The Mexican superstar of combat sports Canelo Alvarez makes his first appearance in 2020 this Saturday, December 19, 2020, against the world n ° 1 in super-middleweight, Callum Smith, in an offer for the WBA title “Super” of Black-smith and the vacant WBC belt, all of this can be seen by ESPN exclusively for Mexico from 7:30 p.m. downtown.
Alvarez won the WBA “World” title with his 2018 knockout of Rocky Fielding, but Black-smith has the main version of this belt, which means that the claims of Alvarez to be a champion of four pesos, they will have a lot more weight if he is victorious. “Mundo” doesn’t make it easy for him as he has established himself as the best fighter at 168 pounds.
The night was supposed to feature Julio César Martínez, one of the most entertaining men on the planet, defending his WBC flyweight belt against Francisco Rodríguez Jr. Unfortunately, “Rey” was kicked out for gastroenteritis, but several outlook can still be seen. important in action.
The main event, however, is why you are here …
Saul «Canelo» Álvarez
Age: 30
Record: 53-1-2 (36 KO)
Last five fights: Sergey Kovalev (KO-11), Daniel Jacobs (UD), Rocky Fielding (TKO-3), Gennadiy Golovkin (MD), Gennadiy Golovkin (tirage au sort)
Important victories (other than those mentioned above): Austin Trout, Erislandy Lara, Amir Khan, Liam Smith
AGAINST.
Callum “World” Smith
Age: 30
Record: 27-0 (19 KO)
Last five fights: John Ryder (UD), Hassan N’Dam (TKO-3), George Groves (KO-1), Nieky Holzken (UD), Erik Skoglund (UD)
Important victories (other than those mentioned above): Rocky Fielding
Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez vs Callum Smith LIVE
If this fight had been booked before November 2019, it would have been considered favorable ground or a fight for Black-smith. Beyond seven inches taller than Canelo And with a reach advantage of nearly twenty inches, the Liverpool, England native looked fierce in his run through the World Boxing Super Series tournament, culminating in a knockout of dangerous compatriot George Groves, and he didn’t ‘took only three turns to crush. tough veteran Hassan N’Dam.
Then John Ryder arrived.
“The Gorilla” rightfully won its chance against Black-smith with a series of impressive knockouts, including a three-round crush from the sparring partner of Canelo, Bilal Akkawy, but his lack of height and reach apparently made him an easy choice for the mighty “World”. Instead, Ryder constantly forced Black-smith on the ropes and apparently did enough damage to surprise, only for some really rancid judges to wrest the victory from him.
Against another hitter crouching like Canelo, who is even more destructive on the inside than Ryder, the fate of Black-smith seems sealed. However, it is not so clear.
Aside from being a southpaw like Ryder, it’s worth remembering how ineffective Canelo was against Sergey Kovalev’s jab before he finally found an opening in the 11th round. Black-smith has a piston stroke, and that 78 inch reach means that Canelo you have a lot more ground to cover if you want to get closer to attack distance. Yes Black-smith you can execute a similar game plan, victory is absolutely within your reach.
Unfortunately for Black-smith, that “can” does a lot of work there. His lateral movement is not as sharp as Kovalev’s and, more importantly, he’s ready to hit him at close range, which plays straight into the hands of Canelo. I don’t trust this Black-smith he plays from a distance with the same level of efficiency and I don’t think his apparent power advantage is enough to keep him afloat in his pocket.
Black-smith I could definitely do a few laps though Canelo He doesn’t push the issue fast enough, but he’s likely to end up in too many close shots to make the decision.
Prediction: Álvarez defeats Smith by unanimous decision
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