For good measure, he broke the right side of Saunders's face. Once the fight started, and the crowd yelled so loud it made your ears ring and your chest pound, Álvarez handled him with relative ease. 'You've never been in the ring with someone like me,' Saunders warned Canelo before the fight. His personality often crosses the line between confidence and arrogance, someone who relished fighting in a stadium with enough people to rival the population of a mid-sized Texas town, of which only about a dozen wanted to see him win. But, perhaps most importantly, Saunders is a natural antagonist. He was an undefeated world champion, a slick southpaw from England who'd frustrated opponents confident they could hurt him. It wasn't illogical to think Saunders would be Álvarez's most formidable opponent in years.

Just seconds before, inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with 73,126 people in attendance, Billy Joe Saunders, or his corner - whichever version of the story you believe - said they'd had enough.

And the two, Reynoso as trainer, Álvarez as his boxer, are celebrating another win surrounded by the largest indoor crowd to ever watch a boxing match in the United States. It's Cinco de Mayo weekend, one of the most important days in boxing. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬanelo Álvarez and the mystical man behind his quest for immortalityĮDDY REYNOSO IS carrying Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez on his shoulders.

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