Canelo Alvarez hopes to regain his super middleweight world title when he returns to the ring in September, looking to prove once again that he is the top dog in the 168-pound division. Although there is one world champion whom the Mexican admitted he will not face.

Canelo won all four super middleweight world titles in just 11 months when he became the first undisputed all-time super middleweight champion in 2021, and went on to defend those belts four times.

Alvarez then became a two-time undisputed ruler by defeating William Scull last year, but four months later he lost all his titles to Terence Crawford and the American’s retirement resulted in the fragmentation of the undisputed throne.

Christian Mbilli was promoted to full WBC world champion and Canelo was scheduled to face ‘Solide’ in September, with the remaining belts now held by Hamzah Sheeraz (WBO), Jaime Munguia (WBA) and Osleys Iglesias (IBF).

With this novel group of champions, Canelo has one obstacle standing in his way of reclaiming the undisputed spot at 168 pounds. I’m talking to Ring MagazineCanelo declared that he would never face a rematch with WBA champion Munguia, who recently joined Team Canelo and started training under the supervision of Eddy Reynoso.

“I’m not going to fight Munguia again. No. We’re on the same team, we like Munguia, he’s a great person. He works very difficult, we will never fight again.

“We are always looking for good fights, large fights and I think there are other large fights.”

Munguia was defeated by Alvarez in May 2024. this was the first and only time in his career that Canelo defended his world title against another Mexican.

“You tweet as much as you run,” one fan replied.

“You keep saying the same thing, damn God,” wrote another user.

“Shut up, you son of a bitch,” another response read alongside a clown emoji.

The comments quickly turned into another debate on social media about boxing’s authenticity, street cred and fighters’ online personas. Shakur makes this “coming out of the mud” comment and seems genuinely shocked when the entire boxing world turns into a firing squad, completely unaware of the fact that he was the one who gave them the ammunition.

This is a classic actor’s problem. If viewers feel that you are trying to sell them personality rather than just being real, they will immediately turn against you.

The boxing public rarely gives fighters the benefit of the doubt when they think someone is going to the front. Whether this is a true reflection of his childhood or a calculated attempt to sound tough, the reaction shows that he is simply unable to convince the audience with his narrative.

In Shakur’s case, since his defensive style, bragging and high volume of tweets are already under scrutiny, any post that resembles a pose will be destroyed. People see a multi-millionaire world champion talking about mud and immediately think it’s an effort to gain sympathy points or influence on social media.

The lack of self-awareness is what makes fans watching this unfold so pathetic. When you actively drain your opponents with catchweights and hide behind hydration clauses in boardroom negotiations, you lose the right to operate throwback and blue-collar boxing slogans. You operate like a corporate businessman, not a trench warrior.

I pulled it out of the mud

— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) May 26, 2026

Former welterweight world champion Brian Norman Jr. he doesn’t think the fight between Errol Spence Jr and Tim Tszyu will last long when they meet this summer.

Spence last fought in July 2023 for the undisputed welterweight title, but was outclassed and defeated by longtime rival Terence Crawford, who further enhanced his legacy and established himself as an all-time champion while Spence was inactive.

The former unification champion now looks to be back on track after a three-year layoff at 158 ​​pounds v. Tszyu in Australia.

I’m talking to Fighting Hub TVNorman, who has been sparring with Spence in recent weeks, believes his compatriot will complete the task within three minutes.

“You’re definitely going to see a different version of Errol. I feel like he’s going to be better than he has been in the past and I mean there’s going to be a first-round knockout soon.

“Tim Tszyu is going to bed, man. The boy has nothing for him. My boy, he’s only coming to Australia to give him a job, do you feel me?”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Norman is backing “The Truth” to win, with both now being trained by respected trainer Ronnie Shields.

The fight between Tszyu and Spence will take place on Saturday, July 25, and the host will want to achieve the best triumph of his career, which will extend his winning streak to three consecutive fights. This will be his first appearance with Jeff Fenech as head coach.

If Spence wins, he may look to move up to super welterweight in pursuit of another world title.