My dad got this old gym and it gave him a place to go. His dad, Richie, who will be in his corner on Saturday night, had his own difficulties but boxing, the fighter says, “saved us. Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez has three belts and Caleb Plant one. No, fuck you.’ It seemed like he lost his cool then and I responded the way I was taught to respond.

“You know how it goes: ‘I’m going to beat you. “It was normal pre-fight banter,” Plant says with a shrug. In these last few days both men have been respectful of each other despite the constant reminders that, in September, they exchanged insults and a few blows after a face off descended into a fracas when Álvarez pushed Plant with real force. The winner will become the first undisputed world super-middleweight champion in boxing history. He will defend his IBF title while trying to wrest the WBA, WBC and WBO belts away from Álvarez. Whether he is talking late at night on a Zoom call to me about the terrible adversity of his past life, or walking around Las Vegas this week, answering one question after another about how he feels before he faces the formidable Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in their world super-middleweight unification bout on Saturday night, Plant has been impressive.

C aleb Plant usually carries himself with composure and conviction.

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