(I would just like to note that my choosing to post this blog late in relevance to the date of the fight doesn't matter. I am here to simply analyze, discuss, and share opinions on the topic. In the future I will try to make my posts on the night of, or day after of whatever event is held.)
So today is September 20th, and I will be speaking on behalf of an event that took place on September 14th, 2013. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0-0) vs Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-1-1). Usually when there is any kind of competitive contest being held that involves two of the best current athletes at their sports facing off head to head against each other (especially in fighting) I wouldn't miss it for the world. That Saturday night however was dedicated to spending a romantic evening with my girlfriend. She puts up with enough of my Saturday Night PPV viewings, so I owe it to her to let her know shes number one. Now in regards to the fight, I was really pulling for Alvarez, but I woke up Saturday morning to check my cell phone. Since i had no text from my buddy Mike, I assumed that he lost.(Mike is a friend from home who I train with, he loves to box, and is a huge Saul Alvarez fan) Eventually I was able to obtain a copy of the fight that my friends recorded at his house on DVR. After watching it my analysis was that Floyd picked apart Canelo by setting up his punches and varying the flow of his punches. He also showed great timing when throwing the more key punches during the combinations that he threw throughout the fight. Floyd also showed his usual flawless defense, and agility. The factor that I thought stuck out most of all was Floyd's ability to use the ring. He used the ring to put Alvarez on the ropes and pick him apart, which is similar to where Alvarez's opponents usually find themselves. As far as the job done by Alvarez it looked to me that he went in with his normal game plan of throwing smooth,powerful, and sometimes unusual combinations, while utilizing his right hand. I think because he has had such great success with this method, he thought it was good enough to work on Floyd.
Most boxing fans could have told you before hand that it had to be different from the other fights for Saul to win. Ever since Pacquiao got Ko'd by Marquez, Mayweather has become to end all greatest boxer walking the planet.
I just wanna say I love Saul Alvarez. I'm currently 22 years old turning 23 in January. Saul is currently 23 years old, a professional boxer with 42 wins 1 loss (to Mayweather who is 45-0), 1 draw, with 30 knockouts! At such a young age you can't help but love his talent, unique style, and insatiable drive this guy can only get better as long as he stays healthy. And by then he will have not only the talent, and practice, but he will have a huge experience advantage over his opponents. With already 42 professional fights at 23, he can only get better.
Follow this link to ESPN, they currently have posted a quick HD quality stream of the fight highlights as well as stats, and a fight overview.
So to anyone who reads this,feel free to share your comments, thoughts, and opinions which are greatly valued, and appreciated.
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