Canelo Alvarez tells UFC’s Jorge Masvidal he has no business in boxing after call-out
- Boxing icon says a fight with MMA star is ‘attractive’ but not a challenge or his priority
- ‘It’s for the money, nothing else … they started thinking about boxing when?’
It looks like Jorge Masvidal’s appeals for a mega-money boxing bout against Canelo Alvarez will be falling on deaf ears.
“Gamebred” called out the three-weight boxing world champion after beating Nate Diaz for the “BMF” title in the main event of UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden on November 2.
The 35-year-old Masvidal doubled down on his claims that he could hang with Canelo in a boxing ring, saying he would “sleep” him and is “10 times the athlete”.
“With all due respect, I’ve always thought that if I get into your sport I have nothing to do, right? I think the same, they get into boxing and they have nothing to do,” Alvarez told Little Giant Boxing earlier this week, however.
“But I see it as business. It’s attractive but it’s not a challenge for me. It’s not my priority.”
Masvidal is 35-13 in MMA and in line to fight the winner of December 14’s UFC 245 main event clash between UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and former interim champion Colby Covington.
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He appears intent on making the most of his newfound fame after a dramatic rise to UFC superstardom in 2019 following stunning knockout wins over Darren Till and Ben Askren, but Alvarez is not interested.
“It’s for the money. Nothing else, for the money. For business,” he said. “This is the reality. They’ve been thinking about boxing since when? They would have started boxing at the start if they liked it.
“But all respect to everyone, whoever you are. I respect what they’re doing in their sport, but boxing is something else.”
