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Eddie Hearn has, as a boxing promoter, seen many of the best in the sport over the past three decades do their jobs live and in person. However, he believes Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez could end up being the best he has ever seen.
Hearn and Canelo appear set to continue their working deal until 2021, after the Matchroom boss helped produce Mexican super middleweight champion WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring Callum Smith in December.
Avni Yildirim is next on February 27 in a mandatory title defense, and if the champion emerges victorious and scratch-free, Smith’s Matchroom stablemate Billy Joe Saunders would be next Cinco de Mayo weekend in a unification superfight.
Hearn joined The Ak and Barak Show (on DAZN and Sirius XM Fight Nation) to discuss Canelo vs. Yildirim, what the Turkish challenger needs to do to contract, and Alvarez’s likely legacy in the sport.
“I just don’t know how Yildirim beats Canelo,” Hearn said. “Billy Joe Saunders, if he faces Alvarez, will be fast, moving. For Yildirim, he can’t do that.
“He doesn’t have the capacity to go out there and do what Lara, Trout and Mayweather did.
“The only thing he can do is try to fight fire with fire, and hope he gets lucky, quite frankly. But the only way you’re going to be lucky is if you get out of it. one from the bag.
“I think this guy could be unbeatable. I’ve been watching boxing live for 34 years and I’ve never seen a fighter like Canelo in the flesh. He’s getting better and better.”
You can watch the entire Ak and Barak episode, as the duo and Hearn preview Canelo vs. Yildirim, chat Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury, and more, here with a DAZN subscription for as little as £ 1.99 per months depending on your region.
Canelo vs Yildirim will air live on DAZN on Saturday February 27th worldwide except Mexico. To join, click here. However, fight fans in Argentina, Colombia and Chile should download the DAZN app directly to their device through Apple App Store or Google Play for Android and register through the app.
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