By: Sean Crose:
“A lot of these young lions are right behind him,” Oscar De Lay Hoya said of Canelo Alvarez to Fight Hype at a media workout in Los Angeles to promote the Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia bout later this month, “trying to take that throne, trying to take that crown away from Canelo. It’s a matter of time. Obviously, only time will tell. You have these young kids who are 26, 27, years old. Canelo’s already been there, done that. That’s why I’m saying, May fourth might by the passing of the torch. It could be.”
For those who don’t know, May fourth is the day Canelo will be taking on fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia in defense of his undisputed super middleweight championship. There are those who feel Canelo should be facing menacing contender David Benavidez instead, an issue De La Hoya was questioned about. Canelo, after all, reportedly said he would only face Benavidez for a truly massive…
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