Mexico City
Saul Alvarez He was born in a humble home where he pushes his way through a lot of effort and discipline inspired by his father that was dedicated to the sale of pallets in Guadalajara JaliscoHowever, the Canelo Ever since he was a kid he always knew about his temperament and managed to channel it in a good way when he started entrenar box, a discipline that he masters.
But before that, like any Mexican child, tried his luck in footballwhere you accept that his father wanted to take him to Atlas school so that the sport takes more shape, a situation that Canelo He turned it down because it was obvious to him that he liked putting on the gloves and getting in the ring.
He actually played football as a child they wanted to take me to the basic powers of the Atlas, but I already knew boxing then, I said, ‘I want to be a fighter, I don’t want to be a footballer, sometimes I just played (soccer) to fight me, ”said the man from Guadalajara in an interview with Javier Alarcon, while adding that he doesn’t have a favorite team.
“I don’t have a team to go to. I am not a football fan, when the national team is playing I support the countryWe always support, but I don’t support a team or watch football, ”he added.
His father didn’t like me boxing
The Canelo Alvarez He explained that as a child he managed to get several tantrums out of his father because he disagreed that he should start boxing instead of helping him with the work of the paddles.
When I started boxing my dad got mad because he wanted me to work there all daybut I used to go out to work out, until there came a point where I told him he’ll get mad all his life because I’m not going to stop exercising, that’s what I like to do and that’s how we’ll stay your whole life, either you get used to it or you get used to it, ” he concluded.