“He Has No Business Fighting Bivol Again”: Despite Unanimous Decision Victory, Fans Disappointed With Canelo Alvarez’s Performance in Homecoming Fight vs. John Ryder
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The Mexican fans finally witnessed their native boxer Canelo Alvarez lock horns with the British John Ryder. The fight took place in front of more than 50,000 Mexicans, and the two boxers clashed in an anticipated title defense fight for the ‘Cinnamon.’ As huge as the hype was for the fight, it seems like the fans are not pleased with Alvarez’s performance despite winning via unanimous decision. The 32-year-old won the fight by a considerable margin in the scorecards against the British challenger.
Undoubtedly, Alvarez was the favorite going into this fight with Ryder being the underdog. And this made the fans have high hopes for the Mexican and expected him to deliver a knockout performance. But, it turns out that the champion failed to dispatch his opponent in a manner the fans expected.
The fight between them was off to a slow start with both of them waiting for the other to throw the first punch. But then the fight picked up, and the two looked determined to inflict serious damage on the other. Both fought pragmatically through the fight and took no erratic chances.
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A clean 1-2 knock down on Ryder in the 5th round. 😮#CaneloRyder is LIVE on DAZN PPV in the US and Canada and available as part of your regular subscription in selected territories. pic.twitter.com/MMS16q9RTq
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) May 7, 2023
‘Saul’ managed to penetrate Ryder’s defense and knocked him down with a 1-2 combo in the fifth round of the fight. And, despite the blood pouring down Ryder’s nose earlier on in the fight, he did not let that hamper his performance and went toe to toe with the Mexican till the last round.
As the fight progressed, the fans expected a knockout from Alvarez as Ryder struggled to keep himself steady and even slipped once. But, to everybody’s disappointment, he could not deliver the knockout punch. Moreover, after the fight concluded, some fans even questioned the scoring of the event.
Fans react to Alvarez’s win
One fan believes that Alvarez had no “business” fighting Bivol ever again.
That was a hell of a fight. I love Canelo but he has no business fighting Bivol again. #CaneloRyder
— Gabe Rodriguez (@TexAg09) May 7, 2023
Another fan complimented Ryder for putting up such a good performance in front of Alvarez.
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It’s been a great effort from Ryder. He’s come up short but Canelo knows he’s been in a fight! #CaneloRyder
— Scott Grant (@Realscottgrant) May 7, 2023
A fan believes that Alvarez had a dominant performance and Ryder put on a ‘disciplined’ display in front of Alvarez.
Canelo in a dominant performance before his home crowd. Score it 119-109 on my card.
John Ryder with a disciplined performance can walk out of ring with head held high. I salute you. Tough mutha. #CaneloRyder— FunkyMoFunky (@FunkyMoFunky) May 7, 2023
Dmitry Bivol Denies Canelo Alvarez a Rematch at 175
One fan cannot believe that the fight went for twelve rounds.
Ryder looks great in the last round. Can’t believe we made it to twelve #CaneloRyder
— Yelia Baltiv (@boxingbaddie) May 7, 2023
A fan was in awe of John Ryder for putting up an exhilarating performance.
John Ryder is some man #CaneloRyder
— Harry Howard (@Hazzerhoward) May 7, 2023
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One fan trolled Alvarez and claimed that Tank is the face of boxing after Alvarez’s performance.
Yeah …. Tank is the face of boxing after that Canelo performance 😂 #CaneloRyder
— I$aiah jayy (@zaya2reaal_) May 7, 2023
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Arijit Saha