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Artur Beterbiev claims Canelo Alvarez’s weakness is his punching power and has blueprint to beat P4P star

, Artur Beterbiev claims Canelo Alvarez’s weakness is his punching power and has blueprint to beat P4P star

ARTUR BETERBIEV reckons he has the beating of pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez.

Undisputed super-middleweight king Canelo is back in the crosshairs of the Russian following the announcement of his imminent return to the light-heavyweight division.

Canelo Alvarez is closing in on a return to the light-heavyweight division
And unified 175lb champ Artur Beterbiev has set his sights on a showdown with the pound-for-pound king

Canelo has looked unstoppable in his last two outings against Billy Joe Saunders and Caleb Plant, but unified 175lb champ Beterbiev insists he can do a number on the hard-hitting Mexican.

The undefeated Beterbiev told SunSport: I disagree with your assessment that he is pretty much unbeatable.  

“It is not true. He lost to [Floyd] Mayweather, he had equal fights verses GGG [Gennady Golovkin].”

“With that said, Canelo is undoubtedly a good fighter, he has the technique, he works nicely on the ring, and he has a good punch.

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“Of course, I will do my best to beat him, because he is not unbeatable.”

“His loss to Mayweather and equal fights vs. GGG is proof of that.

“I don’t consider myself worse than Mayweather or GGG as a fighter.

“So the result of our fight will show who is the best between the two of us.”

Beterbiev reckons a dust-up with the Guadalajara gladiator – who is on course to face WBA light-heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol – would be a box-office smash.

He said: “I am sure that would be a mega-fight. It will be one of the huge events over the last years.”

Canelo’s ferocity was on full display in his consecutive stoppage victories over Anvi Yildirim, Saunders and Plant.

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But Beterbiev doesn’t have the slightest concern about the punching power possessed by the four-weight world champion.

, Artur Beterbiev claims Canelo Alvarez’s weakness is his punching power and has blueprint to beat P4P star

Canelo’s ferocious punch power doesn’t intimidate Beterbiev at all

He said: “I think his technical side outweighs his physical force.

“His asset in the boxing is his thinking, he is a smart fighter.

“As for his punch power, I think there are fighters in our division who are stronger than him, who hit harder.

“I don’t follow up closely other fighters, but Canelo seems to be training hard and he gets what he wants.

“As for how I am going to beat him, I don’t want to reveal it to anyone.

“Generally speaking, I would be following the same guidelines I used in my previous fights.

, Artur Beterbiev claims Canelo Alvarez’s weakness is his punching power and has blueprint to beat P4P star

Canelo is close to inking a two-fight deal worth £63million with Eddie Hearn

“I will do my best to be fully prepared for this fight and stay 100% focused on it.”

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Canelo is closing in on a mega-money deal with Matchroom Boxing chief Eddie Hearn and DAZN for bouts with Bivol and Golovkin.

The two-fight deal – which would see Canelo renew his relationship with Matchroom – is understood to be worth a whopping £63million.

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