Former Heavyweight Champ Subtly Sends Canelo Alvarez Cryptic Message Over Money Fights

A boxing Hall of Famer sees a lucrative future for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

After becoming a dominant multi-division champion, Alvarez may have nothing else to prove in his career.

However, George Foreman doesn’t think the 30-year-old has already reached the ceiling and should not consider hanging his gloves.

Replying to fan’s query on his official Twitter account, Foreman suggested that Alvarez is at the pinnacle of his career and should now consider big-money fights.

“Canelo [Alvarez] is something special; the best around today,” Foreman tweeted. “But yet he is peeking. He is as good as he can get. Could be time to bring in New Camp members mix in with the old team? Too much cash to retire.”

Aside from being impressed by Alvarez’s soaring career, Foreman is also dazzled by the Mexican’s fighting style.

According to “Big George,” Alvarez punches like a heavyweight but has the speed of a natural lightweight.

“I like all the boxers but Canelo Alvarez is my favorite,” Foreman said last year. “Cause he could fight. I mean he thinks like he’s a heavyweight, he punch like a heavyweight and he’s naturally fast like a lightweight.”

Alvarez is coming off a three-fight winning streak in the super middleweight division.

There has been a host of super middleweight boxers lining up to share the ring with Alvarez, and as per his longtime coach Eddie Reynoso, his pupil is ready for “whoever.”

“We're ready,” Reynoso told Little Giant Boxing. “Let's negotiate. We’re ready to fight Charlo, with whoever. I think it would be a great and interesting fight.”

“More than anything is to begin negotiations with [Caleb] Plant's people, with his promoter and come to an agreement,” he continued. “An important fight and then see what's next. I like the Charlo fight, [Errol] Spence if he moves up [from 147], [David] Benavidez also.”

Alvarez’s business partner and Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn, meanwhile, suggested that the Guadalajara native might consider moving up to light heavyweight again and face the likes of Artur Beterbiev or Dimitry Bivol.

“Canelo Alvarez is the absolute pound-for-pound king," Hearn told Little Giant Boxing. "He has the right to fight whoever he wants. But, the good news is, he is fighting champion after champion after champion. He’ll fight anyone.”

"Maybe after this he will go to light heavyweight and he may fight Beterbiev and he might fight Bivol. He doesn’t care."