Canelo Alvarez Made History Last Night
In a dominant performance in front of a sellout crowd of 17,000 plus me at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Canelo Alvarez knocked out the-now-former IBF champ Caleb Plant in the 11th round to become the first undisputed super-middleweight champion in the history of that division.
Caleb Plant has a very good left hand that he threw often, but it was never more than a nuisance for Alvarez. Meanwhile, Plant’s right hand took the night off.
I had the fight even after 4 Rounds, but by Round 6, it became clear that Canelo was simply playing with his food.
Here are the official cards...
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Before you feel too sorry for Mr. Plant, Caleb made more money tonight ($10 million) than at any other time in his career, and that’s about all I have to say about him.
What’s next for Canelo?… Well, after fighting 4 times in the past 11 months, Alvarez plans to fight another 4 times in 2022, and he certainly has no shortage of options…
- He can take a mandatory in the division… Maybe fight John Ryder, his WBA mandatory at 168.
- He can prove a point and fight the man people think would be his biggest challenge at super-middle, former two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez.
- He can move up in weight and fuck around with light-heavies like Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev.
- Or he can go down in weight, where he can fight a Charlo, Boo-Boo Andrade, or give us a Part 3 vs GGG.
Only one thing is certain- Unlike almost every other fighter, Canelo manages himself so he can literally do whatever the fuck he wants.
Congrats, champ.
Take a report.
-Large