Matthew Hatton: Defeat to Mbilli would tarnish Canelo's legacy

Canelo Alvarez is putting his legacy at risk if he loses to Christian Mbilli warns Matthew Hatton; the Mexican superstar fought Hatton in 2011 in the first world title of Canelos outstanding career; he is coming back from defeat to Terence Crawford to fight Mbilli for WBC title in Riyadh

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Canelo Alvarez should now retire, urges former opponent Matthew Hatton.

Hatton, the brother of British boxing legend Ricky, was a European champion and world-level contender in his own career.

He boxed Canelo back in 2011, in the first world title fight of the Mexican superstar's career.

"When I agreed to the fight he was being billed as the next big superstar in world boxing," Hatton told the Toe2Toe podcast. "There was a lot of hype surrounding him and the build-up was fantastic.

"It's easy to underestimate people when they're so young and I think I possibly did that a little bit. His shot selection, his punch-picking, his variety for such a young man was really, really good. His boxing IQ for someone so young was remarkable really.

Source: Sky Sports