Canelo Alvarez post-fight comments…
- “I did good. Now what are they gonna say? They said I don’t fight young fighters. They always talk, but I’m the best fighter in the world.”
- “I got a little angry with his tactics, but I’m Mexican man. It means a lot to fight on this day. It’s an honor to represent my country on this day.”
- “My experience and my talent was the difference. It’s about hard work and intelligence. It’s everything together. If you have talent, you need discipline as well.”
- “When I knocked him down, I wanted to fight smart. I listened to Eddy Reynoso, boxed and gave a great show for my people.”
- “A lot of people say we can’t, but we can. Las Vegas is like a second home for Mexicans. We are warriors and we never give up.”
- “I’m going to rest and then I’m going to decide what’s next.”
Well you are nobody to say that
Let the people say it
Your job is fighting not rating
People have been saying it though lol. Your opinion doesn’t change the fact that Canelo’s not wrong. He is the top fighter in the sport. The man is world recognized, the face of boxing and future first ballot HOF. One of the greatest Mexican fighters of all time. The man has the best resume in the sport going today. No one sells PPV better than Canelo. The man makes $$$ against anyone. That is why everyone wants a payday. There is nothing wrong with a great fighter being confident in himself and his abilities. You have to be to be where he’s at. People don’t have to like him nothing you or anyone will ever change the fact that the man is great boxer.
He’s not though, Usyk and Inoue’s recent achievements are better.
Yea because canelo is old
Inoue and usyk are in their prime
Usyk is older than Canelo.
But is not punished and worn out as canelo
One thing is the age and another thing is the sport age
Canelo is ONLY 33. It’s due to his choice in opponents since 2022 after Bivol beat him. Since that loss he’s been cherry picking . Don’t take my world for it do the research.
Yea well what a great selection of canelo because he has fought the best except for Benavides
It’s like Garcia 36 is done and Lara is 41 and still has some gas
You can’t tell Garcia to fight til 41 because Lara did it
nah his point im sure is his resume in which yea there is NO CURRENT Fighter with a better resume not even close…..
What about the fighter, Bivol, who beat him?
You can’t say that you are the best fighter in the world when another fighter, an undefeated one, beat you for 12 rounds and the most you could do was bruise his bicep and shoulder.
Only in boxing do people accept these bizarre arguments. No one says that because Manchester United have won the most trophies that they’re still the best team despite having done nothing for the past decade.
That’s your opinion Daniel. Usyk is only 22-0 and the only two big names on his resume is Joshua and Fury he has catching up to do with Canelo’s resume and Canelo has sold more PPV buys then them.
My top 10 is:
1 usyk -inoue
2 inoue -usyk
3 tank davis
4 canelo -crawford
5 crawford -canelo
6 betterbiev
7 bivol
8 benavides
9 bam bam
10 nakatani
Honorific mention or number 11
Camaron zepeda
From 11 to 20
11 ennis
12 lomachenko
13 Zepeda
14 Ryan
15 Teófimo
16 shakur
17 Haney
18 morrel
19 mbili
20 Jaime Munguía
Fkkkkk I forgot Vergil Ortiz
After his last fight I would not place Vergil as top 20. He did not impress at all. In my eyes he lost that fight. Narrowly but clearly.
Tszyu. Who has Ortiz fought?
Not bad, Carlos. I think you have the right fighters in there. 11-20 I would have more to debate on, but pretty good! Orale, Carlos!
Killa King …when serious Carlos can bring the heat with a good take…
Yes, I’m biased because Carlos is the homie, but when on his game, Carlos opens some minds!
zzzzzzz . is the ” fight ” over ?
lol, glad it’s finally over.
passed on this one. hopefully next time canelo picks an opponent that is a worthy ppv challenger. and yes, I just want better. and no I don’t hate canelo.
Quit paying for poor PPV. Then they will either fight better opponents or fight on ESPN or get HBO to restart boxing.
marc..For the cost…of a subscription vs Pay per view…$90 was horrible for “expected out come fights” with out suspense or drama..vs a monthly subscription fee..i.e…Innonue on ESPN +…NOW I WOULD PAY$$$ for any of his fights…
Rwb, I agree.
