Canelo Alvarez placeholder image was an outstanding year 2021, ending and starting in 2022 as best pound for pound boxer around winning four belts and becoming the undisputed welterweight champion.
His victories, his track record and his way of doing business should earn him unanimous recognition for an already historic career. But we are talking about an athlete who is still surrounded by “but”.
It doesn’t help that his only defeat in 58 battles came against Floyd Mayweather…
His charisma often clashed with Mayweather‘s, and the last saying “I was almost 40 when I cooked Canelo” did not help his reputation.
His other critics also expressed their opinion, but it is difficult to imagine that so many people still doubt him.
The reality is that Canelo had a flawless year 2021 and has now established himself as one of the best boxers of all time. He even has Mexico, a country with great boxing traditions, bowing at his feet.
His fight on May 8 with Billy Joe Saunders – still during the pandemic – broke records for boxing attendance with 73,126 people gathered at AT&T Stadium in Texas, overtaking 63,352 spectators. Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks in 1978
Canelo2021 kicked off with defending his three super lightweight belts against Avni Yildirim… The Turk lasted only three rounds.
Canelo throughout the year they continued to wave their arms and receive applause. I destroyed Billy Joe Saunders in May, and then won Caleb Factory KO in November at MGM in Las Vegas.
Then finally Canelo fulfilled my dream. Since that night on November 6, he has four belts.
New challenges await the boxing legend in 2022. We’ll have to wait and see what else he can do, but it’s already clear that he deserves more respect.