Welcome back fight fans to another video here on The Fight Game. Saul Canelo Alvarez is
a boxing phenomenon at 29 years old, yet he has the experience of a professional
boxer 10 years his senior. One needs to only take a quick look at his boxing
record to see the long list of names he's fought. Canelo, translated to Cinnamon, got
his nickname as a child for his unique hair color, which always stood out as it was
not commonly seen in boxing crazed country of Mexico. He started Boxing at the
age of 13 after watching his older brother debut as a professional, 2 years later after
collecting 44 victories in the amateurs he progressed to professional, aged only 15.
After a forever unfolding legacy he holds victories over the likes of Mosley, Trout,
Lara, Golovkin, Jacobs and more, from boxing warriors such as Miguel Cotto to men larger
his size such as Chavez. With these historic wins, with the years of improvement and dedication
to being the very best in boxing, as someone who's built a tremendous legacy already at
such a young age Canelo is not only maybe one of the most underrated
boxers in boxing, but possibly one of the best pound for pound. With exceptional
technique and power Canelo has scored pure iconic
knockouts in the ring along with delivering some of the most elite combinations with maximum
and violent propensity. At this current moment in time he is a fully fledged middleweight
after developing from his debutant weight of 139 pounds. He
has a ruthless inclination to win every fight by most convincing
means necessary. He's forever taken on the best, he's improved in enigmatic amounts
in the last few years, and in a long career of fighting the world's best there are times
where Canelo Alvarez appeared to be invincibly relentless. You
can hate him or love him, but there's one thing you can't do, and that's
ignore him. As the sport of Boxing's biggest name he holds a heavy weight on his shoulders
each and every time he walks to the ring. So far he's done pretty
well.
In this video we'll be taking a quick look and analysing some instances where Canelo
Alvarez performed in relentless fashion. With no further adieu,
let's get right into it.
Let's first look at the undefeated 22 year old Canelo's fight against Josesito Lopez.
Lopez had just defeated Victor Ortiz, and therefor landed the big
fight against Canelo. The fight started at a steady pace as Canelo remained sharp
and focused. Although Lopez was the heavier fighter on the night Canelo looked the stronger.
In the feeling out process Canelo had already landed some good shots
as he began to get his combinations going. Canelo was clearly looking to
impose his strength and authority early. In round two Canelo's combinations began to find
their target and as he got the upper hand in the pace of the fight he unleashed
a devestating left hook to the liver, dropping Lopez. Lopez got up just
in time as the round ended. Canelo dropped Lopez again with another body shot in the
following round, and then in round 4 he put together
a flashy 9-punch combination to drop Lopez for a third time. With Lopez now holding on
for dear life, Canelo upped the pace and went for the kill with multiple sequences
of exchanges, stopping the fight in the 5th round. This was a brilliant display for such
a young fighter in the sport with ripping hooks
and deadly straight rights. Canelo retained his WBC title and collected a great win for
Mexico.
The following year Canelo then moved on to fight and beat Austin Trout in an orthodox
versus southpaw showdown, landing clean uppercuts while also sending
Trout to the canvas with a straight right hand down the pipe. That didn't come of course
without a stylish exhibit of his head movement skills.
Then Canelo would face Alfredo Angulo. This was Canelo's first fight in his return
to the ring after losing to Floyd Mayweather. Alfredo Angulo was a battle-tested warrior
from Mexico, he was expected to lose but he wasn't going to go down without
a fight. Angulo really showed heart in this fight but he was simply no match for the much
stronger Canelo. Canelo put on a dominating performance and his
ability to throw destructive combinations was on full display. In every round Canelo
seemed almost invincible. From the body, to the head, Canelo
dominated the action the entire fight. Every punch thrown
by Canelo was thrown with maximum power and bad intentions. Canelo also showed great movements
with some excellent counter punching. Controlling Angulo
with his jab Canelo set up brilliant combinations with varying
heights and angles. Canelo showed some slick defensive skills he learned in his previous
fight with Floyd Mayweather. If this fight was a test for Canelo to see
if he can bounce back from a loss, he passed with flying colors. Canelo used
good footwork to get in good positions to throw punches. While the first few rounds
of the fight were entertaining the gruesome beating Canelo dished out began to
make some fans want to see an end to the fight, As time passed by, Angulos punches had little
to no effect, the fight would continue on to the 10th round where referee
Tony Weeks put an end to the contest. The fight's stoppage was very justified when taking
into account how much punishment Angulo took.
