5/6 DAZN PPV: Canelo vs John Ryder (Undisputed Super Middleweight Championship)
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this limey getting his head throttled!
Canelo Alvarez, John Ryder Make Weight For Showdown in Mexico
BY DECLAN TAYLOR
Published Fri May 05, 2023, 12:40 PM EDT
Canelo Alvarez and challenger John Ryder both successfully made weight behind closed doors on Friday morning ahead of their world super-middleweight title clash in Guadalajara on Saturday.
Alvarez, the WBA, WBO, IBF and WBC champion, weighed in bang on the 168lb limit, half a pound up from what he weighed against Gennady Golovkin in September.
Ryder, the 32-5 WBO interim champion at super middleweight, came in the marginally lighter man at 167.9lbs.
Now the pair will meet at a ceremonial weigh-in at the Teatro Degollado on Friday afternoon in what will be their final face-to-face meeting before they clash in the ring at the Estadio Akron in front of an expected crowd of 50,000+ at the Estadio Akron in Zapopan.
This is Canelo’s first fight back in his hometown of Guadalajara since he beat Ryan Rhodes back in the June of 2011. That fight was for the WBC super-welterweight title, a whole 14 pounds lighter than he is now.
Canelo said: “I think it’s the correct time to come to Mexico and bring this fight to my people, who support me from the beginning, and I’ve had a lot of good experience in other places so, now, bringing this fight to my people is just an amazing thing.
“Yeah. Since 2011, 12 I’ve wanted to come back to fight in Mexico but it’s a little bit difficult to make a [big] fight here in Mexico. It’s the correct moment to bring this fight.”
Dallas' 4 Eva
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I wonder how well this fight will do. None of the Mexicans at my job are talking about this fight at all; quite a few of them didn't even know it was happening tomorrow...
Probably won't do great. But either way, its not like any of us are getting a cut from the revenue. You don't want to see it, don't watch it. If you do, tune in
((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL
RIP MR. SMOKE
My biggest worry is canelo underestimates Ryder. Especially cause it's in Mexico and he probably wants to give the fans an exciting fight. But don't think he should take Ryder lightly.
I actually think Ryder is the perfect opponent to gauge where canelo stands. Ryder is a strong durable guy who isn't gonna back down. He's definitely gonna test canelo's stamina and force him to work.
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RIP MR. SMOKE
He ducked the guy Ryder stoppedBoo Boo would've ducked John Ryder
He said Nah, give me Nicholson.. The guy Edward Berlanga already knocked outHe ducked the guy Ryder stopped
its edgar and nicholson went the distance with him..the first one to do it
Tanahashi Coates
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Boo Boo would've ducked John Ryder
The fight Matchroom turned down after Jacobs and told Andrade that they were saving for Canelo?
The fight Matchroom turned down after Jacobs and told Andrade that they were saving for Canelo?
imagine thinking Boo Boo would step in the ring, with even a moderate threat. Desmond Nicholson - who got embarrassed by Berlanga, and was coming off 4 fights in like 13 months, was perfect for him 