Boxing’s consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Mexican superstar and unified WBA/WBC/WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Canelo Álvarez and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant met for an intense stare down that turned into a scuffle Tuesday at a press conference previewing their historic and highly anticipated undisputed super middleweight championship showdown.
It was already a hot day–but things got hotter when Plant apparently called Canelo a “motherfucker,” which Canelo took as a disrespectful insult intended for his mother.
Canelo immediately pushed Plant, which sent him flying back, only to have Plant come back and swing at the Mexican champion before their respective teams rushed the stage to separate the combatants, escalating a rivalry that will culminate on fight night in just over six weeks.
The fighters exchanged lots of words during the talking portion of the press conference, which further cemented the point that these two guys do not like each other.
Twitter was on fire with reaction from fighters and boxing writers alike. Check out some of the reaction below.
