So far, Saúl Álvarez’s only professional loss (55-1-2, 37 KOs) was to Floyd Mayweather on September 14, 2013 in Las Vegas.
On that day, “Money” was far superior to “Canelo”, who assures that today he can defeat the American. “Without a doubt (I would beat him)”, provides tapatío in an interview with TUDN. “It would be very different, I’m a more mature fighter, with more experience and it would be a totally different fight.”
After that fight, Alvarez’s critics said it was clear the Mexican was unprepared for big things, but Saul says that defeat served to enhance his career.
“I’ve learned a lot. I’m a fighter who likes to learn from things,” he says. “If it had been another fighter, the kind who loses once and stops fighting for two years, but not me. I always said, “This won’t stop me, I want to be the best in the world, and this won’t stop me.”
Of course, the failure against Mayweather will leave him marked forever, because he will never forget that it is the only time he returned to the dressing room with the bitter taste of defeat.
“It hurt a lot. Obviously, I wanted to win, he wanted to be the best, but God always knows why he does things. Maybe I wasn’t ready to take all those things that were going to come over me after I won, “he said.” Honestly, I felt very sad, but I didn’t get used to it. I felt sad, normal, I wanted to win, but never depression. “
He “Canelo” is preparing to face the British Billy Joe Saunders on May 8 at ATyT Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In this fight, he will expose the super middle belts of the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the World Association (WBA), in addition to the search of the World Organization (WBO), which is in the possession of the European.
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