What age was Alvarez when he fought Mayweather?
What age was Alvarez when he fought Mayweather?
That loss came against Floyd Mayweather in September 2013. And while there was a lot of hype surrounding Canelo Alvarez going into the fight, he was only a 23-year-old youngster at that time.
Did Canelo fight Mayweather too early?
The results were the same as every Mayweather fight, meaning, he dominated. At the time, Alvarez was still a fairly new face to the boxing world. The pound-for-pound star admits that he faced Mayweather entirely too young.
When did Canelo fought Floyd?
vs. Canelo Álvarez, billed as The One, was a boxing light middleweight championship superfight. The bout was held on September 14, 2013, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV.
Has Canelo ever fought Mayweather?
Alvarez was 23 years old when he faced Mayweather in a light middleweight championship superfight at a catchweight of 152 pounds. The then-36-year-old Mayweather won the fight by majority decision to unify the WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles.
Who is the greatest boxer of all time?
8 – Roberto Duran (103-16). 7 – Jack Dempsey (53-6-8). 6 – Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2). 5 – Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0). 4 – Rocky Marciano (49-0). 3 – Sugar Ray Robinson (174-19-6). 2 – Joe Louis (66-3). 1 – Muhammad Ali (56-5).
What is Canelo’s highest paid fight?
Alvarez made an estimated $85 million from his 2021 fights against Billy Joe Saunders and Caleb Plant.
