Canelo Alvarez admits his desire to face Jake Paul increased after watching him beat Mike Tyson last month.
Canelo has been at the forefront of Paul’s plans for years and ‘The Problem Child’ secured his 11th professional victory with a unanimous decision win over former undisputed heavyweight champion, Tyson at AT&T Stadium.
Tyson, 58, fighting for the first time as a professional in almost 20 years, looked a shadow of his once-frightening self, winning one round on two scorecards and losing all eight rounds on another.
Unified super middleweight champion, Canelo has previously been dismissive of Paul’s callouts, but admits after seeing Tyson’s defeat to the Ohio man, it has given him an extra reason to potentially face the 27-year-old one day.
“I feel sad about what I saw from Mike Tyson,” the 34-year-old told FightHype.com.
“Because at this age and everything, he can’t do that kind of stuff.
“But it’s business for them it is fine.”
Asked if he wants to get revenge over Paul, Alvarez replied: “I [did] think about it when I saw that fight.
“When I see that injustice, but we’ll see.”
The Mexican star defended his unified super middleweight titles with two victories this year over Jaime Munguia and Edgar Berlanga respectively.
Some social media reports this week suggested he was in talks to face Terence Crawford in May, but Alvarez has dismissed these rumours and says his next move will become clearer in January.
“Now I’m working in other things,” Alvarez added.
“Now I’m enjoying my family.
“I’m not talking about boxing yet.
“So maybe in January we’re going to start doing that.”
The Paul-Tyson bout drew a reported 120m viewers on streaming giant Netflix and was watched by 60m households.
Paul’s promotional company, Most Valuable Promotions rubbished suggestions that the bout was fixed, after some fans claimed that Tyson held back.
“Rigging a professional boxing match is a federal crime in the United States of America,” MVP said in a statement.
“Paul vs. Tyson was a professional match sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR).
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“Both fighters in good faith performed to the best of their abilities with the goal of winning the fight.
“There were absolutely no restrictions – contractual or otherwise – around either fighter.
“Each boxer was able to use his full arsenal to win the fight.
“Any agreement to the contrary would violate TDLR boxing rules.”
