Speaking with Fight Hype, coach Robert Garcia shares his thoughts on who should be considered the greatest Mexican warrior of all time between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez. Here are some of what Garcia had to say about it.
“For ordinary fans of Chavez will always be number 1,” said Garcia. “Chavez will never be moved from this position. But I could say that Canelo has already surpassed Chavez in many ways. It was in boxing that Canelo achieved more than Chavez. But when it comes to the love of Mexican fans, it will never be better than Chavez.
“So I have to say that Chavez, Chavez only for this reason. But when it comes to achieving more and making more, maybe even getting more profit – I think Canelo has already done better, but it will simply never be the same.
“We will never see Canelo in a fight such as Chavez against Meldrick Taylor. We will never see Canelo in a fight like Morales vs Barrera. Canelo is simply too intelligent, he fights wisely, takes care of her health, fights and is not dropped, they are not cut – these are the reasons why I think that everyone is.
“For me, he is probably the best Mexico of all time. But as a fan, not, because we want to see blood, we want to see the knocking and get up from the knocking and knockout of the opponent. We want to see wars, rematch, fight.
“Only the fact that Canelo does not fight Benavidez is already something that goes against him when it comes to fans from Mexico … We want to fight Benavidez, but on the other hand it does not have to. About Crawford.”
About whether Canelo can steal hearts from Chavez with blood and intestines with Benavidez
“100%. Even if he loses, which I do not say that he will do it, but even if he would lose, if he issues a fight that we want to see, and everyone wants this fight, and even if he loses, I think the fans will get respect.”