"Canelo" Alvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes on HBO Saturday June 18th

Alvarez is fighting like a 20 year veteran. He's really impressing me. He's fighting a very technically smart fight, choosing his punches wisely, although occasional tries to reach with a wide hook. He throughs smart combinations and immediately prepares for the counters. Young fighters rarily fight with such pose and patience. However, on the other hand, Rhodes is fighting a terrible fight and isnt doing anything of significance. But anything can happen in 6th rounds, but as of right now im very impressed with the maturity of this fighter.

Fuck this, I'm gonna go make a sandwich.

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Originally Posted by JT Rock

Canelo trying to set traps on the ropes trying to take advantage of Rhodes over committing

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Also I think he's looking for that second wind a bit. He needs to set all this up

Canelo is letting him hang around to long.. Rhodes is scrappy enough to make interesting down the stretch if he dosent put him away this round

Rhodes right eye just went to shit

Rhodes is not much better than a sparring partner in this fight, he's game, but just over-matched.

Rhodes gonna be pissing blood for a week from that body attack

Now he's just landing at will, i feel like he could easily put him away

Rhodes using fake aggression pressing forward not throwing hoping Saul dosent punch him lol

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Originally Posted by bigge233

Now he's just landing at will, i feel like he could easily put him away

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Yeh. He's got the showcase here, he should go for the statement stoppage big time.

Time to close the show...its been there for awhile. Alvarez doesn't set up attack well...he fights in spurts but its working wonders vs a Rhodes

To be that calm and poised at 21

Would have loved to see Kirkland from 09 in there and see how Alvarez handles unrelenting pressure and power.. That went down the toilet when he got ko'd in the 1st round by a grocery bagger

I didn't think this would go more then about 8 rounds, if it's any consolation to Rhodes, he's managed to survive a pretty good shellacking.

I believe Canelo is more beloved/popular in Mexico than Chavez Jr. is.

why did rhodes even show up, he should have just quit on his stool... Yeah he's getting outclassed bad but he should at least try and win the fight. Even if he's trying to just survive the 12 rounds he's going about it horribly.