Is Canelo Alvarez faded? De la Hoya points to recent ‘wars’ and the implications for Scull and Crawford

Promoter Oscar de la Hoya said he thinks that ‘Father Time’ catches Canelo Alvarez, and he shows signs of ‘decline”On the way to his fight this Saturday night against little well-known Cuban William Scull for the undisputed Super Middelweight Championships on May 3 Dazn ppv In Riyadh.

De la Hoya notes that the 34-year-old Canelo (62-2-2, 39 COs) has been in some wars lately, which took up the punishment that put him away. He feels that a battle between the Mexican superstar and Terence Crawford a “50-50” one.

Signs of deterioration

Oscar’s remark about the visible decline of Canelo is reflected by many boxing fans, talking about how he struggled against his last two opponents, Edgar Berlanga and Jaime Munguia.

Some fans Consider both of these fighters as career-long hype jobs created to generate revenue But with mediocre talent. Canelo should have blown out of the water if he is still fighting at a high level, but he struggled through many of the later rounds.

“We can all see it. Canelo decreases. Fighting type. ‘Canelo is getting into a few wars now that chips are away from the block. Do I bother him above Canelo? I don’t know. I think it’s a 50-50 match at this point, given where they are in their careers. 1%? I would go with Canelo just because of the weight factor. ‘

At this point, Crawford (41-0, 31 CO’s) should be seen as an excellent chance of defeating Canelo in October. It would not be a shock if he knocked himself in an unilateral way if Dmitri Biful and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Scull (23-0, 9 food) can pick up Canelo before reaching the Crawford match because he has a lot of talent. As we have seen in the past, Cuban fighters pose a challenge for Canelo. Erislandy Lara in 2014. He was exercised on a Mayweather-Esque way, but the judges gave him a controversial decision. Scull can do many of the same things as Lara can, and he is fighting an older Canelo.