Ellerbe: Canelo’s in over his head against Mayweather
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!
Mayweather – Alvarez: Open Workouts tell the out come on Sept. 14
By Frank Gaskins: There are a lot of things that should or shouldn’t be taken into consideration when these two titans clash on Sept. 14th, depending on how deep you’re willing to dig. However after watching the open workouts of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) the past couple days it becomes painfully obvious that STAMINA will be the deciding factor in this fight.
Canelo seems to train at the same pace at which he fights, in spurts. Stamina has always been the question mark with Canelo, “is he able to fight an entire 3 minutes of each round”, “what if he met a fighter that could take advantage of his stamina”?. During the Austin Trout fight he was clearly gassed, at times taking nearly the entire round off; luckily for him Trout didn’t let his hands go (that won’t be the case with Mayweather).
Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez: boxing is what happens while you make other game plans II
(Photo credit: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Ivan Ivanov: The first part of the article made comparisons of the stance, the footwork, body and head movement and the guard of the two candidates for “The One”. There are other important basics as well but I’ll focus on the punching techniques of he rivals. I suggested there is a principal difference in the way Floyd Mayweather and Saul Alvarez throw their punches.
In a nut shell, Floyd throws scoring shots with caution on his mind while “El Canelo” throws punches that travel a little further through the target and he spends more effort and energy with each shot. Floyd retracts the hand as soon as it lands while Alvarez “pushes” a little longer.
Mayweather/Canelo: The painful reality
(Photo credit Stephanie Trapp: SHOWTIME) By By Babatis Banda: It is a fact that this will be one of the biggest boxing matches in recent history. It is fueled by a strong belief in some quarters that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, being the younger, bigger and more powerful opponent will be the one to finally defeat the P4P great in Floyd Mayweather Jr.. While that is not difficult to imagine, real life often carry with it painful realities.
I will not be the one to write-off Canelo as just another statistic on Floyd’s resume. I believe that there is a reason why Canelo is still undefeated in 42 fights with 30 stoppages.
In all sport, there are the good ones and then the outstanding ones, the talented. Talent is purely skill, it could be inherited or just God given. The good ones may have learnt it, worked hard or used hook and crook methods.
Mayweather-Canelo: Takeaways from “The One” Live Workouts
By Eric Johnson: On September 14th Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez will meet up for the biggest fight of the year. Over the last few days Showtime has given fans a look into the fighter’s lives with All Access, and a personal view of Mayweather and Canelo’s respective workouts. The workouts were light, but seemed like modified versions of their usual routines.
The hype for this fight is increasing, and it feels like September 14th will never come. However it will, but in the meantime here are some takeaways from the ShoSports live workouts for those of you who haven’t seen.
Canelo: I have a lot of advantages over Mayweather
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (Aug. 28, 2013) – Dozens of TV camera crews, newspaper reporters, photographers, online boxing media and bloggers made the 100-plus mile trek up the mountain to Big Bear Lake from the Los Angeles area on Tuesday to catch their final glimpse of WBC, WBA & Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) before he travels to Las Vegas for his mega-showdown with undefeated Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather (44-0, 26 KO’s) as they headline “THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO’’ fight card on Saturday, Sept. 14, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., live on SHOWTIME PPV®.
During his two-hour media workout at Shane Mosley’s jam-packed home gym, that was streamed live on YouTube, UStream, sports.sho.com/live, http://www.goldenboypromotions.com, and http://www.mayweatherpromotions.com, the super welterweight world champion did countless interviews, some in groups and others in one-on-ones. He also hit the heavy bag, sparred several rounds with weighted gloves and did calisthenics as 50’s doo-wop and early 60’s music blared in the background.
Canelo: No weight worries
By Mr. Pennington: With the biggest fight in years less than three weeks away, I think we as fans can get a better sense of what both fighters are focusing on. With all the talk about weight surrounding Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, I can see how it can be somewhat of a concern in camp. Canelo addressed the issue by saying he losing more than five pounds per day. Now I’m no nutritionist, but that sounds like a lot of weight to be losing per day.
I assume Canelo is working pretty hard, as he should for a fight of this magnitude. But my concern derives from a place of curiosity. Yesterday I was at my Nephews Pop Warner football practice; they have their first scrimmage coming up this Thursday night. They only had an hour to practice so I figured they would be working on execution in preparation for the game. Like any other football practice, you do some stretching and maybe some light conditioning.
Ellerbe: Mayweather knew more about boxing as a kid than Canelo does now
By Dan Ambrose: Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, sees the September 14th fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) and WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) as being essentially a mismatch due to Mayweather’s superior boxing skills compared to Canelo.
Ellerbe said “He’s [Canelo] a very good fighter, but Floyd knew more about boxing as a kind than Canelo knows now. It [Canelo vs. Austin Trout] was closer than the scoring. Different ball game over here. He [Canelo] has a few glaring weaknesses that will be exploited.”
I agree with what Ellerbe is saying here.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez – boxing is what happens while you make other game plans.
By Ivan Ivanov: In a previous overview of their styles I gave a slight edge to the younger fighter but youth wasn’t the only reason. A comparison of some key points in their game could shift the focus away from weight loss and diet speculations, emotionally biased pros and cons with utter disrespect for one and idolizing praise for the other.
Both boxers deserve respect prior to the fight and I hope both will be worthy of it after September 14.
Empirical evidence will not help a prediction very much. Boxing is not an exact science with calculable variables. The “sweet science” has very little to do with a single science at all. Game plans very often last only a couple of rounds and strategies turn out to be wishful thinking.
Smooth Sailing for Mayweather post Canelo mega-fight?
By James Le Blanc/@James_theGrad: Remarkably, this is Floyd Mayweather Jr’s first ever unification bout in which he will be defending his WBA Light Middleweight title and attempting to relieve Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) of his WBC title. While Alvarez has size advantage, more power in his punch, he is still conceived as a heavy underdog against the brilliant Mayweather who has shown an uncanny ability to adapt to every opponent he has faced who gave him problems early on in the fight.
What has made Mayweather so intriguing to me in the past few months has been his contract with Showtime in which he signed to a 6 fight deal. So no retirement, no long break, no long wait to see Floyd in the ring again, and after this fight with Canelo, we can expect to see Floyd in the ring at least 4 more times in the next two years.