Throughout his profession, Canelo Alvarez has earned a staggering sum of money for being among the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet.
On September 13, Canelo Alvarez will tackle one in every of his hardest opponents to this point when he takes on Terence Crawford for the undisputed super middleweight title.
Ahead of what is about to be an utter spectacle, consensus best fighter of all time, Floyd Mayweather has made his thoughts on each fighters clear, declaring one in every of them the present pound-for-pound primary.
Throughout his profession, the Mexican champion has earned a staggering sum of money, and in 2018, he made a $3 million purchase after becoming the world’s richest athlete.
Canelo scored brutal finish after signing huge $365 million deal
The deal that made Canelo the world’s richest athlete was his $365 million five-year take care of DAZN, which might see his next 11 fights broadcast on the streaming service.
In Canelo’s first fight after signing the whopping deal, he moved as much as the super middleweight division for the primary time in his profession to tackle British boxer, Rocky Fielding.
Despite the massive size difference between the 2 fighters, early on it became clear that Fielding’s shots just didn’t pack enough of a punch to cause the Mexican any issues.
Midway through the opening round, Canelo began chipping away on the body of the Brit, landing heavy shots to his mid-section.
Fielding began getting roped into Canelo’s way of fighting as they began trading punches within the pocket, which nullified Fielding’s size advantage.
After which with just over a minute left of round one, the challenger landed a giant left hook to the body which dropped the champion to his knee.
Someway Fielding made it out of the opening round, but the problems continued into round two as he was once more dropped with a giant body shot.
Nevertheless it was in round three when Canelo really turned it on, dropping Fielding for the third time within the fight with 45 seconds on the clock. He made it back to his feet but was dropped again 20 seconds later after one other crushing body shot, and the referee stepped in and called the fight.
Canelo vs Crawford could dictate who’s the pound-for-pound primary
Each Canelo and ‘Bud’ Crawford are widely considered two of the present best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, with Crawford still donning an undefeated record.
If the Mexican is in a position to hand the American his first ever loss, he could well guarantee himself the status of the very best fighter on earth.