Canelo Alvarez struggles against boxers with constant jab

One of the biggest boxing matches of the twelvemonth is getting closer; the gathering betwixt Saul Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford is scheduled for September 13 astatine the Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas. The victor volition permission the ringing arsenic the implicit satellite champion successful the ace middleweight category, and for the 35-year-old American combatant it whitethorn beryllium the past combat successful his career.

Crawford is 1 of the champion boxers of our time, presently undefeated astatine 41-0. Only 3 radical successful past managed to unite 4 belts successful 2 antithetic categories – he, Naoya Inoue and Oleksandr Usik. If helium defeats the large Mexican, Crawford would go the archetypal champion successful 3 antithetic categories with each belts. It would surely beryllium the cleanable extremity to an awesome career.

However, the situation volition not beryllium casual astatine all. Alvarez past competed successful the ace welterweight division, and present helium is moving up 2 classes, portion Crawford is simply a welterweight combatant by nature, truthful helium volition determination up 3 classes supra his earthy weight. But it is known that the 35-year-old combatant has tremendous intelligence strength, religion successful his abilities and is acceptable for the toughest challenges.

Shakur Stevenson reacts

His sparring spouse Shakur Stevenson pointed retired successful an interrogation with The Ring: "Golovkin, Bivol and Mayweather, they each had a large forehand, and truthful does Crawford." 

Shakur emphasized that Canelo often has problems with boxers who perpetually usage the beforehand consecutive and that this tin beryllium Crawford's advantage.

"Terence boxes from the counter-guard and that volition marque it adjacent much hard for Canelo. I deliberation Canelo has occupation with lefties," Stevenson added.

Still, Alvarez has his strengths. He is bigger, astir apt punches harder and is much utilized to this value class. Both boxers are apical champions and it volition beryllium a existent combat erstwhile they look each other. We volition find retired connected September 13th who volition observe and instrumentality location the rubric of implicit champion.