Undisputed junior middleweight world champion and Houston-native Jermell Charlo received a hometown send-off before he headed to Las Vegas to challenge undisputed super middleweight world champion Canelo Álvarez headlining a Showtime PPV on Saturday from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
“Houston means so much to me and it’s extremely motivating to feel their support before I step into the biggest fight of my career,” said Charlo. “Me and my brother Jermall have been putting on for our city for so many years, and on Saturday, September 30 I know I’m gonna have Houston in my corner. I can’t wait to represent what this city is all about.”
Canelo wins by KO… Houston Zero
This makes no sense. Canelo actually has a lot of fans in Houston. And Houston has a bunch of winners.
Was that before a University of Houston football game or someting? I can’t imagine an event would be planned at a large football stadium for the sole purpose of giving Charlo a send-off. What if only a handfull of people showed up? I’ll be pulling for Charlo, but I think he’s in too deep.
Kris, this took place during Houston’s game vs. Sam Houston St. this past Saturday.
This cats going to sleep. Canelo in 2!
Charlo has an uphill battle coming up so much weight but the timing is right. The way Canelo got touched up against Ryder gives confidence for Charlo. Mell has a much bigger punch than Ryder.
But surely Canelo has confidence in Jermell’s inactivity and having to come up in weight. We all remember they did this with Khan and how that went. But Khan had no power.
Team Canelo is great at getting these handicaps for a huge advantage.
And with Team Canelo, PEDs is not out of the question.
Great for Mell to leverage his undisputed status into a huge event instead of going along with the media hype fast tracking tszyu for an undeserved shot at all the belts. Either way a fine event for the weekend
NJ i don’t agree that mell has a bigger punch than ryder.
Maybe going up in weight will give him more pop but his power has not been great at 154.
You mention khan had no power but he khan has a higher ko percentage than charlo.
I’m rooting for charlo and i think we will look good for 5 rounds but he will eventually get worn down.
I do agree that charlo made the right move avoiding tim tzsyu because he was going get knocked out by tim too so might as well take the bigger pay day while he can.
After a few rounds…….Houston, we have a problem! 🙁
Yeah I agree with the comments that Charlo is facing an uphill battle. Maybe he gets sparked early though I think he has enough pop to keep Canelo honest early on. I’d like to see Charlo catch him with something but that doesn’t seem likely and probably wouldn’t seriously hurt Canelo. This one plays out as predicted.
HATERS, make sure you have good excuses for when Canelo wins.
All these Johnny come lately will be making excuses that Charlo had to fight two weight classes above his fighting weight, however, will not mention that Charlo and his team CHOSE to move up two weight classes to prove that they are there to win even though the end result will not necessarily go as planned.
Can we just speed this up already and get us Canelo vs Benavidez before it’s too late?? And if Charlo pulls it off I’m sure he’d rather go into an immediate rematch instead of facing The MEXICAN MONSTER!
Benavides is Ecuadorian and he is not a monster
Here u go …endejo. do your research first.
David was born to a Mexican father and an Ecuadorian-Dominican mother.
I always wondered why Benavidez is called the Mexican Monster when he’s Ecuadorian?
Didn’t know Benaividez is Ecuadorian, but Mike Tyson is the one who dubbed him the Mexican Monster. Mike Tyson is obviously a very cultured and refined man, but he also strikes me as the kind of guy that would refer to any latin person as a “Mexican”
Just Wiki’d Benavidez and says his father is Mexican and mother is Ecuadorian/Dominican
Krissy!!! What a stupid comment about Mike Tyson. Your sarcasm about Tyson being a cultured and refined person is proof that you are a clown . Mike grew up in Brooklyn. If you tried not to be covertly OBVIOUS…, you would know that NYC is very diverse. There are many Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Panamanian, etc people in Brooklyn!!! Mike would have known many of these people before he ever saw or knew what a “Mexican” is! So to state that he would “refer to any Latin person as a Mexican” is really blatantly ignorant! I’ve seen many of your comments on this site. CONFIRMED CLOWN
Another …..endejo that doesn’t do research.
David was born to a Mexican father and an Ecuadorian-Dominican mother.
The game plan is simple for Canelo: cut the ring off; use his natural weight advantage; step into his jabs; and seek/destroy with power punches.
However, the real challenge is what Charlo has to do in this fight because it is an extremely tough assignment at 168?
He will have to avoid getting trapped on the ropes and taking body shots. Charlo will have to find a way to use various movements/angles to keep Canelo off balance/guessing but effectively counterpunch Canelo. Canelo will bring heavy pressure.
Maybe Charlo should put the pressure on Canelo by immediately firing off his straight rights behind his jabs (at range). Charlo can’t get lazy in there, so he must responsibly keep up his hands.
If Charlo finds a way to avoid heavy damage during the first half of the fight, maybe Charlo’s offense will have a slight wear and tear on Canelo in the second half of the fight, such that Charlo becomes more aggressive and work on Canelo’s body (including quick combinations).
IF Charlo maintains a consistent offense and responsible defense for 12 rounds, maybe the judges will have a “moment” to render a close decision.
In other words, Charlo has too many obstacles to negotiate against Canelo, and my pick remains the same – Canelo victory by TKO (maybe 7th Round).
Now, I will wait for Saturday.
E-Man! This a great assessment. The only thing I would add is that with all the other obstacles that Charlo has to navigate, I expect Canelo to attack his arms as well to slow down Charlo’s punch output and lateral movement.Canelo used this tactic against Bivol. It didn’t work out as planned, as Bivol is naturally bigger than Canelo and was able to absorb that type of attack. Charlo on the other hand is two weight classes smaller and this tactic could be very effective to bring his arms down to give Canelo more chances to find Charlo’s chin. When Bivol was interviewed after the fight, and questioned about whether he was hurt at any time in the fight, he said no, but he said “my arms hurt like hell from Canelo punching on them all night”
Most of the football fans were asking each other, Who is this guy? a new astronaut for the Mars trip?
LOL, he was there to be inducted into the Mensa Hall of Fame.