TI have a way Saul “Canelo” Alvarez there were ups and downs in boxing, although there were undoubtedly more good moments than bad ones; however, throughout his career, difficult moments were the ones that marked the course of his legacy.
Basically we say this because inside 60 fights in which he participatedwith only two different opponents, he was seen with complications, not underestimating the others he was measured against.
In this case, we mean Floyd Mayweather Jr and Gennady Golovkintwo big caliber boxers that made Canelo look bad, actually one of them beat him and the other he ended up in a draw.
Cinnamon vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Mexican met with “Money” Mayweather on September 14, 2013at the time, Canelo was undefeated with an undefeated record of 42 wins and one draw, and World Boxing Council (WBC) and The Ring welterweight.
However, the American was a stopper for the young Canelo and lost by majority decision in the tournament. MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In fact, for many experts, this fight was a turning point in the career of a boxer from Guadalajara, and not so much because of what defeat meant, but because this fight against the “money team” “created a monster”, according to words Ricky Hatton.
Cinnamon vs. Gennady Golovkin I
This 2017 fight is without a doubt also one of Canelo Alvarez’s toughest fights in that his opponent, the Kazakhstani Gennady Gennadievich Golovkin was in one of the best moments of his career.
Not without reason, the judges declared a draw by a split decision of the judges, this is the second in the career of Saul Alvarez and the first in the career of Gennady Golovkin. This result caused a division of opinion because two judges saw the best performance ‘YYY‘, although a second fight was organized for this, in which Canelo confidently won.