Welcome back fight fans to another video here on The Fight Game.
In this video we'll be taking a look at a few times where Canelo Alvarez ended a boxers
career, where they never fought again, or at least
were never the same after facing the full might of the Mexican superstar widely regarded
as the face of boxing.
For our first feature we take a look at his megafight with Billy Joe Saunders.
Saunders was a controversial guy outside the ring and
didn't shy away from making an attempt to get under Canelo's skin.
We are the gypsies.
Yeah yeah...
The gypsies.
You've never been in the ring with someone like me.
Look at this heart you've never seen anybody with this heart.
You no see.
Yup!
Yeah yeah yeah, you're gonna see.
You're in a big problem now.
But words are just words and the time always comes for boxers
to back them up and put them to the test to see if they hold true.
That test came at the AT&T stadium in Arlington Texas where
over 73 thousands screaming fans attended the bout.
Of course the vast majority of these fans were supporting the man from Mexico.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING] Canelo starts well, finding success with the
right hand as you might expect against a southpaw.
Establishing his strength with his foot positioning and power shots, sinking in any shot he can
find with the rear hand.
Here Canelo throws a right uppercut right hook combination landing clean on the jaw.
Watch as Canelo drags Saunders into the uppercut with his left hand.
Although the rounds were closely contested, Canelo was having success in wearing down
his southpaw counterpart with constant, persistant pressure
with his footwork and power punches, it was only a matter of time before one of these
power punches landed just the right way.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING] And the contest concludes with the corner
retiring Saunders before the ninth round.
A fantastic victory for Canelo Alvarez in front of thousands
of screaming fans chanting his name.
Next we turn to his megafight with Gennady Golovkin.
This trilogy served as a rollercoaster of some of the best that boxing can offer, from
out-of-the-ring drama, controversial scorecards, bone-crushing punches and a variety of tactics.
Their third fight comes after Canelo took victory in their rematch a few years prior.
Canelo aims to finally put the final nail down in concluding that he is the best of
the two.
With controversy and bad blood still stemming from
their previous two bouts, this third fight was sure to be the final of the saga.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING] Canelo dips his head down and launches up
with a left hook landing clean.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING] As the fight progresses Canelo seems to be
just that much better, landing massive shots and asserting his physical dominance over
Golovkin.
Canelo displays an incredible defence with his head
movement of which he intertwines with thunderous blows.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING]
It is finished.
AND STILL...
THE UNDISPUTED MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, SAUL CANELO ALVAREZ!!!
For me, I'm just glad to share the ring with him.
We give the fans three really good fights and I'm glad to be involved in [those] kind
of fights.
I wanna shake hands to Canelo.
You know congrats whole team, you know guys [he's] a real warrior, if you not understand
[this], you understand nothing.
VIVA MEXICO!
Talk about entertaining fights, those two fights are certainly up there when you're
talking about high-profile moments of Canelo Alvarez's career.
[MUSIC PLAYING] As of the making of this video, neither Saunders
nor Golovkin have stepped into the ring again.
For our next feature we look at his fight against James Kirkland.
Kirkland was regarded as a warrior in the ring, he punched hard and was willing to
go to war with all opponents.
The build up to the fight certainly had some interesting moments, where he vowed to pressure
Canelo from the opening bell.
You speak on aggression, I told my team the other day I say I wanna be up on him so close,
I want him to smell my breath, smell my tension, if I haven't
showered in three days, I want him to smell the muss.
I want him to smell and understand that I'm here.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING] Kirkland starts fast as advertised but is
quickly humbled by a straight right from Canelo on the counter attack.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING] Canelo begins his response with vicious intent,
landing devastating blows on the tired Kirkland.
A vicious uppercut and hook were the highlights of round 1.
[CROWD NOISES] [CHEERING] Watch here how Canelo leaves Kirkland overextend
onto a right uppercut.
Kirkland is tiresome in his attack and leaves a vulnerability for Canelo to capitalize on.
The fight ends with a vicious right hook to end the night.
Watch how he dips and touches down low with the lead hand to divert his attention, then
swings up to the head with a crushing right hook fueled
with vicious intent.
Kirkland was rushed to hospital after the fight and fortunately recovered well.
Although he did fight a few more times following this
horrible defeat, James Kirkland was never the same again.
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