By Sean Jones: Canelo Alvarez states that he’s “prepared” for his November sixth undisputed tremendous middleweight battle in opposition to IBF champion Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant in eight days from now on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Canelo (56-1-2, 38 KOs) already seems to be chopping weight for the battle, which means that he’s going to be just a little heavier than ordinary when he places his WBA, WBC & WBO 168-lb titles on the road in opposition to the unbeaten Plant (21-0, 12 KOs).
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Though Canelo, 31, is the betting favourite to win, the extremely expert Plant might befuddle him simply as Erislandy Lara, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Gennadiy Golovkin [first fight] did.
Canelo hasn’t confronted a proficient fighter since his controversial win over Golovkin in 2018, and he’s been arguably padding his file in opposition to the shot fighters Danny Jacobs and Sergey Kovalev alongside along with his victories over the weak paper champions at 168.
When a fighter stops combating the elite-level guys, as we’ve seen with Canelo, it’s not simple to foretell how they’ll do once they return to combating A-level opposition.
Is it laziness on Canelo’s half for his resolution to cease combating the proficient opposition or fearfulness. Sean Jones believes it’s one or the opposite.
I are likely to imagine that Canelo has been afraid to step it up in opposition to elite opposition once more after his dangerous experiences in opposition to Golovkin of their two fights, which arguably ought to have resulted in losses for the Mexican star. Because the saying goes, ‘It’s good to be the King.’
For the final three years, Canelo has been taking simple cash fights in opposition to these B/C-level fighters:
- Billy Joe Saunders – RTD 8
- Avni Yildirim – RTD 3
- Callum Smith – UD 12
- Sergey Kovalev – KO 11
- Daniel Jacobs – UD 12
- Rocky Fielding – TKO 3
These mismatches used up three years of Canelo’s profession, and now he’s 31 and about to face his finest opponent since his questionable win over Golovkin in 2018.
“I’m prepared.”@Canelo is having a very good weight lower 💪 #CaneloPlant pic.twitter.com/emOIGkkB4Y
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) October 28, 2021
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“Canelo goes to be Canelo, and Plant goes to be a fantastic boxer,” stated BoMac to Fight Hub TV. “However I see Canelo stopping him within the later rounds. He’s [Canelo] a fantastic center puncher, and he punches in between the punches.
“He’s obtained good timing, and he’s highly effective. I see it beginning off being a very good battle with Plant front-running it and Canelo strolling away residence with in all probability a stoppage within the later rounds.
“No, not proper now,” stated BoMac when requested if there’s anyone at 160 or 168 that may beat Canelo. “Not no person that’s lively. They’d give him a run for his cash, however Canelo would determine it out,” stated BoMac when requested if Jermall Charlo or David Benavidez might beat Canelo.
“You bought to take a look at the pound-for-pound fighters like Terence. The extra he’s within the sport, the higher off he’s getting.
“The identical with Canelo and the identical with the ‘Monster.’ They get higher and higher. That’s boxing IQ, and that’s what you name pound-for-pound. It’s a psychological sport,” stated BoMac.
