He then followed up with a flurry to get the referee to jump in and stop the fight. There is no other business or career associated to this man, therefore, for him to have achieved this much wealth from his boxing career, it means he must have worked hard enough and paid full attention to his life ambitions.

All three judges' scorecards were in favor of Álvarez with a fair margin 115–112 from Filipino judge Rey Danseco, 116–111 from Texas' judge Oren Shellenberger, and 118–109 from South African official Stanley Christodoulou. [48] The fight averaged 1.04 million on Showtime. [173][174], According to Golovkin on 27 April, before he defeated Vanes Martirosyan, a fight with Álvarez in the fall was still a priority.

[57] Mayweather held a world title at welterweight (147 lbs), but he also still owned a light middleweight title (154 lbs), which he won by outpointing Miguel Cotto in May 2012. [114] On 11 April, Álvarez spoke to boxing reporters in a teleconference and said that he would fight as a 160-pound middleweight after the Chávez Jr. His trainer Virgil Hunter was also unhappy with referee Tony Weeks, "I'm very upset. He once mentioned that his family hails from Los Reyes, Michoacán. They were engaged for about two years, but separated in 2012 due to irreconcilable differences. All three ringside judges scored the bout 119–108 in favor of Álvarez, who landed 47% of his 626 punches, including 53% of his power shots. The titles disputed for the bout were Álvarez's WBC and Ring light middleweight titles and Mayweather's WBA (Super) light middleweight title. She is a sports reporter of Televisa  and former Miss Mexico Universe 2003. For him to fight these days means a massive payout. Álvarez who was described by Golovkin's team as a "runner", altered his style and became more aggressive. Crab is the astrological symbol and The Fourth House is the ruling house of Cancer. By the end of round five, Álvarez landed 102 punches compared to Chávez Jr.'s 25 landed. That bout was a heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.

Álvarez is known as an excellent counterpuncher, being able to exploit openings in his opponents' guards while avoiding punches with head and body movement. You know that’s my style. On 18 July, Golden Boy Promotions announced the bout would take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, after the MGM Grand in Las Vegas was the other venue looking to host the fight. Wondering what Canelo Alvarez's full name is? All of his other brothers also forayed into professional boxing. Canelo Alvarez’s Net Worth. – Boxing News", "Canelo Won't Skip IBF's Second-Day Weigh-In for Golovkin Fight – Boxing News", "IBF Abolishes Second Weigh-in For Unification Bouts – Boxing News", "Canelo vs GGG: When is the fight?

When I was born, fear was gone." [116][117], In front of a sold-out crowd of 20,510, Álvarez won the fight in dominant fashion via a shutout unanimous decision. Although he said there was no word on whether Álvarez would fight for the WBC title, Álvarez claimed that he would not be. CompuBox stats showed that Golovkin was the busier of the two, landing 218 of 703 thrown (31%), while Álvarez was more accurate, landing 169 of his 505 thrown (34%). Throughout his boxing career so far, he has fought 56 times, winning 53.