Saul "Canelo" lvarez is kind of a big deal.Now Floyd Mayweather has retired, lvarez, with his stocky pressure-fighting style, is boxing's biggest box office attraction.The Mexican has already competed in four of the 54 best-selling pay-per-view (PPV) events in combat sports history, according to this Business Insider list. And, at 28, age is clearly on his side to compete in even more of the biggest fights in the modern era.But lvarez has just signed an agreement that moves him away from PPV and into the subscription model, having struck a $365 million deal with the over-the-top platform DAZN to contest 11 fights exclusively on the startup's channel, over the next five years.The first of those bouts has already been booked, as lvarez takes on British fighter Rocky Fielding in America on December 15, but DAZN will be banking on "Canelo" taking on boxing's bestand that means fights against the biggest combat athletes on the planet in and around the middleweight divisions.Keep scrolling to find out who lvarez could be fighting on DAZN based on legitimate rumour and industry chatter.SEE ALSO:Mayweather attacks Canelo lvarez on Instagram over failed drug tests, and says their fight was the 'easiest night' in his whole careerDON'T MISS:Canelo Alvarez signs monster 5-year, $365 million contract, the biggest in sports historyUP NEXT:Gennady Golovkin rode out this insane punch during his epic fight with Canelo AlvarezThis is Saul lvarez. Nicknamed "Canelo" because of his cinnamon-coloured hair, lvarez is one of the most popular boxers on the planet right now. The 28-year-old has been competing professionally since he was 15 years old, and has victories over Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and Gennady Golovkin. It is perhaps this pedigree that made world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua rank "Canelo" as the best fighter in the business when he spoke about lvarez last year.Saul "Canelo" lvarez record: 50 wins from 53 fights (34 by way of knockout), with two draws and one loss.lvarez has been involved in four of the 54 best-selling pay-per-view events in the history of combat sports, according to this Business Insider list.Source: Business Insider.Canelo lvarez, a middleweight, will jump a division to challenge British super middleweight Rocky Fielding next, an opponent he is expected to bowl through with ease in a WBA championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 15. The Fielding fight will be lvarez's first of 11 contests under the DAZN broadcasting banner.Rocky Fielding record: 27 wins from 28 fights (15 by way of knockout) with no draws and one loss.Fielding is not expected to give lvarez much of a contest, so DAZN will want to see a return on the investment it made in luring "Canelo" to its channel. The way to achieve this would be by securing big-name opponents for its star fighter. A trilogy bout against Gennady "GGG" Golovkin would certainly be on the agenda considering the two back-and-forth battles they have already engaged in. The first was a draw, while the second was awarded to lvarez, but the Mexican would welcome a third. He said: "If the people want a third fight with pleasure I would give him a third fight."Gennady Golovkin record: 38 wins from 40 fights (34 by way of knockout) with one draw and one loss.Golovkin has been involved in the 21st and 34th best-selling pay-per-view events in combat sports history, and both fights have been against lvarez. A trilogy bout between the two rivals would surely generate big business once again, albeit for DAZN's subscription numbers rather than PPV figures alone.Source: Sky Sports and Business Insider.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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