Canelo Alvarez has revealed his top five Mexican fighters of all time, admitting he does not quite deserve to be included on the same list. While perhaps not in the top five, most would regard Canelo a Mexican boxing great…
Canelo Alvarez has revealed his top five Mexican boxers of all time, choosing to leave himself off the list. Speaking to DAZN, Alvarez selected Julio Cesar Chavez, Gilberto Roman, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, and Salvador Sanchez as the greatest fighters in Mexico's history, noting that the country's rich boxing heritage makes choosing difficult.
The 36-year-old four-division champion stated that he believes he sits just outside the top five legends. Alvarez is currently preparing to challenge super-middleweight champion Christian Mbilli on October 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as he seeks to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford in September 2025.
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