Caleb Plant furiously launched a slap towards one of the greatest of all time, who successfully dodged the shot and returned fire.
Tomorrow night, ‘Sweethands’ will return to action against Armando Resendiz on a bill shared with Jermall Charlo.
Should the pair win, they could end up settling their rivalry in a much-hyped contest. However, it’s unlikely to be the biggest feud Plant has ever had.
After all, this is a man who once tried to land a blow on his opponent before they even set foot through the ropes.
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Caleb Plant attempted to slap Canelo Alvarez after getting pushed
The match-up between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant pitted two of the slickest competitors in boxing against one another in an intriguing showdown.
While the Mexican isn’t renowned for his trash-talking, tensions boiled over during his staredown with the American.
The pair exchanged verbals on stage, with Canelo surprisingly shoving his opponent across the stage.
Refusing to take that lying down, Plant stormed towards his adversary and launched a slap in his direction.
However, utilizing his sublime head movement, the four-weight world champion slipped the shot and landed two of his own slaps.
The fracas did a great job of selling the contest, which Canelo eventually won via knockout in the 11th round following a tremendous effort from his rival.
Caleb Plant dropped a fearsome fighter a former world champion avoided by vacating his title
While the ex-IBF super middleweight King fell short against Canelo, he still has several impressive victories on his resume.
Plant dropped Mike Lee four times, en route to a third-round knockout, and cruised to victory against Caleb Truax.
However, Plant’s best win came against a fighter a world champion avoided.