Canelo Alvarez

Santos Saul Álvarez Barragán, better known as Canelo, which translates to ‘cinnamon’ for his fiery red hair, has spiced up the boxing scene since his debut. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1990, this pugilist has clinched world championships across four weight divisions, making him a staple in the Hall of Fame pantry. Canelo unified titles in three divisions and claimed lineal championships in two, notably overpowering Miguel Cotto in 2015 for the WBC, Ring, and lineal middleweight crowns. Outside the ring, Canelo’s life is just as sweet, sharing it with his two kids, Emily Cinnamon Alvarez and Mía Ener Álvarez, and his wife, Fernanda Gómez, since 2021. According to Forbes, Canelo is worth at least $275 million!

Kell Brook: I punch as hard as Canelo

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brook455By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs) has changed his mind about wanting to defend his IBF title against Amir Khan after seeing how badly he was knocked out by WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last Saturday night.

Brook thinks it would be a bad idea for him to fight Khan now because he believes he can punch as hard as Canelo and he’d knock Khan out too. Brook wants to see Khan come back from this loss, because he thinks it was a bad one for him.

Khan hasn’t said anything about wanting to fight Brook, so there’s no worry of Brook having to tell Khan to get lost if/when he comes looking to get a fight against him.

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Canelo vs. Khan: All honor and pride for the hungry lion

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Image: Canelo vs. Khan: All honor and pride for the hungry lionBy Gerardo Granados: Last Saturday night as the reader must already know, a knockout of the year nominee took place, when the underdog Amir Khan tried to achieve greatness challenging the reigning undisputed WBC 155 pounds belt holder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and getting knocked out by him in the 6th round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It was no surprise to see how the much bigger and stronger Canelo Alvarez was able to knockout for the full count the brave welterweight challenger Amir Khan, but indeed, it was a scary knockout and we all saw how everyone reacted when Khan fall unconscious to the canvas.

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Hearn: Khan should have had rehydration clause for Canelo fight

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Image: Hearn: Khan should have had rehydration clause for Canelo fightBy Dan Ambrose: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) was used as an opponent the much heavier WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) last Saturday night in their HBO PPV televised fight.

Hearn believes that the weight difference between the two fighters was as much as 15 pounds, and he thinks Khan should have negotiated for a rehydration clause in the contract with the Mexican fighter so there would not be such a tremendous disparity in weight.

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De La Hoya says Canelo has upper-hand in Golovkin negotiations

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Image: De La Hoya says Canelo has upper-hand in Golovkin negotiationsBy Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes he’s got the upper hand in the negotiations between his fighter WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and interim WBC champ Gennady “GGG” Golovkin due to Canelo being perceived as the new face of boxing now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are no longer around the sport.

De La Hoya is interested in trying to put together a fight between Canelo and Golovkin, but it will need to be one that they feel is to their liking. Just what Canelo and De La Hoya are looking for from the negotiations is the important question.

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Khan: Canelo must have been 180lbs

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1-alvarez-canelo-khan (3)By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan says his punches had zero effect on the much heavier WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last Saturday night in their clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan says one of the reasons why he feels his punches did nothing to Canelo was because of the weight advantage the 25-year-old middleweight had over him.

Khan says he came into the ring around 161lbs for the fight, but he believes that Canelo weight 180lbs on the night. In looking at the two fighters, it’s hard to disagree with Khan. Canelo looked considerably bigger in that fight.

The punches that Canelo was barely missing Khan with in the first five rounds would have knocked out any welterweight in the world if he had landed those shots. Canelo was a little hulk in the ring with red hair instead of green. It was only a matter of time before he connected with one of his big shots to knock Khan out.

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Canelo controls Boxing, Two Weight-Classes and Catch-Weights, right now. We await his Next Power Move.

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Written by: Shaun La – This past Saturday evening, Canelo Alvarez (47-1, 33 Knockouts, 1 Draw) came to fight and to win. Depending on who you ask, he did exactly what he came to do—which was to knockout his opposition, without any regard to the speedy and pure boxing abilities that, Amir Khan, (31-4, 19 Knockouts) displayed. If you jump on other side of asking people, what did they think of this past mega-bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada? They will say that Canelo defeated an extra-heavy, bulked up, welterweight who has the experience of being trained to box, not slug it out, and his chin was always followed with a speculative wonder that always went back to, can he take a punch?

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Canelo-Khan: It’s not about the chin, not about weight, it’s about skill!

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Image: Canelo-Khan: It’s not about the chin, not about weight, it’s about skill!By Hector Gonzalez: Amir Khan was knocked out cold last night by Canelo in round 6. The pundits, fans, etc. want to make it about Khan’s chin, yes, Amir Khan has a weak chin, but this this is the sweet science. Hit and don’t get hit, this is not about chin; this is about lack of defense.

Amir Khan looked good for the first couple of rounds. For anyone who knows his style, it’s typical for him. He looked good for the first couple of rounds against Garcia as well; he also looked good against Lamont Peterson for the first couple of rounds. It’s simple to decipher. Amir Khan is an Olympic champion, he fights in the Olympic style of fighting, in other words, he is trained to fight for 3 rounds on the basis of winning on points. His style reflects that.

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Mayweather Sr. sees Canelo losing to Golovkin

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mayweathe8By Jeff Aranow: Trainer Floyd Mayweather Jr. says WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will have many problems against a fighter like Gennady “GGG” Golovkin if the two of them face each other. Floyd Sr. doesn’t know if he would favor the 25-year-old Canelo in that fight, because he feels he would be in the same situation as Amir Khan was against Canelo last Saturday night.

Canelo would need to move constantly and fight like Khan to keep from getting knocked out by Golovkin. The problem that Canelo has is he doesn’t move well around the ring due to his short, stocky legs, which aren’t meant for movement.

Further, Golovkin cuts off the ring better than anyone in the middleweight division right now, and Canelo wouldn’t be able to escape for him for even one round.

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Canelo vs. Golovkin: Finally? or Never?

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Image: Canelo vs. Golovkin: Finally? or Never?By Leigh K. Seto: It’s turning into the second coming of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao. But I’d like to address the very similar chants of “Coward” that was commonly used to describe Floyd not fighting Manny. I said it then and will say it again. Boxers aren’t cowards. I’m sure all of you personally know at least one fighter and that guy is willing to fight anyone win or lose. Now Saul “Canelo” Alvarez isn’t just one of those average fighters. He’s at the top of the food chain. I think he’d fight anyone. However, I don’t think his management will let him.

Now can he beat Triple G? Certainly. A human head can only withstand so much force and Canelo has made a career proving his power.

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Ceiling of success firmly felt for Khan

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1-alvarez-canelo-khan (9)By Rishad Marquardt: In the build up to the Khan-Canelo fight, many former and present boxers were eager to be clear about one thing when asked their opinion; just how brave they believed Amir Khan was being by taking on the Mexican superstar, Canelo Alvarez, in the biggest fight of the year.

Moving up in weight in boxing is a demanding and daunting challenge for any boxer. Everyone has a ‘natural weight’ and straying away from ones natural division can cause a tremendous amount of tension and stress on the body. This can be even more significant when facing an opponent fighting in their optimum weight class, not to mention the (albeit overestimated) but famed punching prowess possessed by Canelo.

In hindsight, Canelo’s brutal strength had laid down a condition for the already famously glass-chinned Khan – that should he at any point in the fight get hit by even a moderately powerful punch, Khan would collapse to the canvas and would not have enough in him to beat gravity and thus beat the count.

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