The following year 1 week after the infamous may-pac fight Canelo faced american boxer
James Kirkland at minute-maid park in Texas. Kirkland was a rugged strong power puncher,
if anyone was to match Canelo in pugilistic toughness, it was to be
Kirkland. Two power punchers against eachother, the fight was sure to deliver excitement,
and it did right as the bell rang in the first round. Kirkland began by
pressuring Canelo to the ropes, Canelo would try to stand in the middle of
the ring with Kirkland, but eventually Canelo opted to go on the defensive by resting against
the ropes, he covered up hoping to reserve his energy and let Kirkland
consume unnecessary amounts. As Canelo survived an early onslaught he maneuvered around
towards the centre of the ring as the referee initiated a break, Canelo instantly let go
of a right uppercut, then followed by a left hook
which visibly hurt Kirkland. Canelo began to land more shots, and then it was Kirkland
who decided to retreat to the ropes, but his attempt
was a lot less successful as he got dropped with a straight right hand. Now Kirkland was
the one in trouble and Canelo continued the attack
of his own. As Kirkland was getting attacked on the ropes the bell rang, giving more action
in one round than the entire 12 rounds of Mayweather
Pacquiao the week before.
A victory for Canelo now seemed inevitable, Canelo began to put his classic combination
punching to work with massive attacks to the body
and head. Canelo tends to thrive in these types of fights with his mexican style. A
massive left hook jacked the jaw of Kirkland, it was
quite impressive how he withstood that shot. Kirkland showed an incredible will to stay
standing. With the clear skill advantage going to Canelo
Alvarez his punches only began to get more accurate, and in turn got more effective.
Canelo would take punches on the gloves, but then returned
fire with much more hurtful strikes. With significant durability and mean power punching
from Canelo, he finally scored a second knockdown in the third round.
Kirkland amazingly returned to his feet, and as Canelo approached again he set up a powerful
knockout punch with a touch to the body and then a right hook
upstairs. This was undoubtedly one of the most electrifying performances of Canelo Alvarez's
career, as you can see with some of these cinematic shots in slow
motion Canelo set up each and every punch with calculated skill, power and momentum.
Canelo landed an astonishing 58 percent of his punches against a warrior of an
opponent. Kirkland would not fight again for another 4 years.
After this Canelo would continue his domination of the sport by beating Miguel Cotto, then
he would score a knockout of the year contender against Amir Khan,
a brutal body shot knockout of Liam Smith, a one-sided fight against Chavez, and then
two great fights against Golovkin, another body shot victory and a classy
convincing victory over Daniel Jacobs. Throughout Canelo's career he has displayed sublime head
movement, great combination punching, defensive moves,
offensive attacks, intelligent footwork, and so much more. It's crazy to think that this
guy isn't even 30 years old yet, it sure does beg the question what
have we left to see from Canelo Alvarez. He's a true testament to his country and his sport,
he's never been one to ponder on what the haters think of him, he's
simply and always focused only on what was in front of him. Years of dedicated training
has allowed Canelo to treat us to years of amazing fights.
The special thing about Canelo is that even after competing at the top level at such a
young age he's still found a way to further improve his skillset as he
got older. While before Canelo seemed relentless, he has now adopted a new and better style
in the form of controlled aggression. At times he will go back to
his roots for a relentless attack while also using his other tools to obtain a victory.
Canelo could be one of the most improved boxers in recent boxing history.
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