If Alvarez gets past Avni Yildirim on Feb. 27 live on DAZN (except Mexico) as everyone expects him to, a mouth-watering meeting with the unbeaten Saunders could be next. This fight carries immense hype and responsibilities. Saunders shared a news piece on his Instagram story, wherein it mentioned Hearn being in talks with Caleb Plant’s corner for staging the Alvarez vs Plant fight if the Mexican gets past Saunders. Toby Saunders Thursday, July 18, 2019. "I want to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time," said Plant, who has his eyes on a potential May bout between titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders. "Andy Lee was a big puncher. Check out the entire episode of 'Jabs', as Mannix and Mora discuss Canelo, Saunders and Plant as well as the ongoing Ryan Garcia-Manny Pacquiao situation, with a DAZN subscription. Canelo Alvarez is on a mission to become the undisputed super-middleweight champion of the world. Venue: TBC, but probably Las Vegas or Dallas. Plant vs Truax, more: Boxing TV schedule and fight times for Jan. 29-30, 2021 New, 14 comments Caleb Plant defends against Caleb Truax Saturday on FOX in the only card this week. The right-handed Plant, of Ashland City, Tennessee, is not expected to box before at least learning if the Alvarez fight would be available to him in September. He doesn't have the resume of Canelo, but he has a very respectable resume.". We just have to see what happens between now and then, and then what happens in the fight as well.”. He holds the WBA and WBC belts, Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) the WBO title. A behind-the-scenes look at the secret schemes, ridiculous plans, and craziest contraptions concocted by the bizarre Zomboss, leader of the zombie army, as he proudly leads around a film crew from the Zombie Broadcasting Network. But dangerous is not the right word.". Another potential reason why Saunders isn’t feeling slighted by Hearn already discussing the Canelo-Plant fight is the massive payday he’s going to be getting against Canelo on May 8th. Eddie Hearn talks Joshua-Fury, Canelo-Saunders & Okolie-Glowacki Fury v Joshua LATEST | Frank Warren on recent developments Canelo vs. Caleb Plant … FightHype.com recently caught up with world champion Seniesa Estrada, who is putting the finishing touches on training camp for her upcoming showdown with Anabel Ortiz. DAZN uses cookies to help us deliver our services and improve your user experience. "He's unblemished, a two-time champ and a southpaw. "Saunders would be a difficult opponent, not a dangerous opponent for Canelo," said Mora. That figures to change—at least on paper—come May 8, when Alvarez moves one step closer towards his goal of becoming undisputed super middleweight champion. The unbeaten IBF titlist is also confident that Alvarez should see a much stiffer challenge in his May 8 WBA/WBC/WBO title unification showdown with England’s Billy Joe Saunders (30-0, 14KOs) than was the case in his mandatory title defense over the weekend. The 28-year-old, who is also unbeaten, made a third defence of his belt with victory over … Boxing Tonight: Schedule, UK fight time and undercard for Plant vs Truax and latest on Canelo vs Saunders With no boxing in the UK until February, attention turns … Hopefully we can get in there soon and make it happen. Alvarez was able to breeze past his latest challenger, stopping Istanbul’s Avni Yildirim (21-3, 12KOs) after three lopsided rounds this past Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. “I’ve been saying that I wanted the Canelo fight. Should a fight with Saunders materialise on Cinco De Mayo weekend in May, the 30-year-old is then likely to pursue a clash with the other belt holder at 168lbs, IBF titlist, Plant. It’s interesting. David Lemieux was a monster, and Saunders embarrassed him. So, he seemingly made Saunders aware of that. A win for Saunders … Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora take a closer look at the super-middleweight scene on the latest episode of DAZN's 'Jabs'. A win for Alvarez would leave him with IBF champion Caleb Plant to beat in order to hold every world championship at super middleweight. Caleb Plant is the IBF champ. How much money did Jake Paul and Ben Askren make? The two bickering broadcasters did, however, find common ground when dissecting Plant's recent shut-out victory over Caleb Truax to retain his title. An … “Billy Joe should give him (some looks) that Canelo hasn’t yet seen. "It was a one-sided fight, Plant won every single round, but he didn't get the stoppage against a 37-year-old Truax. Plant vs Truax: Caleb Plant scores one-sided UD win over Caleb Truax ... and is rumoured to have a fight opposite WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders lined up for May. Plant is likely to wait until later in the year, perhaps September, to challenge whichever competitor walks out of a hypothetical Canelo vs. Saunders … Plant vs Truax – FOX – Jan. 30 In Co-Main Event Michael Coffie and Darmani Rock Duel in Clash Between Unbeaten Heavyweights. Get in on the latest boxing conversations in our Forum and comment on articles. Plant understands the fact that Alvarez is one of the best, and all the lucrative attributes can also fall short in front of him. Fight time: Unlikely to be before 4am UK time. “We’ll see what happens,” notes Plant (21-0, 12KOs), who is 4-0 in title fights dating back to his Jan. 2019 win over Jose Uzcategui to claim the IBF strap. "He's confident, he's a sly puncher, and he's getting better with those body punches. "It's a fine fight and as competitive as you can make for Canelo, and BJS is also undefeated, which is good for a fight like this, but I've seen nothing that makes me think he will offer anything Canelo already hasn't handled.". If Alvarez defeats Saunders, he will have three of the four major division titles, with Plant holding the IBF belt. Over 20,000 tickets were sold on a record-breaking day one of the limited pre-sale for the unification showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders on May 8 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “I think Canelo will get past Billy Joe,” Plant told BoxingScene.com. Good for him. “So you can have all the attributes in the world and all the boxing ability, but if you can’t go in there and implement it, then you know it doesn’t mean too much,” added Caleb Plant . Teofimo Lopez feels caleb plant can give canelo alvarez trouble in a proposed canelo vs caleb plant fight as he mentions that styles make fights. SAUNDERS & PLANT, SHIELDS VS. DICAIRE, & ANABEL ORTIZ SHOWDOWN By Sean Zittel | March 05, 2021. George Saunders on the Vitality of Fiction in Increasingly Turbulent Times The writer and MacArthur Genius fellow chats with InsideHook about his writing process, teaching methods and the singular healing powers of a good story For us, today, in America, I think we need to come into some realization about the way that corporate capitalism… On the latest episode of 'Jabs' on DAZN, Chris Mannix and former WBC light-middleweight champion Sergio Mora analyzed the men the current WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring 168lb champion would need to conquer to unify the division: current WBO titleholder Billy Joe Saunders and IBF kingpin Caleb Plant. The Mexican star, who holds two belts, has stated his intention to unify all the 168-pound titles. “But I do think that Billy Joe has some attributes, mentally he’s not going to lay down—at least not right off the bat.”. And Plant’s last few opponents have been relatively mediocre. Belts: … TM & © 2021 BoxingScene.All Rights Reserved. Caleb Plant vs. Caleb Truax records Despite Plant’s undefeated record of 20-0 with 12 KOs, he’s got much less experience than Truax. Billy Joe Saunders has laid into Canelo Alvarez ahead of their long-awaited and forthcoming May world super-middleweight title clash. Plant is waiting in the wings, having rested up from his 12-round shutout of former titlist Caleb Truax in their Jan. 30th Fox headliner in Los Angeles. But as he sets out a three-fight itinerary for 2021 that would achieve that goal should he be successful, it begs the question: can anyone realistically block his path to immortality? ... Read on for all the current Plants vs Zombies 3 details, rumors, speculation, and to find out what we know about the Plants vs Zombies 3 … As is often the case, they were in disagreement on the matter. Caleb Plant is confident that he will see Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in a bout for the undisputed super middleweight championship when all is said and done. Click “Agree” to accept our use of cookies or you can choose to opt out of our use of cookies by following the instructions in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice. Guadalajara’s Alvarez (55-1-2, 37KOs) made the first defense of his unified WBA/WBC super middleweight title reign with the win, which came just ten weeks after winning the belts in a 12-round shutout of unbeaten Callum Smith last December in San Antonio. 