War of Words: Conor McGregor, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Ignite Online Rivalry

It seems that former two-division
Ultimate Fighting Championship king Conor
McGregor is fired up over boxing super middleweight ace
Saul
“Canelo” Alvarez’s (60-2) recent comments.

The beef initially started when McGregor shared footage on social
media of Alvarez’s 2013 clash against boxing icon Floyd
Mayweather (50-0), when he was outpointed by “Money” en route
to a majority decision. Labeling it as one of the greatest
performances in pro boxing, McGregor also claimed to have landed
more shots on Mayweather during their blockbuster outing in
2017.

“One of the greatest performances in professional boxing this was,”
McGregor (22-6) wrote. “I landed more shots on Floyd than Canelo
[did.] I’d love another go.”

Alvarez (60-2), hit back, saying he would need just one hand to
dispatch of McGregor.

“I just need one hand with you and I don’t need to throw so many
punches,” replied Alvarez.

McGregor then retorted and opened the proverbial door for a
potential crossover clash:

“Saul you uncooked chicken, I’ll stomp the ligaments out of your
knee joint. I don’t even need hands to end you, I’ll kick you raw
pink, leave you looking like you were left out in the sun too long
haha freckle arse. I will see you and we will see. Canelo is a
cornflake, no sugar”

McGregor has been out of action for over two years, rehabbing a
broken leg suffered during his trilogy duel against Dustin
Poirier (29-8). The Irishman recently
made steps towards returning to the Octagon by re-entering the
United States Anti-Doping Agency testing pool. Days later, it was
announced that the UFC would
move on from its partnership with USDA and join forces with Drug
Free Sport International.

Alvarez, of Mexico, is fresh off an impressive unanimous decision
over Jermell Charlo on Oct. 1 in Las Vegas. The 33-year-old
dominated (119-108, 118-109, 118-109) to retain his undisputed
super middleweight title.