Super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez beat Jermell Charlo in a unanimous decision victory, with fighters criticizing Charlo’s performance and praising Alvarez’s dominance.
Fourteen pounds spelled out the difference between Jermell Charlo and super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez when they faced off in the ring. Charlo had hoped to create an upset, but Alvarez had other ideas. Using his strength and finesse, Alvarez was in command throughout the match – sending Charlo around the ring and outstriking him at almost every turn.
The judges’ tally confirmed Alvarez’s dominance in the contest, awarding him a unanimous decision victory by decisive scores of 119-108, 118-109, and 118-109. Vegas came alive that Saturday as fighters and spectators alike shared their takes on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo standoff. Among them, Terence Crawford pointed out on his twitter, “@TwinCharlo you went out sad. Didn’t even try to win, all you did was try to survive. You should be ashamed of yourself.”
Various tweets from popular names caught attention that day. Le’Veon Bell expressed his admiration tweeting, “Canelo TURNT ‼️ I love it.” Paul Malignaggi wasn’t much impressed with Charlo, stating that he did not make a committed effort to win and was more focused on not getting hurt. Belal Muhammad, Teddy Atlas, and Amanda Serrano congratulated Alvarez for his victory and commended his performance.
Another tweet from Teddy Atlas read, “And he has all the power and the stage to acclaim himself the Greatest, & if you have the guts to dare disagree you’re the Pariah. Hail Caesar. #CaneloCharlo.” Terence Crawford continued his criticism of Charlo, he posted, “He went out there and laid down and let Canelo spank him like he was his daddy with no type of resistance.” He also applauded Alvarez tweeting, “Congratulations @Canelo you made the so called lion look like a baby cub.”