Boxing: Where did the Canelo Alvarez vs Juan Manuel Marquez feud originate?

Juan Manuel Marquez is amongst the most celebrated Mexican boxers of all time, he was the only Mexican who could defeat the legendary Manny Macquiao. That accomplishment alone puts him in Mount Rushmore of Mexican boxers, but Canelo Alvarez doesn't seem to like him. They actually don't like each other, but why is this? Marquez just released his list of the Top 5 Mexican boxers of all-time and Canelo is not on that list.

Marquez said that Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Ruben Olivares, Ricardo Lopez, Humberto Gonzalez but he definitely placed Julio Cesar Chavez as the all-time great. Not once did he mention Canelo inside this list but he did make time to criticize him. There seems to be some beef between these two, we'll tell you where it originated from.

Canelo vs Marquez beef goes back to 2011.

Amongst his recent criticism against Canelo Alvarez, you can tell Marquez doesn't like the current champ forcing his opponents to sign specific clauses before fighting. This beef goes all the way back to 2011, when both fighters were taking a close look at the chance to fight. However, this never happened because Marquez didn't want to go up in weight and Canelo refused to go down.

Back in 2017, Marquez already revealed that Alvarez was the one who refused to fight him. This is what originated a feud that still goes on to this day, with Canelo taunting Marquez back then because he also refused going up a weight class. Juan Manuel has always felt Canelo doesn't deserve to be considered one of the best, which is also something Alvarez doesn't appreciate.

Every time Canelo gets criticized by a sports pundit, he doesn't care much for it but taking criticism from one of the all-time great sure does. Juan Manuel Marquez placed himself last on a list of the best Mexican boxers in history but he definitely places himself above Canelo. This criticism has everything to do with Alvarez not fighting the best possible opponents available at the time.

Since he is already a major super star, Canelo has the luxury to pick his opponents and not the other way around. For Marquez, this is not a trade that an all-time great should possess. The best Mexican fighters in history never backed down from any challenge, regardless of the circumstances.

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