Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez suffered the first defeat of his impressive career against Floyd Mayweather in 2013.
The 34-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico stepped up to face the all-time-great back in September 2013, putting his WBC light middleweight title on the line in what was his biggest test to date and an opportunity to hand ‘Money’ the first defeat of his career.
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After 12 cagey rounds, the judges scored it as a majority decision in favour of Mayweather, although many felt the cards did not do the American star justice after he put on a sublime performance, comprehensively out-boxing and out-punching Canelo.
With experience in facing the former pound-for-pound superstar, Canelo has spoken out and revealed who he believes should have been given the nod in a fight against Mayweather, which would have added the first blemish to his perfect unbeaten record.
In a resurfaced YouTube clip, Canelo believes Oscar De La Hoya had done enough to defeat Mayweather when the pair fought back in May 2007.
Billed as ‘The World Awaits’, De La Hoya and ‘Money’ Mayweather fought each other in one of the most lucrative contests in the history of boxing. Mayweather was declared the winner via split decision, dethroning ‘The Golden Boy’ of his WBC light middleweight title in the process. The judges score totals were met with a number of mixed reactions, with some viewers believing that De La Hoya had done enough to be declared the winner.
They were due to meet in a rematch one-year later, although chances of a second fight fizzled out for a number of reasons. De La Hoya fought on two more occasions before retiring, suffering a stoppage defeat to Manny Pacquiao in his 45th and final contest.
