CANELO ALEZ is a throwback fighter who uses old-school training methods, and has even taken up hobbies.
If his work ethic drops around him, his gym mates and friends are not safe.
Canelo Alvarez is preparing for the most difficult fight of his life,
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Canelo, unlike his rivals, prefers computerised exercise bikes over early morning runs. He also prefers tippy-tappy pads combinations over real-life drills.
Anthony Joshua also visited several American gyms, including Canelo's, in the same week. He was looking for a fourth trainer. Eddy Reynoso is Alvarez’s mentor since day one.
Although most of the world's established champions are only risking their reputations twice a year for their sport, the FIFTH fight within 12 months is the greatest draw.
Canelo jumps between 4 weight classes in order to face the greatest challenges and win the most world titles.
It has been a difficult climb from super-lightweight at 15 to champion light-heavyweight on Saturday and, if he defeats Caleb Plant, undisputed super-middle immortality.
There were some controversial decisions made, including the score of the Gennady-Golovkin first bout, which was scored as a draw, and the doping ban that occurred between the two bouts with Kazakh KO artists.
However, the WBC, WBA, and WBO champs' methods and commitments have helped erase those memories from his fans' minds and soften their impact for the few remaining critics and doubters.
In a business that constantly looks for marginal profits and the latest fads - such as vegan diets or Oleksandr Usyk brain training and juggling, to name a few - Canelo & Reynoso are staunchly loyal to the past.
Reynoso, a multi-time trainer of the year, told SunSport that he liked old-school combat training styles before he beat Billy Joe Saunders to submission last May.
"I prefer traditional boxing methods.
"I enjoy repetition and practicing the basics over and again.
"We want our fighters always to be learning and improving on their defence and offense.
"There are many good boxers and trainers that use different methods. I admire the juggling Lomachenko.
"But, for myself, I don’t believe that it helps a fighter grow and I don’t think it helps their career."
Today's fighters are chasing Instagram fame with unrealistic videos of pad-tapping. Staff members can copy and paste motivational quotes from their social media channels to get caught up in their own hype.
Canelo is the greatest draw, and he gives every opponent millions of dollars.
Garcia, Garcia's 23-year-old friend and gym-mate, was tipped as boxing's next golden boy. Canelo didn't hesitate to respond to questions about Garcia's inactivity.
The no-nonsense ace stated that Ryan has a lot talent. To me, however, he is wasting too much time and his talent.
"I don't see him 100% dedicated when I look at him, and that to us is a bad sign.
We remind him and his team to go to the gym to train and learn. At the very least, you're learning every day and fighting five times per year. He needs to be more committed.
The mentor was then quizzed about whether he had caused division in his own camp a few days later.
Maybe Reynoso would have advised him to keep the line, or perhaps a PR advisor suggested that he retract his statement.
No chance. Canelo, a workaholic, doubled down on his statements and reminded Garcia as well as the rest of the globe why he sits atop an embarrassment wealth and belts.
The 56-1-2 star stated that "What I said about him was not meant to be negative, but it was constructive criticism."
"I want him take it and use that as motivation to get back on track."
"I'm happy if I can fight three, four, or five times per year. This is what I love and what I do.
"My love is the gym, and I'm always available to fight. It's great for me. What about other fighters? "I don't understand why they don’t fight more."
TEE TIME
Canelo loves more challenges in the gym. He perfects his head movement while swinging punchbags and weaves out of the way.
Golf nut, who spends his spare time away from his kids and gym honing his drive and playing on the golf course.
He prefers a different kind of green to the flashy Floyd Mayweather lifestyle of strip clubs and cash-grabs by dedicated Canelos.
He was enjoying Diet Cokes while he sipped Diet Cokes on a San Diego course.
"Boxing is not the only thing that I like. It's an active sport that I find very beneficial in my daily life.
"It's a sport which relaxes you. After five hours of playing on the course, I return home feeling relaxed.
"But it is a very difficult sport, and that is why it is what I love." I like challenges.
Plant, an IBF champ and a 21-0 Nashville warrior, is the best challenge at the moment.
However, everything about Canelo's life, from his childhood to his pedigree to now even his hobby, indicates that he will be a perfectionist and hold all four 12st belts by Sunday.
