(Photo credit: Leopoldo Gonzalez) By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) will be looking to go 2 for 2 when he faces WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) on April 20th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Trout already beat Canelo’s brother Rigoberto Alvarez by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision two years ago in February 2011, and now Trout is going to beat the younger Alvarez in Canelo next month to wipe out the last remaining fighter from the family.
Trout said at the latest press conference “I have already defeated his brother [Rigoberto] and taken his belt, and I plan on making it two for two against the Alvarez’s in my quest to be the best. I have no doubt I’ll retain my title and take his with me.”
It’s true that Trout certainly did beat Canelo’s brother two years ago in one of Trout’s easiest fights. It’s also true that Canelo, 5’9”, has the same exact fighting style as his brother Rigoberto, only that he’s shorter than the 5’11” Rigoberto by two inches and has a little more power.
It goes without saying that if the larger Rigoberto couldn’t handle Trout’s advanced skills than the smaller, more flat-footed Canelo will also have major problems. In some ways I think Rigoberto had the better style to face a guy like Trout compared to Canelo because Rigoberto can actually box a little, and he wasn’t trying to punch Trout’s lights out two years ago. It still didn’t work for him because he ended up losing badly.
In looking at Canelo and Trout standing face to face you can see that Trout has a definite height and size advantage. His arms are longer and he looks more athletic even standing next to Canelo. You can tell from their body types that Trout is someone that will have an easier time moving around the ring, changing angles and keeping the flat-footed Canelo guessing for 12 rounds.
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