Will Saul "Canelo" Alvarez become a "Star" in the Sport of Boxing?

There have been so many people talking about this kid over the past year that it has been NAUSEATING. He has appeared on several PPV undercards and I have watched him sparingly. However, in his recent fight on the May/Mosley undercard I watched him Intently. And aside from his solid skill, decent fundamentals, I saw something that was even FAR MORE TELLING...He's HUGE for a Mexican fighter. His physique is enormous...Broad shulders, thick torso and solid arms. And it got me thinking...Has he always been this big? So I started checking...here is what I found.

This kid is 19 years and a Welterweight. Turned pro at 14 yrs old at 140lbs...DAMN. Has weighed-in over the Welterweight limit 8 times already. As big as he is physically, he is going to continue to get bigger with what is known in sports as "MATURE WEIGHT". Our bodies get bigger Naturally as we become more mature. In that fight on May 1st he weighed in at 150lbs and came into the ring on fight night at 157lbs (according to "the scene"). So therefore his future will be at 154lbs-168lbs...and at only 5'9, you have to be a SPECIAL KIND OF FIGHTER to be TOP-NOTCH, ELITE-LEVEL 5'9 Middleweight and beyond.

And something that was even far more DISTURBING about his performance was the fact that this kid who spent his entire career (33 fights) fighting at WW and above, was BLASTED in the 1st round and put on "***** Street" by a fighter that began his career at 122lbs, and was just fighting for a Vacant WBA LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE just 3 fights ago. Will Alvarez become a star? All I can say is that...there are far too many YOUNG TALENTED HARDER HITTING FIGHTERS from the ages 19-24 years at 154lbs-168lbs that if they get Alvarez on "***** Street" they WILL FINISH HIM.

Will he be a STAR??? His only chance IMO...is to stay at WW.

 

So far, 4 responses...3 solid opinions and 1 IDIOT!!!:-(