Meanwhile, the No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound fighter on earth, SaulCanelo Alvarez, has opted to make a major jump for his next operation, moving to light heavyweight to choose WBO champion SergeyKrusher Kovalev on November 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo has opened coming back in +325 despite tacking 15 pounds on from his last bout.
Im quite surprised to observe the chances that much in favor of the WBA, WBC and??lineal middleweight winner given??the fact hes skipping two weight classes. This line is nearly equal to the final struggle with Daniel Jacobs of Canelo when??the Mexico native shut as a -500 favorite and won through decision.
This is not the first time we have seen Canelo leap a weight class to collide with a top-level talent because his middleweight debut came from Gennady Golovkin in 2017, a fight that ended in a controversial draw. Last December, Alvarez fought Rocky Fielding at super middleweight (168 lbs ) and stopped the Brit at the next round by body shots.
Krusher Kovalev had been an underdog at February from the rematch from Eleider Alvarez for the WBO light heavyweight title. The Russia native fell to Alvarez (not Canelo) in August of last year by seventh-round TKO however avenged that loss with a unanimous-decision victory earlier this year. Prior to that February bout, the other instances he had been an underdog in memory arrived in his two losses in the rematch at 2017 and 2016, to Andre Ward.
A fun bout here since we did watch Canelo fight at middleweight plus he displayed excellent power to Fieldings own body with crushing blows, but we are adding another seven pounds. Canelo will need to maintain his pace with the burden hell carry out to capitalize on his own counter-striking.
Meanwhile, you dont get nicknamed Krusher and thats exactly what you receive with Kovalev. Of his 34 wins, 29 have come by knockout. The Russian does have a tendency to absorb a whole good deal of strikes in their own fights and doesnt have any problem eating shouts let his hands fly, particularly like Canelo and to close the distance.
This ought to be a struggle. How I see it,??if Canelo would like to win, he stays on the exterior, using his own elusiveness??and counters to get in, hit the body and get out??to win a determination,??even though Kovalev will want to mirror the Mexico native and then set him to sleep.
Prediction: Canelo Alvarez (-450) via conclusion
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