World Boxing: Starting From Betting Market To Blow, Canelo Wins Compared To Charlo

Canelo Alvarez (right) in his last match won an absolute score of 12 rounds over British boxer John Ryder at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on May 6, 2023. (Marca/Lapresse)

JAKARTA This weekend, a grand boxing duel will be held at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on Saturday night, October 30, 2023 or Sunday morning, October 1 in Indonesia. Saul Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo in the fight for the super middleweight title (75 kg) are the main treats.

As the defending champion, Canelo Alvarez is highly seeded. The Las Vegas betting market showed a figure of -400 for Canelo and +300 for Charlo. That means the petaruh who won Canelo had to charge 400 US dollars to win 100 US dollars. Meanwhile, those who champions Charlo, only need to bet 100 US dollars to win 300 US dollars if Charlo wins.

On paper, Canelo almost excels everything except for his shorter posture and hitting range. In terms of technique and experience, Charlo is not comparable to the popular Mexican boxer.

"Regarding my reputation, there is nothing that I need to prove for the fight this weekend. There is only one thing I want to prove, which is to show Charlo that I am better than him. But that doesn't mean I underestimate his ability. I train hard, concentrate 100 percent for the match this weekend," Canelo said at the last press conference ahead of the match, Wednesday afternoon (27/9/2023) in Las Vegas as quoted by ESPN.

Canelo already faces almost all the best boxers in his class. Call it Floyd Mayweather Jr, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Gennady Golovkin, to Sergey Kovalev. He explored from junior midweight (69 kg) to light weight (79 kg), and all produced the title of champion. Canelo's record of 59-2 (39 KOs) was generated from a fight since 2005 in five classes: welter, junior middle, middle, super middle, and light weight.

Unlike Charlo, whose entire boxing work was spent in the junior middle class. From onions in 2007 to becoming the true champion today with a record 35-1-1 (19 KOs), Charlo has never changed classes. The opponents he faces are not as famous as Canelo's enemies.

Not only that, according to Compubox Canelo data, has a more accurate and powerful blow than Charlo. Canelo has a hitting accuracy of up to 46 percent. That figure exceeds the accuracy of boxers in the super middleweight which is 37 percent.

Meanwhile, Charlo's hitting accuracy in his class shows 40 percent. Compubox also put Canelo in first place as a boxer with the most accurate percentage of punches. The data do show Canelo will overcome Charlo, but in the ring the situation can change only in a blink.

PUNCHES

ALVAREZ (LAST 22 FIGHTS)

CHARLO (LAST 11 FIGHTS)

AVG DIVISION.

Total avg. landed per round

41.3

40.1

51.5

Total avg. crown per round

14.6

11.6

14.9

Percentage

35%

29%

29%

Body landed ratio

31%

18%

N/A

Jabs avg. landed per round

4

3.5

4.3

Jabs avg. crown per round

18.4

19.8

22.4

Percentage

22%

18%

19%

Power avg. landed per round

10.6

8.1

10.6

Power avg. crown per round

22.9

20.3

29

Percentage

46%

40%

37%