{"id":294436,"date":"2023-09-29T14:35:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294436"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:35:56","slug":"canelo-reflects-on-crazy-decision-to-face-sergey-kovalev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/canelo-reflects-on-crazy-decision-to-face-sergey-kovalev\/","title":{"rendered":"Canelo reflects on &apos;crazy&apos; decision to face\u00a0Sergey Kovalev"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Canelo Alverez reflects on &#8216;crazy&#8217; decision to step up two-weight classes to face\u00a0Sergey Kovalev in 2019 and insists Jermell Charlo will cope with the challenge better because he is &#8216;bigger&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jermell Charlo is stepping up two weight divisions to face Canelo\u00a0Alverez<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Canelo, 33, stepped up two weight divisions in 2019 to face\u00a0Sergey Kovalev<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Mexican said it was &#8216;crazy&#8217; for him to step up because he was much smaller\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Canelo Alverez says he was &#8216;crazy&#8217; to step up in weight to face\u00a0Sergey Kovalev because of his height, but insists Jermell Charlo will be fine with the challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Canelo stepped up two divisions from the middleweight limit of 160lbs to the light heavyweight maximum of 175lbs for his bout with Kovalev.<\/p>\n<p>It was bold move from the Mexican as he was four inches shorter than Kovalev, but it paid off as he dethroned the WBO light heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>Canelo knocked the Russian boxer out in the 11th round of their bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/14\/75976997-12575375-image-a-4_1695992422215.jpg\" height=\"468\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Canelo stepped up two divisions from the middleweight limit of 160lbs to the light heavyweight maximum of 175lbs for his bout with\u00a0Sergey Kovalev<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/14\/75976999-12575375-image-a-3_1695992418540.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was bold move from the Mexican as he was four inches shorter than Kovalev, but it paid off as he dethroned the WBO light heavyweight champion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/14\/75975069-12575375-image-a-5_1695992456114.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Canelo went on to say Jermell Charlo (right) will cope much better with putting on weight than he did against\u00a0Kovalev<\/p>\n<p>However, on reflection, Canelo says it was &#8216;crazy&#8217; for him to step up two weight divisions as he&#8217;s &#8216;not that big&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his clash with\u00a0Kovalev, Canelo said:\u00a0&#8216;For me, it was crazy because I&#8217;m not that big. But I felt great. I felt strong.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Canelo went on to say Charlo will cope much better with putting on weight than he did against Kovalev.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He told reports after Wednesday&#8217;s press conference:\u00a0&#8216;I think he&#8217;s gonna do well because he have height and he&#8217;s a strong fighter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To do that for me is crazy, right? But I think he&#8217;s gonna do better [at] &#8217;54 because maybe he has struggles to make weight at &#8217;54 because he&#8217;s big.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Canelo finished by saying: &#8216;I don&#8217;t know. He took that challenge like I took that challenge before, and that&#8217;s it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Charlo told reporters he &#8216;feels good&#8217; at the new weight and that he should make weight easily on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;Making the weight shouldn&#8217;t be an issue. It feels good. I kinda feel it, but I kinda don&#8217;t. 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