Not hate it’s fact. After he lost to Bivol in 2022, he’s been fighting cherry picks.
hhhhmmm after the Bivol loss he immediately fights older GGG but remember GGG was suppose to destroy little Canelo had 36 rounds in total to do so and took 2 losses and got a draw and never ever even rocked the little red head lol then yea Canelo got the gimmee in Ryder but then whooped Undisputed 154lber yea a smaller fighter but a physically bigger(weight bully) one then beats unbeaten former world champion and yet again physically bigger Munguia(weight bully) and now WBAs mandatory Berlanga(another weight bully) all in their primes except GGG of course who was still dangerous enough that NO other fighter would call out yet Canelo gives him a fighters courtesy which is a final huge payday and yet everybody complains how about this…lets talk about any other fighter taking a risk worth watching…………
yea so do i but if Canelo is the only fighter willing to do it then we have absolutely no hope for the rest of boxing because there are no other Current fighters doing anything close to what Canelo is doing
Unnecessary reading 🙂
I would probably rank it this way. Small differences comparing to Carlos.
1. Inoue (Simply The Best)
2. Usyk (Has passed his prime but still performs like he does. Wow)
3. Bivol (Is not afraid of anyone. 2022 showed that he is at his best when he needs to be)
4. Canelo (I think I get undeserved criticism)
5. Crawford (Thinks he’s too inactive. 2019 was the last time he was in the ring twice in the same year.)
6. Beterbiev (Is like a train that runs over everything. Doesn’t always perform boxing wise)
7. Tank (Love his counter punches and power! Boxing wise not always top notch)
8. Ennis (Talent beyond the ordinary)
9. Nakatani (Unfortunately almost invisible in the shadow of Inoue)
10. Benavidez (Will be interesting to follow)
The person who is most difficult to find any weaknesses in is probably Crawford, then Usyk and Bivol. So maybe Crawford is the real No.1?
I want to see Crawford in the ring more often. The risk is that a lot of interesting fights will not happen. He is also getting older. Would love to see him against Fundora, Ennis and Canelo.
Usyk has done everything. I am hugely impressed with him and what he has achieved. Yet I see that he is not at his best. He has passed his prime. I think he will have a hard time in the rematch against Fury.
Bivol vs Beterbiev. Can’t get any bigger. If anyone should be able to make Beterbiev frustrated and desperate, it’s Bivol. I think Bivol can manage to stay away from Beterbiev, good fotwork, in and out quickly, he can counterpunch and has a good solid jab, he has a good guard but not always perfect and I think he will be able piling up enough rounds to win. But Beterbiev is Beterbiev for reason so I’m not sure.
Inoue takes unnecessary punches on occasion. He risks running on that beat sooner or later. But what he’s doing now is beyond normal. Highly impressed.
Zockerbit,
I think that you have a pretty good list for pound for pound, and I appreciate you giving your reasons why, but I would not be surprised if Usyk has an easier time in the rematch.
Fury fought Deontay Wilder 3 times, and in 2 of those fights he barely managed to drag himself off of the canvas to beat Wilder.
He then fought Ngannou, got put on his ass again, and barely eked out a decision.
Usyk beat him, even without the knockdown, and he may have had Fury more hurt than he ever has been before.
Deontay wilder is not the same fighter compared to what he was.
Fury also doesn’t seem to be the same fighter, and his punch resistance doesn’t seem there any longer.
Also, Fury still thinks that he beat Usyk, and not only that, but he thinks that he did it EASILY.
So what we may have is a fighter in Fury who has taken big damage in 3 of his last 4 fights, can’t admit that he lost, and wasn’t able to make adjustments going down the stretch.
Anyway, we will see, and I look forward to their rematch.
It was a nice and analytical post. Thanks for that. Must say I like what you write and there is a lot in it.
Now it’s been a while since I saw the first fight but I definitely thought Fury had his moments. Then he goes on a punch that changes the picture of the fight.
But Usyk is also a fighter who has the ability to adjust and adapt to how things develop in the ring. He did that and found his way to victory so it wasn’t only that punch.
What I thought was extra interesting in the first fight was the mental game. Fury was playing the game he used to. As the fight approached, he seemed mentally weaker and more uncertain, which follows your thoughts more.
Usyk will come well prepared. Which version of Fury appears is always unclear. Especially mentally, but it could also be as you write that his physical is no longer what it was.
I hope your reasoning is correct because I’m more of a fan of Usyk.
Looking forward to the rematch too.
