John Ryder predicts that Saul Canelo Alvarez will have to come from behind to win the fight against Jaime Munguia on Saturday.
Alvarez, 33, will defend his super middleweight title against his fellow Mexican on Cinco de Mayo weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which Munguia’s co-promoter Oscar De La Hoya has committed to defending. at his middleweight title.
Alvarez – promoted by De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions – remains the favorite as he competes in the final fight of his illustrious career, and one of his new opponents, Ryder, who He knew more than he asked. there is a fight between them, but the anger that Munguia can handle.
Ryder retired in January after being stopped by Munguia in nine rounds, having scored an impressive stoppage against Alvarez in May Cinque Week of 2023 in his previous fight. But that was the price he paid seven months later to Munguia. Only Jermell Charlo – a lesser challenger than Ryder – has fought Alvarez recently, and no one has fought more recently than Ryder. On his close fight with Munguia, the Briton said: “[Munguia] once took [Sergiy] Derevyanchenko and fought Freddie. Roach fights me. I think the fight with Canelo was too much for me – more than I knew at the time – but I still think I’m going to fight in a good way and do it my pleasure good job eliminating Munguia. It took away my confidence, brought me down and eventually I quit.
John Ryder, Former Canelo Alvarez Foe, Predicts Jaime Munguia Will Fall https://t.co/FM2Nje3WKF
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– There is a very large collection of deposits. It works well, and the output of the stroke is high. Not so with Canelo, he’s very smart. He took his shots well and didn’t waste anything. He knows that when it comes to hitting, Munguia is bigger, but he’s more explosive than Canelo. Canelo is a very aggressive boxer and Munguia is a very aggressive boxer.
– [Canelo’s] punching accuracy is very good. He gives you a signal that he’s going to shoot, and you say, “Okay, I see,” and you duck a little, but he hits you and lands on the ground, and it hits. be mature. Everything will be behind that lens. He was very mean to people.
– A close fight (between Munguia and Derevyanchenko). It’s almost the last round that Munguia will do for me. –This is a great opportunity. Of course, there is a feud between De La Hoya and Canelo, which should make Boxing Week even better. Munguia is a good man. He did a lot for me; It’s definitely worth a try.
– I think Canelo will win. I think it will be close. Munguia will be fine – maybe in the third or fourth round. But I think Canelo will come out strong in the second half of the fight and take the win for himself. He is very accurate and his shots are very long. He’s going to beat Munguia, I’m not going to stop him, but I think he’s going to beat him on points.
Now retired, Ryder helped his longtime coach Tony Sims recover from Alvarez’s high in Guadalajara to stay competitive, but not before being knocked down four times by Munguia. , 27 years old. “My win against Danny Jacobs was a tough fight,” he said. – It’s not the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through, but it’s very smooth; Danny Jacobs went 12 rounds with Canelo, 12 rounds with [Gennady] Golovkin, and lost to Dmitry Pirog. You didn’t know then, looking back now, in retrospect, you will be exhausted from this fight.
——After losing Canelo, I’m not the same as before. I didn’t know it then, but only time will tell. You fight, but it’s not there. I thought, “Look at someone like Danny Jacobs.” Not only is he supporting Canelo, but he’s also supporting Golovkin, who lost badly to Pirog. This is a real fight.
– [Dmitry] Bivol beating Canelo is not for everyone, but it is a fair result, I think the world of boxing should see it. Now that it’s done, I hope Canelo Munguia gets that [fair review].
