Gary Russell Jr.: If Caleb Plant Was in 15-Round Boxing Shape, He Would Have Beaten Canelo

In 2021, there were many ecstatic boxing bouts that stunned the fight fraternity. On that exuberant list, the undisputed super-middleweight war between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant holds a different place altogether. This fight was one of the most entertaining clashes of all time, and no one could have expected anything better in a fight of that magnitude.

The favorite, Canelo, won the fight flawlessly, by securing a T/KO win. However, Plant kept the p4p king on his toes. Also, Gary Russell Jr. believes Plant would have won the fight if he was in a 15-round boxing shape.

In a chat with Brian Custer, he said, “To be honest with you, I like Caleb, too. I like Caleb Plant. I was telling people that if he was in 15 round boxing shape, he was gonna, it was real possible he could have beat Canelo. If he wasn’t by the eight-round, Canelo’s gonna walk his a** down like Jason, and that’s what happened.”

‘Sweethands’ had an advantage with his height. That said, he distanced himself well from the Mexican boxer. But Canelo Alvarez, being himself, quickly shifted the gears, and he began targeting Plant’s body. The p4p king marched ahead with his powerful blows, relentlessly pressuring his opponent.

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On the other hand, ‘Sweethands’ kept his jabs to the play, using full ring space. However, it was in round 11, when Canelo struck him with a power-packed blow on his chin. Capitalizing on that, Alvarez dropped Plant twice in that round to finally turn the tables in his favor.

Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant – Scorecard

Although Canelo Alvarez held major control of the fight, Plant too didn’t hold himself back.

Per the Compubox stats, ‘Sweethands’ edged over Canelo in jabs, landing 18% in the entire fight.

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However, the p4p biggie was a true star that night who landed 32% body punches. On top of this, he created a difference with 102 power punches in total.

With a calculated approach, Canelo emerged victorious in the fight. In all, this event was everything a fan expected.

Do you agree with Gary Russell Jr.’s above comments?