Who’s the lucky recipient of the next Canelo pay day?
The next rumored fight night for Canelo may involve the WBC’s middleweight, Jermall Charlo. Jermall Charlo is an American professional boxer who has competed in the middleweight division since 2015. He is a two-time world champion, having held the WBC interim middleweight title from 2015 to 2016, and the WBC middleweight title from 2016 to 2019. Charlo has also held the IBF middleweight title from 2019 to 2020. He has an impressive record of 31 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, with 22 wins by knockout. Charlo has faced some of the best fighters in the middleweight division, including Hugo Centeno Jr., Julian Williams, and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. He is currently ranked as the world’s best active middleweight by The Ring magazine.
Jermall Charlo is an American professional boxer who has competed in the middleweight division since 2015. Charlo is currently ranked as the world’s best middleweight by The Ring magazine too. He is known for his powerful punches, strong chin, and relentless pressure, which has enabled him to dominate opponents in the ring. Charlo is also known for his ability to adapt to different styles of opponents, making him a difficult fighter to prepare for.
Unfortunately, the boxer has faced depression, divorce issues and a number of other personal setbacks that have prevented a ring return. His last defense was against Juan Montiel where he appeared to struggle to be his usual dynamic self.
Rumors, Inactivity Shadow Over Charlo
Should he face Canelo, many questions about the validity of his performance could be raised. For one, inactivity for a boxer are anathema for a consistent performance. Many fantastic boxers are rendered mediocre because of fatigue in championship rounds or inactivity.
For example, the recent Teofimo Lopez upset of Josh Taylor could easily be attributed to the latters inactivity. Taylor went 16 months without a bout while Lopez adapted to the weight class of 140 super lightweight. Lopez dominated in a tour de force performance where he outlanded, outpunched a taller, lankier fighter in Taylor who had no quick response to Lopez’ power shots.
Additionally, many social media users point out bouts of alcoholism in Jermall Charlo. Apparently, Charlo has struggled with alcohol and continues to do so even in this long layoff where he is considered the WBC champion.
Still, the fight has long been demanded of Canelo Alvarez who continues to seek out the best competition while diversifying his brand within the Mexican community and abroad. Boxing is a shrewd business. Imagine a scenario where the NBA could pick whether the Lakers play the Celtics over the Nuggest playing the Heat. We would likely see Lakers vs Celtics every season. This reasoning is why someone like Canelo picks a foreign or American competitor rather than cannibalize his own brand in fighting Mexicans.