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.
Ryan Rhodes
Matthew Hatton thinks Rhodes has a fair chance of beating Alvarez
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 in an interview at boxrec.com:
Rhodes: I’m going to knock Alvarez out
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 aggressive fighter and he’s fighting Alvarez in his home country of Mexico.
Alvarez v Rhodes: Ryan’s technical superiority probably won’t help him against Saul
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).
Alvarez-Rhodes: Things aren’t looking good for Ryan
By Sean McDaniel: If you were to weigh the chances of 34-year-old Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) for this Saturday night you’d have to say that they’re not good. Even Rhodes may be the better fighter in terms of skills and experience, the fact remains that he’s fighting younger guy, a stronger guy and will be fighting him in his home country on Saturday night a the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico.
Rhodes wants Cotto and Margarito after Alvarez bout on Saturday, but may have to settle for domestic level
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 kinds of fighters that he wants to fight next, as if the win over Alvarez is a given.
Do not count out Ryan Rhodes just yet!
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.
Rhodes vs. Alvarez next Saturday: Ryan thinks he can knock Saul out
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.
Saul Alvarez: I think I’ll be ready for Pacquiao in a year – but first Rhodes
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.
Alvarez-Rhodes: Saul has too much power for Ryan
By William Mackay: 34-year-old Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) has decent power for a junior middleweight. The problem for Rhodes is that he’s facing a guy in WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) who has much more pop in his shots and is a much younger fighter than him. Rhodes doesn’t like to get hit and tends to shy away from fierce exchanges with his opponents.