Canelo Alvarez, Caleb Plant both driven to become 'undisputed'

Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant are both focused intently on making history Saturday.

For Alvarez, a victory over Plant would make him the first undisputed supper middleweight champion. The Mexican star, who has accomplished as much as any active fighter, has never held all the belts in any division in the four-belt era.

Of course, if Plant wins, he would earn that distinction. He also will have recorded one of the greatest upsets in recent history.

Yes, a lot will be at stake at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“Only five male fighters in the history of boxing have accomplished becoming undisputed champion,” Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) said at the final news conference on Wednesday. “I want to be the sixth. That’s the only thing on my mind.”

Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) knows the odds are against him but doesn’t think much of his critics.

“I’ve been the underdog before,” he said. “It’s a place I like to be. I like people rooting against me. It gives me extra motivation, but when you’re fighting for undisputed status, you don’t need much more motivation than that.”

Here is a video of the entire news conference.