[Boxing]: Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders - May 8

[Baofeng]

Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders Fight Officially Announced, May 8 At Site TBD

Now that Canelo Alvarez has torn through the WBC’s mandatory challenger for his 168-pound championship, he can fully focus on the first of two title unification fights he hopes to win later this year.

As expected, Matchroom Boxing announced after Alvarez’s three-round demolition of Avni Yildirim on Saturday night that he’ll battle unbeaten WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders on May 8. The site of the Alvarez-Saunders bout wasn’t announced, but promoter Eddie Hearn informed BoxingScene.com before Alvarez defeated Yildirim that Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, are the two venues under serious consideration.

OK, this is the fight that we all have been waiting for Canelo, another legit challenger in Billy Joe Saunders. BJS is solid in all area, well rounded, technically sound and I think he will give Canelo one hell of a fight here, more competitive obviously against Avni Yildirim. Canelo himself admitted that Saunders will be a difficult fight for him.

But I will still give the edge to Canelo here, probably by decision.

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[Russlenat]

Probably better than the last fight of Canelo.

Billy Joe Saunders is undefeated as his record stats stated, not so familiar with this fighter but he has in impressive record though I'm not so convince with his KO rate which is only 14 of his 30 fights.

stats : https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/482499

and the betting odds is also available _ https://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/saul-alvarez-v-billy-joe-saunders/winner

Saunders @4
Canelo @1.17

[Jating]

Saunders didn't look good at this last fight against Murray so that's something that we have to look at. And Canelo is the more active guy here and we have seen how Canelo developed into a monster. Although Saunders is no push over, he is the WBO champion and the taller guy, and has the tools to somewhat push Canelo out of his comfortable position, I think Canelo can readjust and break down Saunders in the latter rounds of the fight.

[TimeTeller]

Saunders didn't look good at this last fight against Murray so that's something that we have to look at. And Canelo is the more active guy here and we have seen how Canelo developed into a monster. Although Saunders is no push over, he is the WBO champion and the taller guy, and has the tools to somewhat push Canelo out of his comfortable position, I think Canelo can readjust and break down Saunders in the latter rounds of the fight.

Right now, the odds of course is still in favor of Canelo.
But it seems Saunders will put a good fight if he will prepare on this fight.
Maybe, this will be better than Canelo vs Yildirim to watch out for.
It is good that Canelo got another fight as soon as he finished the last one.
Now that Saunders saw his last performance, he should know what to prepare for.

[chaser15]

though I'm not so convince with his KO rate which is only 14 of his 30 fights.

Knock Out rate is not a basis for me. Aside from 14 KO, most of his fights are Unanimous Decision which means he always got the best points on most rounds. But even with that, Canelo has the upper hand in this fight.

If the odds provider gives Saunders an @4 odds despite a good and clean record, then this only shows that Canelo has all the edges of why he won't be lost on that match.

[crzy]

Both of these are great fighter, they have the best skills with then and a good record under their name, but for me Canelo will have a good shot on this one considering his strength and speed in the boxing ring. This might not be an easy fight for Canelo, but at the end of the match he’ll still be consider as a winner.

[ReiMomo]

See the comparison of both players.

Billy Joe Saunders
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/482499

Saul Alvarez
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/348759

It seems like Saul Alvarez here is more matured than his opponent. I guess, the high odds here is Alvarez since he is a very aggressive fighter.

Can OP add the poll of which the best boxer fighter choice here in our community? It's more fun to discuss though.

[FinneysTrueVision]

I am not too convinced that Billy Joe will be able to put up much of a fight against Canelo. Super middleweight is not his best weight class and it has been three years since his career best win against David Lemieux. After that fight he tested positive for PEDs when he was supposed to fight Andrade. Recently he's just been fighting against inferior competition hoping that the Canelo fight would drop in his lap. I think he has lost his hunger and will just use this fight as an opportunity to cash out. This would have probably been a better fight a few years ago at 160 lbs.

[Kemarit]

I am not too convinced that Billy Joe will be able to put up much of a fight against Canelo. Super middleweight is not his best weight class and it has been three years since his career best win against David Lemieux. After that fight he tested positive for PEDs when he was supposed to fight Andrade. Recently he's just been fighting against inferior competition hoping that the Canelo fight would drop in his lap. I think he has lost his hunger and will just use this fight as an opportunity to cash out. This would have probably been a better fight a few years ago at 160 lbs.

But I believed that he will be motivated to give a shot at Canelo, he is still in his prime and he could give Canelo a bad stylistic match up, so he could pose some problems whether inside or outside. So we would take this fight as some kind of measuring stick against Canelo again.

Saunders for me its not very technical though as others would have claim, he is very awkward that could throw Canelo rhythm.

[robelneo]

Probably better than the last fight of Canelo.

Billy Joe Saunders is undefeated as his record stats stated, not so familiar with this fighter but he has in impressive record though I'm not so convince with his KO rate which is only 14 of his 30 fights.

stats : https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/482499

and the betting odds is also available _ https://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/saul-alvarez-v-billy-joe-saunders/winner

Saunders @4
Canelo @1.17

It may well be a more defining fight than all his previous fights including his two fights against Golovkin, Saunders moves very natural in the ring and he has good ring savvy, but Canelo's conditioning and power will decide the match, if he engaged and he has good reaction to Canelo's attack, then he has a good chance, this is a fight that will fave another step for Canelo's greatness, although he is already the number pound for pound.

[yazher]

Both of these are great fighter, they have the best skills with then and a good record under their name, but for me Canelo will have a good shot on this one considering his strength and speed in the boxing ring. This might not be an easy fight for Canelo, but at the end of the match he’ll still be consider as a winner.

