Saul Canelo Alvarez And some of the best boxers in the world have failed to offer a decent series of action in four fights, for two nights in two cities during the long weekend.
Alvarez sometimes looked, sometimes slow, was sometimes bored but was Never in danger of losing Its undeniable world title is fighting against William Scull in Super-Middleweight. Scull moved and rushed, then continued to move; He was there to survive and, surprisingly, he entered the ring as world champion. The two were poor.
History behind the fight is much more entertaining, but just as frustrating, than the twelve rounds raised in Riyadh. The fight took place at around 7 a.m. on Sunday and, hopefully, he never kept too many awake people.
Scull received the IBF version of the world title when it was rejected as adversary by Canelo in 2023; Scull, a Cuban exile in Berlin, was then twinned with Vladimir Shishkin, a Russian exile in Miami, for the old Canelo belt; It was a comedy, a stupid decision of the IBF. Scull won a forgettable fight and found himself in an undisputed lucrative position against Alvarez, who had the other three belts and the version of the ring; The Saudi boxing trunk was searched and Canelo was encouraged in Riyadh for the fight. And no one can blame him for this or scull for having run with his money.
It is not the fault of the Saudi boxing regime that the fight was a stinking; Alvarez needs a dance partner, a man ready to try to win – Scull took the money, ran and ran and finished without a scratch in a really forgettable fight. They had an average of about four punches or less on the target at each turn. It was evil and the two had to take some criticism for the terrible fight.
The good news – Well, I hope that the good news – is that Alvarez in victory is struggling now Terence crawford To defend his bladder weight belts in Las Vegas at the alleging stadium on September 12. In the ring of Riyadh, once Scull had posed with his family and Alvarez, there was A confrontation between Alvarez and Crawford. It is fantastic that it was done, it could be a fun week in Las Vegas, but there is the very real potential of a technical deadlock. By the way, the winner would be the king of boxing. By the way, the fight will be promoted by the UFC Maestro, Dana WhiteA new player in the Saudi boxing sector. He will launch the New Deal and could be screened on Netflix or Dazn, the regular production partner of the Saudis.
Crawford is the older man at 37, he was undefeated in 41 fights and last summer, he won the world-length-weight world title, a belt at 154 pounds. Alvarez, who will be 35 years old on Fight's evening, won a world title at Light-Heavyweight, which is 175 pounds, and reigned at the limit of 168 pounds for very long. Make no mistake, it's a super fight, but it does not mean that it will be a classic. They are both too smart for that.
Some of the most prominent fighting were incredible events and bad fights. Floyd Mayweather's perfect victory over a lame manny pacquaio has never taken off; Life has been sucked in the capacity crowd towards the fourth round. It was a difficult watch. Mayweather did exactly what he had to do, and this fight is not different: Crawford beats Alvarez with skills and Alvarez Bat Crawford by taking no risks; The pair could perfection, never make a mistake and it would always be for purists. It's always a great fight.
On Saturday evening, Alvarez looked like a ghost of the unleashed champion that he has been for about 15 years. It was disturbing and if, after 67 fights, he started to slip. Crawford was at the edge of the ring and smiling; Perhaps he saw the decline and not just Alvarez spending a bad night. It was too easy to forget that entering, Alvarez was the best fighter on the planet.
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The known and the unknown make the Alvarez and Crawford fights very special. What if Crawford is simply too small at the weight and that Alvarez decides to crush it early? What if Alvarez is shot down and Crawford is too fresh? There are enough unknowns to make it essential. However, Crawford and Alvarez are not stupid, and they have nothing to prove; All really large fights need these two ingredients.
At night before the Alvarez fight in Riyadh, there were three strange and unsatisfactory fights in New York, magic in a section of Times Square. It was Everything is part of the Saudi awareness activity. There is another major show scheduled for July, and it could be in Central Park.
None of the three fights of twelve rounds, even slightly delivered; The performances lacked passion, emergency, desire, salient facts and it is rare from every night. Ryan Garcia lost On points at Rolando Romero,, Devin Haney beat Jose Carlos Ramirez and Teofimo Lopez beat Arnold Barboza Jr. It is a powerful set of names. It was strange for three important fights, involving six good boxers so as not to produce a memorable lonely round. There was, in the wild consequences, many discussions on technical skills, quality movements, defensive styles. Nice conversation, but the truth is that many very good fighters were poor in New York. It was a strange weekend without success, totally forgettable, but a super fight was announced.
And then Sunday, night three of a long weekend of Saudi boxing, Naoya Inoue delivered a Furious judgment of Ramon Cardenas in Las Vegas. Inoue is the rival of Canelo for the crown of the best fighter of the company; On Sunday evening, he was abandoned by Cardenas in the second, then arrested him in the eighth to keep his world uncontested in super-bustam weight. It was his 27th stop in 30 fights. Inoue never runs; He fights with his heart and his guts. Even at this modern time, where rings can be mentioned in the middle of Times Square, this still counts.
