Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) will take on undefeated former junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (60-2-2, 39 KOs) this Saturday, May 4th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He will defend his title as champion against (43 wins, 0 losses, 34 KOs). , Nevada. This match has the potential for all-out war.
Jaime Munguia is a very aggressive volume puncher who will try to impose his will and ultimately knock out Canelo. Will he succeed? Alvarez has fought many powerful punchers in the past, but his granite chin has withstood them all.
He fought three times against Gennady Golovkin and former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, defeating them both. Munguia is a powerful volume puncher who crushes opponents with relentless pressure and volume.
According to Compubox, Munguia averages 63 punches per round, while Canelo is lower, averaging 40.8 punches per round. Canelo's punches are economical but effective, and of the two fighters, Canelo has the higher Conero rate at 35.3%.
Munguia is an aggressive puncher, but his defense is very limited. If Canelo can successfully defend and minimize Munguia's attacks, he could create a counterattack.
Canelo will have to effectively defend against Munguia's punches by catching, slipping, rolling, and landing counters with precision. Canelo has used this strategy successfully in the past against aggressive pressure fighters. He has excellent head movement, quick reflexes, and fairly fast hands.
He is good at timing his opponent, making them miss, and countering with precision. John Ryder has fought both Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia and lost to both, but offensively he had more trouble landing against Canelo than he did against Munguia. Against Canelo, he landed only 17.5 percent of his punches, compared to 25.7 percent against Munguia.
Jamie doesn't like mobile fighters and tends to struggle with fighters that use movement. Even if his movement is limited, it will be an offensive challenge for Munguia. Dennis Hogan faced Munguia in 2019 and showed limited leg movement, losing by majority decision, 123-122, with one punch.
Since then, other boxers have had limited success against Munguia, either being spaced out or forced out of range. Sergiy Derevyanchenko (15-5, 10 KOs) boxed Munguia smartly, using inside and outside movement, dominating him in six of 12 rounds.
He also landed 32.4 percent of his power punches. Sergii's simple tactic was to simply stay out of range, but there's no way Canelo, who isn't very mobile, could use this tactic against Munguia.
Canelo Alvarez has the advantage in terms of experience, defense and power. The biggest question will be whether Canelo, 33, has aged to the point where his skills have deteriorated so much that he can't compete effectively with Munguia. He has the skills to successfully defeat overly aggressive volume punchers.
Over the years, he has fought a variety of boxing styles;
If you can adapt to all of them, this is no exception.
Munguia's reach advantage is only 2 inches, and Jaime will only have the advantage if he boxes on the outside and devise a surprise tactic, or if Munguia's punch resistance cannot withstand Canelo's power and Canelo's Only when forced to go outside to avoid attack. punch.
The hungry lion is trying to dethrone the current king, but will he succeed? It looks like Canelo has no intention of relinquishing his crown just yet.
Source: Compubox