CANELO ALVAREZ is on the cusp of his most blockbuster bout of all - but no fight was more important than his first-ever against a bully.

The Mexican superstar faces unbeaten American Terence Crawford at the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Canelo has been the face of boxing for approaching a decade now - with world titles in four weight classes and over £500MILLION in the bank.

But his passion for fighting was actually discovered on the soccer pitch - when a bully punched the future boxing legend in the face.

Canelo responded with a right hand - the first of many he would throw down the years - and in that moment his life changed forever.

"The most important and the most exciting," Canelo said when asked about the significance of the schoolyard scuffl

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