As Floyd Mayweather Jr. loved to state, “44 have tried and 44 didn't work,” making reference to his unbeaten run as a professional boxer.
So will Mayweather’s forthcoming opponent, Saul Alvarez, end up as victim number 45 or will he finally end the brash American’s streak? Alvarez believes within the latter, saying he has got determined Mayweather in a way that his previous opponents never had.
In a report, Alvarez bared they have found the real key to defeating Mayweather, considered as the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world today. The Mexican, also undefeated in 43 fights, clashes with Mayweather as part of his toughest challenge to date on Sept. 14 on the MGM Grand in Sin city.
"I think Mayweather’s previous opponents get desperate. They want to rip his head off. They want to hit him everywhere and tear his head off but I don't think that's how you do it. There are different ways to win and [on] September 14th you'll see how," said Alvarez, popularly known as “Canelo”.
He designated Mayweather’s fight with Puerto Rican banger Miguel Cotto in May a year ago, in which the American appeared quite possibly the most vulnerable he had been through years. In that bout, Cotto left Mayweather having a bloody nose, though the latter would still back off having a unanimous decision victory.
"Cotto did great in two to three rounds but ultimately, he would lose his head and fall into Mayweather's gameplan and that's when Mayweather would hit him. When he stuck to his game plan he penetrated his guard and hit him good. He fought a real good fight but obviously he didn't fight the whole fight like in the rounds where he penetrated the guard. The rounds vary and that's what made him lose, but he fought a good fight and that's where you can learn and take things away from that fight," Alvarez explained.
The 23-year-old fighter then continued to bring up other fighter who had worked out well against Mayweather, including Oscar De La Hoya and Jose Luis Castillo.
"I think Cotto gave him a good fight, he fought him well. Oscar De La Hoya. For me Oscar De La Hoya won their fight. Jose Luis Castillo gave him a good fight. A lot of people say he won that fight but to me, honestly, he didn't win that fight but he did give him a good fight. I think those are the fights where his opponents have been able to penetrate his guard and he had difficult time," he said.
Mayweather has recently abandoned his “safety first” style and turn more engaging and flat-footed in an effort to be more entertaining, as evidenced by his fights with Cotto and most recently Robert Guerrero.
Alvarez hopes to pounce on the opportunity to succeed.
So will Mayweather’s forthcoming opponent, Saul Alvarez, end up as victim number 45 or will he finally end the brash American’s streak? Alvarez believes within the latter, saying he has got determined Mayweather in a way that his previous opponents never had.
In a report, Alvarez bared they have found the real key to defeating Mayweather, considered as the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world today. The Mexican, also undefeated in 43 fights, clashes with Mayweather as part of his toughest challenge to date on Sept. 14 on the MGM Grand in Sin city.
"I think Mayweather’s previous opponents get desperate. They want to rip his head off. They want to hit him everywhere and tear his head off but I don't think that's how you do it. There are different ways to win and [on] September 14th you'll see how," said Alvarez, popularly known as “Canelo”.
He designated Mayweather’s fight with Puerto Rican banger Miguel Cotto in May a year ago, in which the American appeared quite possibly the most vulnerable he had been through years. In that bout, Cotto left Mayweather having a bloody nose, though the latter would still back off having a unanimous decision victory.
"Cotto did great in two to three rounds but ultimately, he would lose his head and fall into Mayweather's gameplan and that's when Mayweather would hit him. When he stuck to his game plan he penetrated his guard and hit him good. He fought a real good fight but obviously he didn't fight the whole fight like in the rounds where he penetrated the guard. The rounds vary and that's what made him lose, but he fought a good fight and that's where you can learn and take things away from that fight," Alvarez explained.
The 23-year-old fighter then continued to bring up other fighter who had worked out well against Mayweather, including Oscar De La Hoya and Jose Luis Castillo.
"I think Cotto gave him a good fight, he fought him well. Oscar De La Hoya. For me Oscar De La Hoya won their fight. Jose Luis Castillo gave him a good fight. A lot of people say he won that fight but to me, honestly, he didn't win that fight but he did give him a good fight. I think those are the fights where his opponents have been able to penetrate his guard and he had difficult time," he said.
Mayweather has recently abandoned his “safety first” style and turn more engaging and flat-footed in an effort to be more entertaining, as evidenced by his fights with Cotto and most recently Robert Guerrero.
Alvarez hopes to pounce on the opportunity to succeed.
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