From a tweet: "In the span of 16 months, Canelo will have fought 4 undefeated champions in 2 weight classes, 3 of those 4 undefeated champions were top 3 in their weight class the moment Canelo fought them. Legend" Another tweet: "Canelo Alvarez Vs. Dmitry Bivol at 175 with no rehydration bs is a GREAT FIGHT!" Indeed, he is. Deal with it haters.
Dangerous fight for Canelo, Bivol is no joke. Canelo hasn't looked good early in some of his recent fights, he digs himself a hole he might not be able to get out of it against Bivol. That late shot Bivol took after the bell from Smith Jr, who I'm not super high on but can punch tells me he has a good chin. I doubt Canelo's power is going to bail him out here, he's going to have to outbox Bivol and win a decision. I don't think it's going to be easy against a technician like Bivol, who is also much bigger than Canelo. The thing about Bivol that other Canelo opponents didn't have is Bivol actually has good defense. That's going to be a problem for Canelo. Props to Canelo for taking it, I think he's going to lose if the fight is judged fairly. I don't see Bivol being a front-runner who fades like other Canelo opponents.