Canelo Alvarez underestimates what undefeated challenger Jaime Munguia will show him when he defends his undisputed super middleweight title on May 4 in Las Vegas. do not have.
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Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) acknowledges that Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) brings a lot of power and throws a lot of punches. For these reasons, he will be a formidable opponent when the two fight on Amazon Prime and DAZN PPV at T-Mobile Arena.
Munguia showed he is a threat to Canelo in his last fight against John Ryder in January, defeating the British fighter in nine rounds to end his career in Phoenix.
Canelo was forced to go the full 12 rounds against Ryder last May in a tougher fight than most expected.
Of course, we don't know if the rider Munguia fought is the same version that fought Canelo. Ryder took a lot of punishment for losing to Canelo.
He also put on a lot of unnecessary muscle against Munguia, but it didn't help him. He became slower and more robotic, which seemed to affect his performance. Physically, Ryder looked nothing like the fighter who fought Canelo.
Canelo values respect and expects a fierce fight
“He has a lot of power and throws a lot of punches. He's a good fighter. We'll see after May 4th,” Canelo Alvarez said of his May 4th opponent Jaime Munguia. told the media.
Munguia is easily the best fighter Canelo has fought since losing to WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in 2022. He can do everything Bivol did with his combination pitches and volume punches.
“I love boxing and I love fighting. That's why I'm here,” Canelo said in response to being told he had made enough money to retire.
Asked how important it was to have respect for Munguia, Canelo said: “It's important to have respect because the fighters talk a lot and come into the fight and they're scared.” .
“I like these kinds of fights because I know it's going to be a great fight. I don't like guys like that, but I feel comfortable because I'm on my land and not his land,” Canelo said. Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya talked about what he thought when they were on stage together.
