Canelo vs Saunders

• Problems for Canelo?: Billy Joe Saunders is a defense-minded southpaw with good hit-and-don't-be-hit boxing skills who can frustrated anyone with his movement, footwork and fast reflexes. 
  
  He befuddles foes with jabs and combinations while dropping hard leather on occasion to keep his foe at bay. Billy Joe doesn't have the explosiveness of Canelo Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin but his stinging jabs and powershots can certainly get one's attention.
  
  Saunders' southpaw stance, slick style and speed as well as his height and reach advantage could make Canelo vs Saunders a risky proposition for Team Alvarez given its man would have much more to lose.
  
  
• Too much risk? Let's not forget, Alvarez had trouble with slick southpaws Erislandy Lara and Austin Trout. Sans Amir Khan, a fella who bolted two weight divisions to face him, Canelo, sans Daniel Jacobs who also gave him trouble,  has fought stationery opponents since 2015 (James Kirkland, Miguel Cotto, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, Liam Smith, Rocky Fielding and Gennady Golovkin).
  
  
• Bor...ing? In victory, Canelo could have some difficulty looking good against this guy as Saunders's style and punching power isn't conducive to blistering fights.
  
  
• A huge step up: Alvarez is a huge step up for Saunders whose resume is very thin compared to Canelo's.
  
  
• The Lemieux Showcase: Against former belt holder David Lemieux in 2018, Saunders moved like a lightweight and gave a boxing clinic. It was a brilliant - and entertaining - display boxing as Billy Joe landed hard jabs, straight lefts, hooks and uppercuts while forcing the aggressive Lemieux to air-condition the arena from start to finish.
  
  
• Vulnerabilities: In his 11th Round TKO of the less rangy Marcelo Esteban Coceres, Saunders showed he's capable of getting touched up. At the time of the stoppage, Saunders was ahead 96-94 on two cards and behind by the same score on the other.
  
  
• Closing the distance: Conventional wisdom says Canelo will have to close distance or cut off the ring to be effective against Saunders. 

• Won TKO 3 Avni Yildirim
  Fen 27, 2021
  
  
• Won UD 12 Callum Smith
  Dec 19, 2020
  
  
• Won TKO 11 Sergey Kovalev
  Nov 2, 2019
  
  
• Won UD 12 Daniel Jacobs
  May 4, 2019
  
  
• Won MD 12 Gennady Golovkin
  Sep 15, 2018
  
  
• Draw 12 Gennady Golovkin
  Sep 16, 2017

• Won UD 12 Martin Murray
  Dec 4, 2020
  
  
• Won TKO 11 Marcelo Esteban Coceres
  Nov 9, 2019
  
  
• Won UD 12 Shefat Isufi
  May 18, 2019
  
  
• Won TKO 5 Charles Adamu
  Dec 22, 2018
  
  
• Won UD 12 David Lemieux 
  Dec 16, 2017
  
  
• Won UD 12 Willie Monroe Jr
  Sep 16, 2017
  
  

Canelo vs Saunders Purse 

• How will Canelo deal with Saunders' s southpaw stance, range, reflexes and movement?
  
  
• Given their styles, would a distance fight favor Saunders?
  
  
• How will Saunders react to the major step up in class?  Alvarez has faced fellas in Saunders's league but Billy Joe has never faced anyone in Canelo's
  
  
• Will motivation be a factor for Canelo? Saunders is not regarded as highly as previous Alvarez opponents such as Golovkin, Jacobs and Kovalev. Rest assured, Billy Joe will be motivated for Canelo.

Canelo vs Saunders odds