Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-09, Saul Alvarez vs James Kirkland was not a boxing fight, it was a war in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot from the first round and thanks also to an impressive finish it gets five stars! We have, finally, the first candidate for the 2015 Boxing Fight of the Year!
The former Wbc and Wba super-Ww champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 44-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr (=Mayweather vs Alvarez); after losing he came back to win beating Alfredo Angulo (=Alvarez vs Angulo) and Erislandy Lara (=Alvarez vs Lara).
His opponent, James Kirkland, has an official record of 32-1-0 (28 KOs=87%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 7, 2013 when he defeated Glen Tapia (=Kirkland vs Tapia). Kirkland’s only loss occurred in 2011 against Nobuhiro Ishida (=Ishida vs Kirkland). Alvarez vs Kirkland is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-12, two very different style of boxing and two of the best boxers in the world do not always produce a good fight: Saul Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara gets two stars. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional Boxing record of 43-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light middleweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (8 years younger than Lara) and last year he suffered his only loss when he faced the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr in a fight valid for the WBC and WBA light-Mw belts (=Mayweather vs Alvarez). ‘Canelo’ came back to victory in 2014 beating Alfredo Angulo (=Alvarez vs Angulo).
His opponent, Erislandy Lara, has an official record of 19-1-2 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced Paul Williams (via majority decision Williams vs Lara), since then he has collected four victories and one draw, against Vanes Martirosyan (=Martirosyan vs Lara). Canelo vs Lara is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-08, exciting and tough fight between Saul Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo: it is very cloe to get four stars! The 23-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 42-1-1 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice defeating Austin Trout in April (=Alvarez vs Trout) but then he suffered his first loss facing Floyd Mayweather Jr in September (=Mayweather vs Alvarez).
His opponent, Alfredo Angulo, has an official record of 22-3-0 (18 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class, last year he fought just once losing to Erislandy Lara (=Lara vs Angulo). Alvarez vs Angulo is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-09-14, the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul Alvarez was not exactly the fight we expected: we were hoping for a war, an exciting and unforgettable bout, but it wasn’t (and also the CompuBox stats confirms that both fighters didn’t throw so many punches). Leaving aside our disappointment, the fight was pretty good and it’s interesting to see the comparison of two different boxing styles: Mayweather vs ‘Canelo’ Alvarez gets three stars (if you are interested here is also the post-fight press conference video). Both undefeated, Floyd Mayweather Jr (44-0-0, 26 KOs) entered as the No.1 welterweight in the world while Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs) entered as the No.1 light middleweight. Mayweather vs Canelo, billed as “The One”, is valid for the WBC and WBA Super World light middleweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-20, high level of boxing, good pace and one knockdown: Saul Alvarez vs Austin Trout gets three stars. Both undefeated, the 22-year-old Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KOs) entered as the No.1 light middleweight in the world while Austin Trout (26-0-0, 14 KOs) entered as the No.2. Saul Alvarez vs Trout is valid for the WBC and WBA light middleweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-05, good fight but not very spectacular: Saul Alvarez vs Shane Mosley gets three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). The undefeated Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (39-0-1) entered as the No.2 light middleweight in the world while Shane Mosley (46-7-1) entered as the No.6. Saul Alvarez vs Mosley is valid for the WBC light middleweight title (Alvarez’s fourth defense); undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Miguel Cotto. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-26, pleasant fight with one knockdown and some great exchanges: three stars. The undefeated Saul Alvarez (38-0-1) entered as the No.2 light middleweight in the world while Kermit Cintron (33-4-1) entered as the No.9. “Canelo” Alvarez vs Cintron is valid for the WBC light middleweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-09-17, in the first round Saul “Canelo” Alvarez knocks down Gomez but from the second round the fight become very balanced. In fact at the beginning of the sixth Lederman scores a draw (47-47) but in the same round, during a nice and powerful combination of Alvarez, the referee stops the fight (probably too quickly). Saul Alvarez defeated Alfonso Gomez by TKO defending his WBC light middleweight title. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (37-0-1) entered as the No.4 light middleweight in the world while Alfonso Gomez (23-4-2) entered as the No.13. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-06-18, nice fight of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez that dominated Ryan Rhodes and defended his WBC light middleweight title for the first time. Saul Alvarez knocked down Ryan Rhodes in the fourth round but the match ended in the eleventh when the referee stopped the fight (TKO) . Watch the video!
Review: 2011-03-05, exciting and tough fight between Saul Alvarez and Matthew Hatton with an amazing seventh round candidate for “round of the year”: definitely one of the best boxing fights of 2011. The undefeated Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (20 years old) entered the fight with a record of 35-0-1 while Matthew Hatton had a record of 41-4-2. Saul Alvarez vs Hatton is valid for the vacant WBC light middleweight title. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-09, Saul Alvarez vs James Kirkland was not a boxing fight, it was a war in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot from the first round and thanks also to an impressive finish it gets five stars! We have, finally, the first candidate for the 2015 Boxing Fight of the Year!
Review: 2014-07-12, two very different style of boxing and two of the best boxers in the world do not always produce a good fight: Saul Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara gets two stars. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional Boxing record of 43-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light middleweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (8 years younger than Lara) and last year he suffered his only loss when he faced the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr in a fight valid for the WBC and WBA light-Mw belts (=
Review: 2014-03-08, exciting and tough fight between Saul Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo: it is very cloe to get four stars! The 23-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 42-1-1 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice defeating Austin Trout in April (=
