Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez is considered by many today to be the best pound boxer of the moment, however, his personal history could have been totally different, as at one point, football was getting in his way.
And, in an interview with Javier Alarcón via Youtube, the man from Guadalajara revealed that his father initially wanted his professional career not to be in boxing and led him to try his luck with the basic forces of the Atlas, which it never ended. by convincing “Canelo”.
“I played football, in fact, as a child, they wanted to take me to the basic forces of the Atlas, but I already knew boxing at that time, I said” I want to be a fighter, I don’t want to be a footballer, sometimes I just played (football) to fight me “commented the boxer.
Álvarez never had any doubts, he wanted to be a boxer and, if this did not materialize, another dream was to be a Formula 1 driver, in addition, he adds that he is not a conscious person of football.
“I don’t have a team of my own to go to. I’m not a football fan, whenever the national team plays, I support the country, we always support, but I don’t support a team or I don’t watch football,” Jalisco said.
AJ