Alvarez-Rhodes

By Dan Ambrose: ESPN2 boxing analyst Teddy Atlas was less than complimentary of unbeaten WBA junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez after watching Alvarez defeat Britain’s Ryan Rhodes recently. Instead of pouring praise on the young 20-year-old Alvarez or at least acknowledging out how good Alvarez is for someone so young, Atlas pointed out last night [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez is quickly proving to be Mexico’s biggest boxing star after reportedly drawing 36 million television viewers for his recent 12th round knockout win over British challenger Ryan Rhodes last Saturday night.

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS June 22, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: The following is one of the weekly “Hook to the Body” columns by WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán that are published in El Universal every Sunday. From June 19, translated from Spanish:

By Gerardo Granados: It has been a while now since the first time a saw Canelo fight on an undercard, since then I saw something special in the eighteen years old kid, he was raw but he sure had power and a killer instinct.

By Scott Gilfoid: Ryan Rhodes (45-5, 31 Ko’s) talked a good game before his fight with WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (37-0-1, 27 KO’s) last night at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico, but when it came to putting his words into action he failed miserably, losing by a 12th round knockout [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It was interesting to see Ryan Rhodes (45-5, 31 KO’s) heaping praise on undefeated WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (37-0-1, 27 KO’s) after being destroyed by a 12th round knockout in a failed attempt to capture Alvarez’s World Boxing Council title at the Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico. It was as [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (37-0-1, 27 KO’s) showed what he’s made of last Saturday night in first beating up and then taking out his number #3 WBC contender Ryan Rhodes (45-5, 31 KO’s) by a 12th round knockout at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In a total massacre of a fight, WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (37-0-1, 27 KO’s) toyed with British challenger Ryan Rhodes (45-5, 31 KOs) for 11 rounds before getting serious with him and putting Rhodes out of his misery in the 12th on Saturday night at the Arena Vicente Fernandez in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye believes fellow Brit Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) will pull off an upset tonight against unbeaten Mexican WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico.

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten number #1 ranked World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (30-0, 19 Ko’s) thinks he would knock out WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) if he had the opportunity to fight him, and doesn’t feel that the 20-year-old Alvarez deserves to be the WBC world champion [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Photo: Leopoldo Gonzalez – It seems that the young WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez performs well inside the ring, he has a good defense but still has a lot of room to improve, he has the temple and patience of a veteran, he moves well and also has good speed, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Matthew Hatton found out the hard way how good Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) is when Hatton took a savage beating from the 20-year-old Alvarez last March in a one-sided 12 round beating in Anaheim, California. Instead of viewing it as a case of Hatton facing a better man, Hatton said this [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Britain’s Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) has little chance of winning this Saturday night against the WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico. I’m giving Rhodes no chance of winning because he can’t win a decision because he’s not a real [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Sometimes it doesn’t matter if a fighter has the better boxing skills, because the younger and stronger can overcome skill with power and youth. This was never more apparent in this Saturday’s fight between WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) and challenger Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s).

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Council (WBC) Light Middleweight Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) faces British junior middleweight Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) this Saturday night in Guadalajara, Mexico where the fight will be broadcast on HBO.

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS June 14, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

By Scott Gilfoid: Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) is already thinking past this Saturday’s fight against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico. Instead of just praying that he can somehow maybe get a close 12 round decision win, Rhodes is thinking of the [...]

HBO’s hit late-night boxing franchise goes south of the border for an action-packed doubleheader when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: CANELO ALVAREZ VS. RYAN RHODES AND ADRIEN BRONER VS. JASON LITZAU is seen SATURDAY, JUNE 18 at 10:30 p.m. (live ET/ taped-delayed PT), from the Arena Vicente Fernandez Gomez (VFG) in Guadalajara, Mexico, exclusively on HBO. [...]

Legendary trainer Freddie Roach is hopeful that World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will face his charge Vanes Martirosyan should Alvarez get past Ryan Rhodes on Saturday evening.

By Ben James: We are less than one week away from the WBC light middleweight title fight between champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) and veteran contender Ryan Rhodes (45-4-0, 31 KO’s) in Mexico.

By William Mackay: British junior middleweight contender Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) is looking forward to his bout next Saturday night against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, in Jalisco, Mexico.

By William Mackay: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) battles Britain’s Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) on June 18th at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, in Jalisco, Mexico. The 34-year-old Rhodes will be Alvarez’s first title defense for the young 20-year-old Alvarez.

CANELO ALVAREZ, World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Welterweight World Champion “Oscar de la Hoya recommended I train in Big Bear and I really liked it. It was a really good place to train. I could really focus up there with no distractions.”

Junior middleweight sensation Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (30-0, 19KOs) captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight silver title in spectacular fashion on Saturday night. The Armenian fighter delighted his hometown fans when he defeated the rugged Saul Roman (34-9, 29KOs) via 7th round knockout at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

By William Mackay: On June 18th, WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) looks to defend his World Boxing Council title against a 34-year-old Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) at the Arena VFG, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. This is the second time in Rhodes’ 16-year pro career that he’s challenged for a title. [...]

By William Mackay: 34-year-old Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) will be traveling a long way from his native UK to take on one of the biggest sluggers in the game in WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) on June 18th at the Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Mexico. This is going to be [...]

By William Mackay: While British boxing fans see Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) as an excellent fighter capable of beating WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) on June 18th when they meet up at the Arena VFG, in Guadalajara, Mexico, many boxing fans outside of the UK aren’t giving Rhodes too much [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I’ve studied many of challenger Ryan Rhodes’ fights in the past three years and I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s going to get beaten like an old rug on June 18th when he steps up a couple of levels to face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (31-0-1, 26 KO’s) at [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: 34-year-old Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) is taking a huge step up in class in his fight against unbeaten WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) in their title fight on June 18th at the Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Rhodes is a decent fighter but is clearly not the [...]

By William Mackay: Making his first defense of his World Boxing Council junior middleweight crown, champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) will be taking on his second consecutive opponent from the UK when he battles number #3 ranked WBC contender Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) at the Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Mexico. Alvarez, 20, is [...]