Can anyone beat Canelo Álvarez?
He doesn’t think so. “Nobody can beat this Canelo,” Álvarez said minutes after a lopsided decision win over Jermell Charlo. This Canelo is a healthy Canelo, one that’s rested (after fighting four times in 11 months en route to collecting all four super middleweight belts, Álvarez is back to a twice-per-year schedule) and healthy, with his surgically repaired hand at full strength. This Canelo, at 33, believes he is still at the top of his game.
He may be right. While Álvarez isn’t the predator he was between 2018 and 2021, he’s still dominant. Against Charlo, Álvarez flexed all his still considerable skills. Speed, power, sturdy defense. That he didn’t score a knockout had more to do with Charlo’s unwillingness to engage than what Canelo brought into the ring.
