Once upon a time there was talk that 7-foot-1 NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain would fight Muhammad Ali, although it never happened. Thank goodness.
How about Steph Curry vs. Canelo Alvarez today?
We got a taste of what that might look like on a golf course, when the Golden State Warriors star and Mexican champion decided to do a little sparring during a practice round for the American Century Championship celebrity competition in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
It was over in a flash (see video). The two had just settled into their boxing stances when Alvarez threw a left hand toward the basketball player’s face so quickly that he had no time to react.
Steph practicing his boxing with Canelo 🥊 😂
(via @Canelo) pic.twitter.com/kXtwBol07B
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) July 9, 2020
That prompted a laughing companion to say, “Steph, you’re supposed to move, dude.”
It looks as if Curry and Alvarez will stick to their own sports, although both have been out of action for some time because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The last NBA games were played on March 11, after which the season was shut down. It will resume on July 30, with 22 teams finishing out the season and eight sitting on the sidelines. The struggling Warriors are among those eight.
Alvarez hasn’t fought since he stopped Sergey Kovalev in September. He was supposed to have fought Billy Joe Saunders in May but that was canceled. Now he’s targeting this coming September, although neither an opponent nor a site has been determined.