Sunday night at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, before aAraucousAcrowd of almost 40,000 combat supporters, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs) decisioned Austin "No Doubt" Trout (26-1, 14 KOs) by unanimous scores of 115-112, 116-111 and 118-109. With an impressive conquer the previously undefeated Trout, Canelo unified the WBC and WBA junior middleweight brands. More than that, the win solidifiedAthe 22-year-old as theAchiefAthreat to Floyd Mayweather if the latter remain undefeated not surprisingly May possibly 4 against RobertAGuerrero. It was not that Canelo won the struggle. It was how he did it. The redheaded Mexican warrior was magnificent in manners unexpected. Where mainstream wisdom said he had need certainly to be the aggressor and cut the band off, Canelo instead boxed carefully from a distance over many of the 12 rounds. Sure, he was stillAaggressiveA( a knockdownAof witness was born by Trout to that), but it was focused aggression enhanced by timed perfection. Where Trout could look to property mixture punches off his sharp jab, Canelo was content to feint in close to be able to attract his opponent's attack out so that he can throwAmenacingAone-twos from long range. It worked. "He stunned us, I was prepared for a different fighter," Trout informed the mediaAat the post-fight press conference. "I tried to pressure the change and action items up, but he held changing." Prior to the attack, ESPN's Kieran Mulvaney wondered if Trout would be experiencing Cotto 2.0. Like Cotto, Alvarez is well known for the deliberate but strong force he applies throughout the course of a struggle. Neither man is famous for his rate, for fancy footwork or flashy combinations. Alternatively, they generally go their adversaries down, in the act delaying them with heavy-handed blows, and seeking to soften them up for a late stoppage. But night the fighter who beat Trout Saturday was significantly more than just that. He was a box office smash. He was a talented boxer-puncher who made the usually sure-fisted Austin Trout miss wildly at times. He was a defensive guru. His strong weapons were long and straight, and they seemed to go Trout throughout the band when they landed. HisAhand speedAwas mesmerizing. Whatever puzzle Trout tried to provide him with, Canelo adapted.ASimply put, Alvarez was a lot more than perhapsAanyone knew he could be. Following the fight, Showtime's Jim Grey asked the winner if he wished to fight Mayweather next. "I hope so. Maybe...maybe," he said. "Viva Mexico!" Yes, Canelo's investment continues to go up. Boxing author Cliff Rold already dons him "the brightest young star in North America."ABut he's more than that now. Is not he? I asked if the uber-marketable star was ready to offer what boxing actually requires, the other day. I'm telling heAabsolutelyAis to you, that week. On Saturday, amid hordes of fans chanting his name, standing in front of one of the best practitioners in the world, Alvarez showed he's the products to be boxing's greatest and best star. Look, Mayweather is still the man. There is without doubt about any of it. But he is gotAcompetitionAagain, and this time around it is not only Manny Pacquiao. ABut will we actually see Mayweather and Canelo in the band together? Canelo thinks therefore. He's had his eye on the struggle since early last year. Not just obviously larger (Mayweather began his career well south of 154), CaneloAnow knows he possesses aAskill established that might bedevil theAgiftedAtechnician should a battle involving the two ever actually happen. All of this makes Canelo Alvarez the chances onAfavoriteAto endAFloyd Mayweather's reign atop the game.
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