By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten IBF World junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (25-0, 19 KOs) is targeting WBO 154lb champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his strap after beating arguably the second best fighter in the division last Saturday night in Julian “J-Rock” Williams (22-1-1, 14 KOs) by a 5th round knockout at the USC Galen Center, in Los Angeles, California.
I rate Jermall Charlo above Canelo in the talent department, and I think he not only beats the Mexican star, but knocks him out in the process. I rate Jermall Charlo as a better fighter than Canelo in every department – speed, power, size, talent, punch assortment. The magical question is will Golden Boy Promotions allow their cash cow Canelo to fight Jermall Charlo? My guess is no. I don’t think Golden Boy will let Canelo get anywhere near a huge puncher like Jermall. What happened to Julian Williams last Saturday night could have easily been the same fate for Canelo if he’d been inside the ring with him. Its not a good match-up for Canelo. We just saw how Canelo struggled in losing 5 of 6 rounds against Amir Khan and look euqally bad against Liam Smith. Just imagine what Jermall would do to Canelo