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, he can not be considered to be slow.
Alvarez has the tendency to keep on opening his mouth and to lower his guard. He is only 20 years old but has already 37 fights, he is not a veteran but he can not be considered as a young rookie and this fight will be a good test for him.
Ryan Rhodes might be the opposite of Canelo, he is 34 years old already and he better make the best out of this title shot otherwise he might be loosing his final shot at a major title. Ryan has proved to be a top European boxer but he has not proved himself against top world fighters yet. He has good power and speed but he does not have a devastating power or lightning speed although he has good ring experience. He is hungry for fame and fortune, and for sure he will demand the most out of the young champion. He knows that if victorious he would be able to get better fights and bigger earnings.
For Canelo the ghost of the first round of the fight between him and Jose Miguel Cotto could haunt him for ever and his critics will always argue that if a lightweight was able to hurt him a natural light middleweight will have more chances to do so. Maybe these critics won’t be as hard as the ones of Amir Khan, but in the future Alvarez chin will always be questioned.
I believe that this fight can end due a mistake make by any of the contenders; it could end in any round by TKO. Alvarez has great power, but also Rhodes has enough power to stop the young champion. In this fight the tactics and the way the boxers adjust during the round will be decisive for the outcome of the fight, corner men advise will be also be important; the one who makes the bigger mistake could end the fight on his back looking at the ring lamps.
If Rhodes allows the fight to be close he will end up loosing as Sebastian Zbik did so he better get inside that ring ready to defeat beyond any doubt his rival other wise his chances to win will depend on knocking out the young lion. On the other hand Alvarez fights in his home town and the pressure to win in a great fashion is big, even more for the twenty years old champion from whom is expected to become the next great Mexican fighter by the Mexican press & boxing fans.
You better keep your eyes on the fighters otherwise you might end up missing that clean shot that will bring an end to the fight of these tough fighters, that undoubtedly will make their best effort to prove who the best fighter is after the referee commands them to engage.
So make your pick, Alvarez or Rhodes?
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