Nice match and this will be exciting to watch but considering Canelo's skills, Billy Joe needs to end this fight as soon as possible because he can't box with him till the end of the round in the ring. We already know how strong Canelo the longer he stayed in the ring and whoever his opponent is, they need to give him lots of action in the earliest round or they will become a punching bag through the last rounds.

[Darker45]

At least this is a lot better than Alvarez's previous one with Yildirim. My god, that Yildirim fight was a mismatch right from the get-go. It made a lot wonder why it was made in the first place. Canelo had an easier target practice with Yildirim than a punching bag; a punching bag sways back and forth at least.

But I think this one with Saunders is still a Canelo fight. Saunders is obviously not as powerful as Canelo. I just hope he could absorb Canelo's solid punches for 12 rounds while making one point after another as this seems to be his only chance of winning. But that is very slim.

[Twinkledoe]

Both of these are great fighter, they have the best skills with then and a good record under their name, but for me Canelo will have a good shot on this one considering his strength and speed in the boxing ring. This might not be an easy fight for Canelo, but at the end of the match he’ll still be consider as a winner.

Nice match and this will be exciting to watch but considering Canelo's skills, Billy Joe needs to end this fight as soon as possible because he can't box with him till the end of the round in the ring. We already know how strong Canelo the longer he stayed in the ring and whoever his opponent is, they need to give him lots of action in the earliest round or they will become a punching bag through the last rounds.

This will be more exciting to watch. Can Canelo win via KO on this one too? This is also good for Canelo as he is still fresh from the ring, that means, it is not difficult for him to have rigid training again.

[nitrobetting]

This fight got me hyped to be honest. We're going to be able to see who the best is. I expect Billy to really turn it up versus Canelo. In my view, Billy is at his peak as a fighter from 160-168 after Canelo. Him and fury are somewhat the same, in the sense that they fight depending on the stature of their opponents.

[Xinarae*]

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[Yaunfitda]

At least this is a lot better than Alvarez's previous one with Yildirim. My god, that Yildirim fight was a mismatch right from the get-go. It made a lot wonder why it was made in the first place. Canelo had an easier target practice with Yildirim than a punching bag; a punching bag sways back and forth at least.

Exactly, the Yildirim fight is a mismatch at any angle. Yildirim didn't even land one punch against Canelo.

But I think this one with Saunders is still a Canelo fight. Saunders is obviously not as powerful as Canelo. I just hope he could absorb Canelo's solid punches for 12 rounds while making one point after another as this seems to be his only chance of winning. But that is very slim.

This will be better, Saunders is a champion himself, still at his prime at 31 years old. So we should expect a clash of champion and do hope that Saunders will be a good underdog and not just another punching bag for Alvarez him. Winning a round against Canelo will be good enough, but he has a slim chance to win.

[Lorence.xD]

This fight got me hyped to be honest. We're going to be able to see who the best is. I expect Billy to really turn it up versus Canelo. In my view, Billy is at his peak as a fighter from 160-168 after Canelo. Him and fury are somewhat the same, in the sense that they fight depending on the stature of their opponents.

This will be a serious bout because Saunders is undefeated although he is a little rusty because he hasn't fight for awhile and with some titles on the line, I think that Saunders will be fighting in his best condition against Alvarez who has defeated Yildirim. Definitely experience will be at play here but in my opinion, the spectacle will depend on how good Saunders is and how determined he is to win that belt. I would place my bet on Alvarez because he is definitely the favorite of this bout but if the Saunders' odds are a little bit attractive, I might go for it.

[bisdak40]

OK, this is the fight that we all have been waiting for Canelo, another legit challenger in Billy Joe Saunders. BJS is solid in all area, well rounded, technically sound and I think he will give Canelo one hell of a fight here, more competitive obviously against Avni Yildirim. Canelo himself admitted that Saunders will be a difficult fight for him.

But I will still give the edge to Canelo here, probably by decision.

More competitive indeed but i'm with you here, i think Canelo would overcome this hurdle and they are confident that Team Canelo would unify all the belt in this division as they are already looking forward for a fight against Caleb Plant this September  .

Does this division lack the competitive fighters or it is just Canelo who have superior skills above the rest?

[7788bitcoin]

OK, this is the fight that we all have been waiting for Canelo, another legit challenger in Billy Joe Saunders. BJS is solid in all area, well rounded, technically sound and I think he will give Canelo one hell of a fight here, more competitive obviously against Avni Yildirim. Canelo himself admitted that Saunders will be a difficult fight for him.

But I will still give the edge to Canelo here, probably by decision.

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will be one hell of a fight but i cannot bet against Canelo Alvarez because of the form he is in. His body shots against Yildirim were nasty and he could not go beyond the third round as he had enough and Canelo Alvarez never got punched in the fight and with the way he is fighting it is going to be one of the best fights this year.

[Yamifoud]

OK, this is the fight that we all have been waiting for Canelo, another legit challenger in Billy Joe Saunders. BJS is solid in all area, well rounded, technically sound and I think he will give Canelo one hell of a fight here, more competitive obviously against Avni Yildirim. Canelo himself admitted that Saunders will be a difficult fight for him.

But I will still give the edge to Canelo here, probably by decision.

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will be one hell of a fight but i cannot bet against Canelo Alvarez because of the form he is in. His body shots against Yildirim were nasty and he could not go beyond the third round as he had enough and Canelo Alvarez never got punched in the fight and with the way he is fighting it is going to be one of the best fights this year.

No doubt about that, however, fans would be more happier if he can fight Triple G this year, it's going to be the biggest fight this year if he will allow that. I guess there's no problem with the promoter, it's just up to him if he will open an opportunity to Triple G to fight him.

Based on the betting odds, you can tell it's another easy win by Canelo.