In turning into the largest star in world boxing, Mexico’s Canelo Álvarez has left a path of devastation in his wake. Listed below are 10 of his greatest wins.
- Gennady Golovkin
After being held to a draw by Golovkin in 2017, Álvarez was compelled to serve a six-month PED suspension the next 12 months earlier than coming again to greatest his nice Kazakh rival of their rematch, profitable a majority determination. - Sergey Kovalev
Álvarez, a former welterweight, ended up going all the way in which to light-heavyweight in 2019 to not solely defeat Sergey Kovalev however to do it in 11 rounds. - Daniel Jacobs
Jacobs, Canelo’s most important middleweight rival not named Gennady Golovkin, gave the Mexican all he may deal with in 2019 however was in the end edged on the scorecards after 12 aggressive rounds. - Callum Smith
Deemed a tough check for Canelo on the time, Smith, a six-foot-three super-middleweight, proved no match for the Mexican and was outboxed and outfought for just about each minute of the 12 rounds they shared in 2020. - Erislandy Lara
Lengthy earlier than his two controversial fights with Gennady Golovkin, Canelo was thought-about fortunate to get away with beating Cuba’s fleet-footed Lara through split-decision in 2014. - Austin Trout
In what was his ultimate battle earlier than going through Floyd Mayweather, and struggling his first professional loss, Álvarez recorded a unanimous determination win towards Trout in 2013. - Miguel Cotto
Although not in his prime, Cotto was on an honest run of type as a middleweight when Álvarez, outpointing him over 12 rounds, proved too recent, robust and fast for him in 2015. - Shane Mosley
Mosley was previous his greatest and coming off a loss to Manny Pacquiao when Álvarez bought maintain of him in 2012, however he nonetheless managed to take Canelo 12 rounds and taught him a factor or two alongside the way in which. - Billy Joe Saunders
A better battle than many anticipated, Álvarez met Saunders in Might 2021 and bought to grips with the Brit’s supposedly awkward model early, by no means letting Saunders settle till an eye fixed harm introduced a untimely finish to proceedings after eight rounds. - Liam Smith
Smith gave an excellent account of himself at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium in 2016, however was stopped inside 9 rounds, a lot to the delight of Álvarez’s Mexican followers.
