For all the hype he gets, I wasn't overly impressed.
Gomez was winning the fight on points, but Alvarez was landing the harder shots.
Fuckin ref stopped it at the first sign of trouble when Gomez was still defending himself, though he was probably headed for an inevitable TKO loss.
Still, what the hell is Archie doin struggling with Alfonzo Gomez !?
I say let Mayorga have a shot at Alvarez. Not saying Mayorga would win, but he'd sure be a big step up from anyone Alvarez has faced, aside from maybe a shot Baldomir.
Alvarez and Chavez are both hype jobs, Chavez more so.
"You knocked him down...now how bout you try knockin me down ?"
chavez v alvarez, who do you see having more ability or room to improve?
agree to a point, i think Alvarez has more potential than Chavez, but he doesn't fully dedicate himself
he seemed to only be going through the motions against Gomez, not really even trying to get his offense started, could be the fame getting to his head seeing how much attention the kid gets, but yea a Mayorga/Alvarez fight would be good while it lasts, seeing how he'll at least force Canelo to work, but at this point IMO Angulo and Cotto take him
It does seem like he was somewhat bored i guess. It's like he knows that all he has to do is turn it up, and he can get his guy out with a few big shots. It may be working now, but i believe that it's creating bad habits. I want to see how he responds in his next fight.
That was the most uninspired Canelo I've seen so far. Gomez had something going, staying low, getting in and out etc. It's a tactic that would have worked wonders against a fighter without Saul's thudding power. The stoppage was early no doubt, Gomez probably could have survived the round, and then it would have been a matter of outboxing and moving for a decision.
Alvarez still has a lot of work to do, but time (and GBP matchmaking) are on his side. I think he will continue to do well. A fight with Mayorga is actually a good idea IMO, a fight where he really gets punished for mistakes and will be forced to press or die.
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