Saul Alvarez Looked Good

I like Alvarez and i have no doubt he will become a fav of mine as time goes by.
That being said, his performence was alright given his age, and one must factor that this was his first MAJOR fight and probably a step up as well in a lot of ways.
So ALL things considered, it wasnt bad. We have to remember the kid is 19 years old.

Theres A LOT of work he needs to do right now as far as becoming a smarter fighter, although i like his punch selection for the most part, and his body shots were very nice, he gets hit WAAAAAAY too much, and his jab is almost non existent, which would have made last night fight 10x's easier on him.

Time will tell, there was a lot of good and a lot of bad, in my eyes....

Now, dont get me wrong, im strictly holding him to an 'elite' standard, i am down as a fan because this kid is strong, exciting, good mentality, ect.... so it has nothing to do with likes or dislikes, im just talking potential and all that. I did see a lot of bad, but hey, hes 19 and still stepping up, im going to give him time and benefit of the doubt. It will all come down to how smart he is in all honesty, if hes smart, he will improve and he will no doubt be a force, if hes not i can see him becoming a Gatti like fighter, a good fighter with a big fanbase who puts on exciting fights but falling just short of the best.
But again, its simply too early to tell.

Anyways, i look forward to his future fights, and ya know... i would probably put him in with Cotto AGAIN if i was GBP, there is no law against it, Cotto can come and try to do better, and Alvarez i think can learn a lot from these type of fights.... they need to dissect this one and id put him in with Cotto again and see if he can improve. I think if they make a step up in class right now it will be a mistake. Put him in with Cotto again 2 months from now and let him go through another learning experience.... then go from there.