Canelo Alvarez was convinced Floyd Mayweather fell short against a legend.
The pound-for-pound greats battled it out on September 14, 2013, inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
While the bout was officially ruled a majority decision, the American dominated the contest, making his rival miss at will.
However, while the now super middleweight world champion couldn’t inflict a loss on ‘Money’s’ record, he believes someone else ought to have.
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Canelo Alvarez claimed Floyd Mayweather got beaten by Oscar De La Hoya
Canelo Alvarez claimed Oscar De La Hoya defeated Floyd Mayweather.
The six-weight world champion battled it out with the slick boxer all the way back in 2007, losing by the narrowest of decisions.
During the Mayweather vs Canelo: All Access, documentary, the Mexican said: “I think Oscar De La Hoya won.”
And he’s not the only one who favored ‘The Golden Boy’.
Interestingly, Roy Jones Jr. also thinks De La Hoya beat Mayweather.
Julio Cesar Chavez says Floyd Mayweather lost to two fighters
In addition to Roy Jones Jr. and Canelo, Julio Cesar Chavez also thinks De La Hoya edged out Mayweather.
However, he’s not the only boxer, ‘El Gran Campeón Mexicano’ thinks got the better of the 50-0 star.
Interestingly, Chavez says Mayweather lost another big fight.