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Canelo Alvarez, in a few hours from now, will enter the ring for his biggest career fight. He will lock horns with Caleb Plant with all the super-middleweight titles on the line. That said, just like every fight, the Mexican boxing star, alongside his coach, Eddy Reynoso, will look to pull off something special.

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Both Reynoso and Alvarez have traced a long pathway together, and their success is paramount. Reynoso, regarded as one of the best trainers in boxing, always guided Alvarez the right way. But, there was one fight, wherein Eddy Reynoso’s advice helped Alvarez claim the biggest win of his career.

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This fight was the Gennady Golovkin rematch Canelo had back in 2018. After a controversial draw, the duo were aligned for a second meeting to settle on one true winner. As expected, the pair began to land bombs on each other from the first bell itself.

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Both Canelo and ‘GGG’ exchanged a barrage of punches. Also, Canelo seemed eager to knock his fellow adversary out. As a result, he landed some electrifying right hooks on Golovkin‘s chin, but the latter seemed unmoved with the same.

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Despite that, Alvarez kept going ahead with the same shots, thus spending immense energy and stamina. Citing that, Eddy Reynoso gave his fighter noteworthy advice, which eventually turned the tables.

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He said, “Did he hurt you?”

“You’re going well. I don’t want you to…You can’t knock him out! Don’t try to knock him out cabron! He’s too strong!”

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Canelo stuck to what Reynoso wanted. As a result, the fight went the distance and Canelo kept tremendous stamina in the bag in the later rounds.

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Canelo Alvarez and Eddy Reynoso – The best trainer-boxer duo in boxing

Canelo, following Reynoso’s advice, didn’t go for the knockout. Instead, he looked to land his jabs as well as power-packed shots to collect points.

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Per Compubox stats, Alvarez landed a whopping 39.1% power punches compared to ‘GGG’s 34.9%. Eventually, these figures turned the tables for the Mexican boxing stalwart, and he claimed a Majority Decision win.

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That night, Alvarez and Reynoso proved why they’re the best trainer-boxer duo in boxing.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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