'CALEB PLANT HAS WHOLE PACKAGE; better chance vs Canelo than GGG' Lou DiBella is back and reviews Caleb Plant vs Caleb Truax, discussing the fight itself, viewing figures and weighing up the chances of the winner, and Billy Joe Saunders, veruss Canelo Alvarez. Pre-sales for the blockbuster fight will start on Tuesday March 23 with general sale beginning on Friday March 26 at SeatGeek.com. And he did hurt his hand in the fight.”, Mannix added: "I didn't learn anything about Plant from this fight. – Super Welterweight Sensation Joey Spencer Squares Off Against Isiah Seldon in Televised Opener Beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT Days after Canelo vs. Yildirim, Texas Governor Greg Abbott eased the state’s COVID restrictions, allowing all facilities to operate at full capacity and ending the statewide mask mandate. “We want to unify the division,” said Alvarez, referring to his next fight. With the Saunders fight now confirmed, he now hopes to further unify the division with IBF champion Caleb Plant likely to be in the sights of whoever comes out on top in May. – Rodemeyer Yes, absolutely, I saw hand speed, creative punch selection, distance/tempo control, elusiveness, mobility and overall athleticism from a good-sized natural super middleweight. Dating back to his 3rd round knockout of Rocky Fielding in Dec. 2018, Alvarez has yet to see even a competitive round of boxing action in three super middleweight fights. Some 60,000 seats were made available for what will be one of the largest crowds at a sporting event since Covid. "It was impressive, but it was also expected," said Mora of Plant's victory. Ed Mulholland. Canelo vs Saunders details. The only thing Plant lacks (in terms of his matchup […] About a week later, Hearn said that the Saunders match could land either in Las Vegas or Texas. CANELO VS. CALEB PLANT Dougie, Did you see anything that may cause Canelo any problems if they fight later this year? The stars are now aligned for me to do what I’ve always set out to do as a kid, which is to become undisputed champion.”, Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Collecting three Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novels into one deluxe boxed set! Plant is likely to wait until later in the year, perhaps September, to challenge whichever competitor walks out of a hypothetical Canelo vs. Saunders bout with all the gold. Do Mannix and Mora believe the Mexican star can blemish his record as he did to Saunders' compatriot Callum Smith? The battle to protect Neighborville continues! He does have a resume, maybe not at 168 yet, but he has taken on some big punchers. About Plants vs. Zombies Volume 18: Constructionary Tales. Canelo favored to face Plant in unification, then GGG vs. Saunders winner . Boxing schedule for 2021: Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren, Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders on tap There's plenty of big fights coming soon as boxing gets back in the groove. Date: Saturday 8 May. Billy Joe Saunders is extremely thrilled to fight out Canelo Alvarez. Plant dominated the fight but left a lot of boxing fans frustrated with his inability to put the overmatched Truax away. Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will clash in front of over 60,000 fans in a world super middleweight title unification blockbuster at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday May 8, live worldwide on DAZN. Three tremendous standalone adventures! Twitter reacts to Jake Paul blasting Askren, Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren: Date, time, live stream, Plant's recent shut-out victory over Caleb Truax. About Plants vs. Zombies Boxed Set 5. But I just think that Saunders is similar to Plant in that he doesn't have an impressive resume, at least not at super-middleweight. The set also features an exclusive, double-sided poster and a brand new piece of never-before-seen … World Boxing News 22/12/2020. But he didn't take any chances on a Prime Time TV fight. This prompted Mora to say: "I disagree, as always. “I’ve been saying that I’m looking to become undisputed,” insists Plant. You don't want to miss what she had to say about the fight and much more. 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