, prepare myself for the 12 rounds. A different strategy to the one I used with my opponents at 168 pounds. You learn from everything. I tried new things, and it didn’t work, but now we have a new guideline for what’s coming.”

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