Zockerbit,
I think that the reason why Fury couldn’t intimidate a man like Usyk is because Usyk is guided by his faith, and he also has the weight of what is happening to his country on his shoulders.
Compared to the war in Ukraine, and compared to God, what is Tyson Fury?
One of the best ways to scare someone sometimes is to not take the bait, and to be quiet.
Silence can be scary for people who talk too much.
Fury talks a lot.
Usyk is much quieter.
This is why I think that Usyk was able to get under Fury’s skin.
IMO, Berlanga is tougher than people give him credit for. But I also wonder if he, like Benavidez, is a cruiserweight who can make 168 lbs. He looked so much bigger than Canelo last night.
Yes, yes you are champ. Ill eagerly wait for you to pick the lowest risk, least experienced fighter. And I know what will happen, you knock him down in round 3 or 4, then proceed to fail to knock him out because you are super tired in the later rounds and then go to the score cards because you havent KOd anyone in over three years eventhough you are supposed to be such a hard puncher. Lol oh and shall I say, you will refuse to fight the tougher fighters out there.
You are the BEST indeed
Mexicans are Warriors, Canela isn’t one and hasn’t had a stoppage in over FIVE years and no wonder he is terrified of David Benavidez!
Canelita miedosa Alvarez lol
All Canelo has to do is fight Benavidez to shut the critics up. It’s real simple. All his rhetoric is BS. If you want to take these types of fights, fine. But don’t get angry when the obvious gets called out.
And, if Canelo is standing when the final bell rings, he’ll always get the duke in Vegas.
When did Canelo attempt to publicly atone for testing twice for PED? Never. Wherefore, no matter what, he has a negative image. The image of guilt is he never atoned. The false narratives are from empty scribes. Especially those who never fought, and fighters of no integrity. Fighters who back Canelo I erase from my memory. Excusing PED digestion is unacceptable. In the aftermath, Edgar Berlanga’s words post-fight prove he had and has a Juan Urango ‘glad -to -be -here’ mindset. Those are the worst kinds of fighters, fraudulent. Jermell Charlo did the same. Canelo is not a ‘legend.’ A legend is Archie Moore whose record is still intact. Alongside Joe Louis,’ Willie Pep’s, Sandy Saddler’s and Henry Armstrong’s simultaneous triple crown. These 12Rounds era fighters are of wet-napkin weaker psychology. They never vie for the still honourable (and utterly plausible, gladiatorial nobility of the prestigious) 15Rounds duration, Same-day Weigh-in procedure and eradicate acronym belts. Form a Pension Plan and Fighters Union. Every multi millionaire pugilist should be absolutely ashamed. For not finding investors, writing a legitimate campaign and acting upon thereof. Beginning with the sport Ponzi scheme of Floyd Mayweather’s seventeen-year lower risk for high reward manipulative matchmaking.
©️Coach Hilario 2024
I don’t understand all the Canelo hate. Canelo is 34 years old according to BoxRec. That’s two years older than when Hagler retired. They have remarkably similar records and seeing how Hagler struggled with a faded Duran, a raw Mugabi, and a sloppy Roldan, I’m not sure he beats Canelo. It would be close.
The p#$sy is still too scared to fight Benavidez.
I am sorry señor Canelo but you aren’t the best until you fight Benavidez
Got to give berlanga credit for going 12! I expected a severe beatdown from canelo! Great sportsmanship from both at the end! Berlanga looked like 25 pounds over but, can’t take away from him that he fought with lots heart! Canelo seemed a bit frustrated and gassed at times and berlanga caught him several times as well! Canelo is playing smart by avoiding benavidez cause he does not do well with bigger guys and is not worth risking all the belts over one fighter unless the money is right! His power is not there anymore with bigger than him fighters! He’s at the end of his career so, crawford should be next in his radar since his excellency alashishi shirrak mohamed aladin is itching and salivating, willing to pay bigggg money to make that fight happen! Crawford next then, if the money is descent, benavidez after and canelo should retire after!
This night may have broken ppv piracy viewing numbers.Both UFC and PBC with DZN events were over hyped with average and declining fighters status. Most fans are disappointed and although it’s illegal, they are resorting to fire sticks and other measures.
He’s not now nor will he ever be the best in the world. His legacy was defined a long time ago when Mayweather made him cry.
That was a great fight. Fun all the way through. Way to go Canelo!