Carlos Cuadras says that Canelo Álvarez only does what is necessary to win: “He could give a little more

Carlos Cuadras, former super flyweight world champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), expressed that Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez only He does what is necessary to win his fights and feels that he needs to try a little harder. to gain people’s approval.

In an interview with Izquierdazo, Cuadras stated that Canelo Álvarez is the best Mexican of the moment, but he “almost” He doesn’t like the man from Guadalajara because he feels that he doesn’t take risks in his fights. and only seems to settle for victory.

“The truth is that I almost don’t like Canelo. I feel that he needs to exploit himself more, demand more because he earns very little. He does what it takes to win, I don’t question it, but I feel like he could give a little more if he tried hard and maybe people would like that. a little more,” he said.

“I think it has been stagnating at the same level. We already saw Ryder, a boxer who had to knock him out and, however, he did not press to do it, the same with Charlo, when he knocked him down he could have pressed and could have knocked him out. I say that he only does what is necessary to win, he does not try harder to convince and to achieve a knockout like in his first fights,” he added.

It should be noted that Canelo Álvarez has received criticism for his previous performances against Dmitry Bivol (who defeated him) and the not so impressive victories over Gennady Golovkin and John Ryder, so they began to say that the Mexican was in decline.

One of the things that Carlos Cuadras mentions and that coincides with what the public has not been convinced about the presentations of the man from Guadalajara in front of Ryder and Charlo, The thing is that he couldn’t knock any of them out even though he managed to knock them down on one occasion. to each one in the fights. For this reason, Canelo Álvarez continues to leave doubts as to whether he is still in his prime or his descent has already begun.

In fact, the undisputed 168-pound champion himself acknowledged that he didn’t look good, but after his fight against Jermell Charlo – whom he easily dominated last September – he expressed that He felt 100% and that “no one can beat this version of his career.”

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, showed that he is still at the top and increased his legacy in the sport after beating Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision. The undisputed 168-pound champion He has a record of 60 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his career.

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