‘It will be over in eight!’
BOXING press conferences are rarely dramatic in their own right. Typically a few anodyne comments follow some thanks to God, and maybe Al Haymon, and sometimes even the venue operator chimes in with a speech of their own. But when Canelo Alvarez met Caleb Plant last week to formally announce their November 6 super-middleweight championship fight, pandemonium broke loose.
The two fighters exchanged words during their face off, and Alvarez pushed Plant across the stage. The latter strode back towards him and swiped his hand across. Canelo swayed away instantly and slammed back open palms,
