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

[Mars_ax]

Rhodes fighting scared.

I agree and the way he tried to shake hands with Alvarez after every round is basically him asking Canelo not to hurt him.

Kind of like Mosley did in the Pacquiao fight?

[CFH]

Rhodes fighting scared.

I agree and the way he tried to shake hands with Alvarez after every round is basically him asking Canelo not to hurt him.

Kind of like Mosley did in the Pacquiao fight?

Yup. Fighters do it all the time. I think it's Teddy Atlas who is always hyper-critical of it and I agree with him.

[Spicoli]

He looked little winded backing to ropes that round

[bigge233]

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.

[CFH]

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

[JT Rock]

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

[JT Rock]

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

[JT Rock]

Ok time to step up, no more of this weak competition.. This better not be Golden Boys JCCjr.. This kid has the potential to wipe out anyone from 147-154 including PAC and Mayweather..

[Violent Demise]

Ok time to step up, no more of this weak competition.. This better not be Golden Boys JCCjr.. This kid has the potential to wipe out anyone from 147-154 including PAC and Mayweather..

Vanes Martirosyan is his mandatory I believe. He's undefeated and better than Rhodes. Gets smashed as well

[bigge233]

I dont know if id go that far, i mean mayweather and pac are completely different fighters then either of those two. This kid def shows great potential but let him get some quality wins under his belt before he even thinks of fighting those two. Remember what happened to Vargas when he was moved up to fight Vargas before he was ready?

Ok time to step up, no more of this weak competition.. This better not be Golden Boys JCCjr.. This kid has the potential to wipe out anyone from 147-154 including PAC and Mayweather..

Vanes Martirosyan is his mandatory I believe. He's undefeated and better than Rhodes. Gets smashed as well

[bustedknuckles]

Ok time to step up, no more of this weak competition.. This better not be Golden Boys JCCjr.. This kid has the potential to wipe out anyone from 147-154 including PAC and Mayweather..

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Not seen Rhodes before and not bothered if I don't see him again, Matty Hatton landed more shots on Alarez than Rhodes just didn't have near enough power.
Alvarez is definitely one to watch but I don't think he's ready for Pac or Floyd yet, I'll reserve judgement until I see how he takes shots from another heavy hitter.

[Mars_ax]

Despite losing every round and being knocked down, Rhodes hasn't looked all that hurt so far, this looks like it will go the distance, since Rhodes appears to have a good chin.

[Mars_ax]

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