There had been more than whispers that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was well past his prime.
Even though Charlo was the one moving up, he is 4 inches taller than the 5-foot-8 Alvarez and with a 2 1/2-inch reach advantage. That didn’t matter as Alvarez promised before the fight, saying his experience would prevail in the battle of 33-year-olds.
Entering this fight, Alvarez lost by unanimous decision to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022, won by unanimous decision a year ago over past-his-prime Gennady Golovkin and then easily beat John Ryder in May on the scorecards. When asked after the fight about his future plans, Alvarez said, “Cinco de Mayo against whoever. I don’t care.”
Both fighters were cautious early, feeling each other out without taking any chances, but Alvarez then became the aggressor in the second round as Charlo repeatedly backed up. Perhaps feeding off the end of that round, Alvarez went back to being in control in the sixth. He went after Charlo hard late in the round, landing several shots with him against the ropes and exciting the pro-Alvarez crowd.
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