Leonard Ellerbe is the latest person to weigh in on the upcoming Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant fight. The Chief Executive of Mayweather Promotions had a surprising pick for the fight.
In an interview with Fight Hub TV, Leonard Ellerbe discussed the fight and gave a prediction. He believes the bout will end in an upset.
“Of course (Caleb Plant) can (pull off the upset),” Leonard Ellerbe said. “I’m expecting him to win the fight. He’s a tremendous fighter, he hadn’t had this kind of opportunity before but I’m very confident he’ll rise to the occasion. And that’s all a fighter needs sometimes, is the platform and the opportunity. Canelo’s a tremendous fighter, he’s one of the top fighters out there right now. But people thinking that he’s just gonna walk through Caleb…boxing don’t work like that.
“Rounds are scored round by round by round, okay. I’ve seen this guy get outboxed in rounds. Why would I think Caleb Plant doesn’t have the ability to do that when I know what he’s capable of doing.
“(Canelo’s) a good fighter but he can be beaten,” Leonard Ellerbe continued. “We’ve already seen that. Floyd made him look like he never boxed before, you know what I’m saying? But that’s Floyd Mayweather, and I’m not comparing Caleb to Floyd Mayweather, but I’m saying that I’ve seen Canelo’s fights, I’ve seen him lose rounds against Billy Joe Saunders, I’ve seen him lose rounds against Kovalev, just to name those two. So what would make me think that Caleb Plant can’t win rounds?! I didn’t say he was gonna stop the guy, but who knows what happens in boxing.
“This guy is not invincible. He’s a fighter, he’s a very good fighter, but do I think Caleb Plant’s gonna beat him? Yes, he’s gonna beat him.”
Leonard Ellerbe is rolling with the upset in a surprising prediction. The weekend will reveal who ends up justifying his pick.
Follow Us
Subscribe