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Canelo Alvarez is regarded as the greatest boxer of the modern era. Especially after his last sensational performance over Caleb Plant, Alvarez has pinned himself as a great of the sport. On top of that, he even became the first man in history to become undisputed at super-middleweight.

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After so many accomplishments; Alvarez still seems hungry for more, both inside the ring and outside it.

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The p4p star shares a different love for golf. In his leisure time, he makes sure to dedicate a certain amount of time to this sport.

Recently, Alvarez appeared on the GQ Sports’ YouTube channel and called out the great Tiger Woods. He said, “I would love to play with Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods, please, let’s play around.”

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Although the Guadalajara native has a different love for golf, his prime attention most of the time is for the sport of boxing only. That’s one of the biggest reasons why Alvarez is so successful. Last weekend, Canelo attacked Caleb Plant’s body and used his tactics to get ‘Sweethands’ to bend. It worked in his favor as he managed to overwhelm Plant with a finish in round 11.

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In this fight, Canelo gave Plant his very first career loss. Moreover, he also proved why he is the supreme puncher of the 168-pound division.

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Canelo Alvarez – A master boxing strategist

Canelo Alvarez went into the deep waters for his fight against Plant. The Mexican was smart enough to adapt to situations.

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Plant touched Alvarez’s face with his jabs umpteen times, but, in the later rounds, Saul defended those jabs efficiently and even began cutting the distance well. Subsequently, he got a massive opening, and the rest is history.

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Hence, through this, he not only showcased his exemplary skills, but used a strategy to cut a bigger opponent down to size and finish him. Thus, Canelo proved why he is a top-notch strategist of the sport.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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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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