Canelo Alvarez Makes Shocking Retirement Plan Admission

Despite being touted as boxing’s pound-for-pound king, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez thinks he will be around for only a couple more years.

Following his sensational victories in multiple weight classes, Alvarez has now become one of the most celebrated athletes in the world. Many are convinced that Alvarez will continue to dominate the sport for a very long time, having been undefeated since 2013.

But according to the man himself, his career will not be as long as most in the sport think.

“Six or seven years, that’s what we’re thinking,” Alvarez recently told Mexican outlet TUDN when asked about how long he plans to continue fighting. “We’ll see but six or seven years is more than enough to accomplish what I want to do.”

“The truth is it’s been long enough, [but] I’m ready to fight,” he added. “I’m very happy about the new promoters for my fights. I feel happy and I’m very motivated about fighting in Miami.”

Alvarez had shut down naysayers when he decided to move up to the 175-pound division and beat Russian light heavyweight boxing superstar Sergey Kovalev. However, the 30-year-old confirmed that he won’t be competing at higher weight classes again, as per the advice of his longtime trainer Eddy Reynoso.

“No more 175 pounds,” the multi-division champ confirmed. “Eddy [Reynoso] told me that I give up too many advantages at this weight class. We’re entirely focused on winning these titles [168 pounds].”

Apparently, Alvarez and his team are now focused on making history in the super middleweight division.

“It’s important for me and Eddy because very few people have achieved becoming undisputed champions,” Alvarez recently told DAZN. “And that’s a short-term goal for us. To win all the titles at 168 pounds. ”

“Obviously, no Mexican has ever done it,” he pointed out. “So that’s our short-term goal, to keep making history. And that’s what we want. Eddy and I have always wanted the best. And we want to keep making history.”

While Alvarez is already regarded as arguably the best boxer of his generation, the Guadalajara native is still eager to be the only person people think of when talking boxing.

“I think it’s important, not just for me, but for all fighters,” Alvarez said of his legacy. “To make history in boxing is very important, I think. It’s very important to me to leave behind a legacy in this sport. And that’s why we’re doing this. To keep making history and so when people talk about boxing, they always remember me.”