Tony Sims believes the continued improvement he’s seen in Saul Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia will make Saturday’s bout even more intense.
Sims has been keeping an eye on John Ryder’s fights with both men over the past 12 months, as well as following the progress of their undisputed middleweight title fight against T -Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The all-Mexican event was scheduled for Cinco de Mayo weekend – with Ryder challenging Alvarez in Guadalajara 12 months ago – and Munguia’s first win since stopping Ryder in January.
Alvarez beat Jermall Charlo easily — Munguia beat Sergey Derevyanchenko before meeting Ryder — but in this fight Alvarez Before the fight Canelo remained the favorite, said Famous Sims: “Right now… a big test for Canelo If you asked me a few years ago, I would have said Canelo was the best. – But Canelo is not a fighter – this happens to everyone who has a long career. He’s always good at fighting, he has those qualities, he’s better than Munguia. He did a great job; he is very wise now; It’s the same time; He’s so smart, you can read what he’s doing in his brain and read what happens next.
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– Munguia, very explosive. His hands are also very heavy. He’s not as smart as Canelo, so he’s going to get caught by Canelo. This is a great fight and I enjoy watching him as a fan.
– He just won that fight (against Derevyanchenko in June 2023). A knockout in the previous round won him the fight. But it was a very tough fight and a good promotional fight for him; he learned a lot in that battle; He is a super middleweight. That fight gave him the strength to fight, and without it, his preparation wouldn’t have been as good as when he fought Ryder.
– We saw him die a little in the later episodes; Sometimes you go through the struggles of life or death, you learn things about yourself, and it can be patient and face some bad times. From his experience, he learned a lot in that fight and he fought better because of it.
Ryder came back from the fight to stay competitive with the 33-year-old Alvarez at home and the Mexican’s height. Seven months later, the 27-year-old Munguia knocked him down four times before being stopped in the ninth round.
“Some time ago, when Eddie Hearn met Canelo, Eddie said to him, before Munguia fought Ryder – ‘What do you think?'” said Canelo told him, “I don’t think Ryder is going to be a champion after fighting me – that would be very bad for him,” and John himself admitted that,” and continued. Sims. -These conflicts can affect your career. I said to John, “The number of punches you threw against Canelo is probably the most punches you’ve thrown in six [previous] fights — look at the fight of Zach Parker had about two hits all night.”
-He fell, he had never fallen before. There was a lot – a lot – of punch in that fight, and it lasted 12 rounds. If you look at the shape of his face, you can see that he is old. For he is 35 years old; John is not the champion who fought Munguia, he is the champion who fought Canelo. He’s paid a lot, and he’s at the end of his career, so if you were to compare the two fights, I wouldn’t be quick to decide who would win.
“I think Canelo will beat Munguia, although I think it will be a good fight. Munguia reveals his reward in that fight; he learned a lot from the past battles; he struggles with the burden. He will carry a little weight and will learn a lot from the fights against Ryder and Derevyanchenko, but not enough to beat Canelo. Canelo, even though he’s on top – maybe that’s why he doesn’t want to fight [David] Benavidez right now – he knows he’s going to get to the end, but I think he’s a little bit short of Munguia. very knowledgeable. He will beat him in a few rounds and I think he will still score. I don’t think it’s going to end – there’s no knocking. Canelo reads Munguia’s moves and counters all of his moves, throwing punches and scoring points. -This is something that happens all over Mexico. We know what Cinco de Mayo is; anyone who has been to Vegas during Cinco de Mayo weekend knows the atmosphere it brings. There was only one Mexican fighter, let alone two. We know Munguia – I was surprised when he boxed John in Phoenix. The stadium was packed, a huge stadium. They are both Mexican, so I was surprised by his popularity. Two men fight each other; two giants of Mexico, coming to fight… I wish I was there.
