Saul “Canelo” Alvarez believes Jermell Charlo He did nothing to try to beat him in a fight in which the Mexican beat the American. by unanimous decision to retain his undisputed super middleweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
At the post-fight press conference, Canelo Alvarez explained that sometimes fighters fail to do anything in a fight, but he didn’t take anything away from Charlo after all, thanks to the fact that he moves very well in the ring, he did not manage to knock him out.despite the fact that in the seventh round he managed to knock him down.
“This happens to a lot of fighters, but I don’t think he went out alone to survive. I’ve done my job. I don’t think he did anything to win. This was my plan: to neutralize everything he tried to do. He’s a good left-handed counterpuncher. I tried not to let him hit me with this blow. “Sometimes fighters can’t do anything in a fight,” he said.
“He came out to move, to take as few hits as possible. He’s a good fighter, it’s not for nothing that he’s also undisputed, so we have to give Jermell his due. It’s 12 rounds to show who is better in 12 rounds. In boxing, sometimes there are knockouts and sometimes there aren’t. In this case it was impossible, because we also have a great fighter in front of us., who can move very well. We got the job done and I’m very happy with what we did. “Sometimes you can’t get knocked out and that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing,” he added.
It’s worth noting that Jermell Charlo moved up from 154 to 168 pounds. because he wanted to make history and become a two-time absolute champion -like Terence Crawford and Claressa Shields-, but the American admitted that he felt the difference in weight and a long period of inactivity in the ring (a year and a half without fighting), and was easily defeated by Canelo Alvarez, who showed that he is still at the top.
In an undisputed fight, Canelo Alvarez put Charlo under pressure from the start and knocked him down with a successful straight right hand early in the seventh round. Mexican He continued to dominate until the end and won on the scorecards with scores of 119-108, 118-109 and 118-109. against an American who never saw himself as having a real chance of beating the man from Guadalajara.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 33, showed that he is still at the top and continues to add to his legacy in the sport. Boxer from Guadalajara He has 60 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his career.
For his part, 33-year-old Jermell Charlo lost his World Boxing Organization (WBO) belt after his fight with Canelo Alvarez and He was no longer the undisputed champion at 154 pounds.. The American has 35 victories, 19 in accelerated mode, two failures and one draw.
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Source: La Opinion
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