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00:00:00...not to take an interim bout before they possibly collide. Canelo gonna risk it tonight.
00:00:05Let's get into our tale of the take. Canelo Alvarez fighting for the 67th time of his professional career,
00:00:11but for the first time ever outside of North America.
00:00:15There's a pretty big height and reach edge for William Skull,
00:00:18but Canelo says, I've made a living out of chewing guys like this up and spitting them out.
00:00:24It's time for our main event. Let's go into the ring and Michael Buffer.
00:00:30Ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment we've all been waiting for
00:00:39from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
00:00:42Let's get this party started!
00:00:54Ready for war, ready for madness, ready to action.
00:00:57This is a battle, I am the toughest, I am the baddest, I am the best, nobody can handle.
00:01:02Yeah, you had your chance, but I have it now.
00:01:05Let them know I'm right, slam, battle cry.
00:01:10Legend be my legacy.
00:01:13Agacy.
00:01:16Agacy, legend, legend be my legacy.
00:01:19And now making his entrance to the ring, the champion,
00:01:26I now making his entrance to the ring, the champion, William Elendomombley Skrrl!
00:01:56William Skrrl, the undefeated IBF World Champion, but let's be honest, no one really knows much about him.
00:02:14He's expected to be a blip on the radar, a footnote on Canelo's resume, but don't tell him that.
00:02:21He's heard the talk, seen the odds, felt the disrespect, and tonight is determined, Sergio, to change the narrative from who's that to what did he just do.
00:02:32Now let me tell you how he beats this man, he needs to keep his range, keep his distance, keep his height, don't get too brave, box, use that Cuban style, move laterally, move backwards, move to the side, pop that jab, frustrate Canelo, get him to the later round, that's how you have some kind of success against a star like Saul Alvarez.
00:02:52A win against Canelo would be the biggest ever by a Cuban fighter and would move him from unknown to undisputed. Can he do it?
00:03:02And now making his entrance to the ring, also a champion, Sao Canelo Alvarez!
00:03:21It's Cinco de Mayo Saudi style. Canelo Alvarez steps into the bright lights of Riyadh for the first time.
00:03:49And it feels like all of Mexico is marching with him. And this weekend has become more than a holiday for the four-division champion.
00:03:59It's become his tradition, his stage, his moment, as Alvarez looks to become undisputed once again, Chris.
00:04:06Yeah, a chance for him to burnish that resume one more time, become a two-time undisputed champion.
00:04:13And he's battling two things in this fight.
00:04:16William School, the IBF champion. And the elements, the atmosphere, the location, Canelo Alvarez, who's pretty comfortable fighting, training in the Las Vegas area, fighting in Las Vegas.
00:04:28Now here he comes across the world. Had to leave three weeks early to get here.
00:04:32Told us earlier this week that it took him up until about Monday to fully acclimate to his new surroundings.
00:04:38He says he's all the way there. And says he'll be ready to go in this fight.
00:04:43Yeah, that man right there, that Mexican superstar, has been owning Cinco de Mayo since 2012. Headlined ten times already.
00:04:53Started with Shane Mosley in 2012. Here we are in 2025. Still headlining. Still pound for pound. Still ahead of the game. And still on top of his game.
00:05:03And we've experienced a lot of new things in this job, Sergio. I have never walked outside briefly and seen daylight during a fight.
00:05:12Well Canelo hopes to turn William School's lights out here tonight for this morning.
00:05:20Ladies and gentlemen, we will honor the two champions with their respective national anthems.
00:05:48But first, the national anthem for our host, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
00:05:55And again, we won the zwei in 2012.
00:05:58Well Clevota, the Beginning of the Eight
00:06:06National Anthem of the Bay
00:06:17KONIEC!
00:06:47KONIEC!
00:07:17KONIEC!
00:07:47KONIEC!
00:07:49And now, ladies and gentlemen,
00:07:51here to perform the national anthem for Mexico,
00:07:54please welcome
00:07:56Latin Grammy nominee, singer, songwriter,
00:07:59Majo Aguilar.
00:08:02Mexicanos,
00:08:11el grito de guerra,
00:08:14el acero aprestad y el bridol,
00:08:18y retiembla en sus centros la tierra,
00:08:23al sonoro rugir del cañón.
00:08:27Ciñón, patria, tus tierras de oliva,
00:08:30de la paz el encanto el divino,
00:08:33que en el cielo tu eterno destino,
00:08:36por el dedo de Dios escribió,
00:08:39mas si os haré un extraño enemigo,
00:08:42que en el cielo tu eterno destino,
00:08:45por el dedo de Dios escribió,
00:08:48mas si os haré un extraño enemigo,
00:08:51que en el cielo tu eterno destino,
00:08:53mas si os haré un extraño enemigo,
00:08:58robarás con su planta tu suelo,
00:09:02pienso patria querida,
00:09:04que en el cielo,
00:09:06un soldado en cada hijo te dio,
00:09:10un soldado en cada hijo te dio.
00:09:14Mexicanos al grito de guerra,
00:09:19el acero aprestad y el bridol,
00:09:23y retiembla en sus centros la tierra,
00:09:27al sonoro rugir del cañón.
00:09:31Y retiembla en sus centros la tierra,
00:09:36al sonoro rugir del cañón.
00:09:41¡Mira Mecidado!
00:09:44¡Mira Mecidado!
00:09:46Now, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the A&B Arena here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
00:10:08It's champion versus champion, 12 rounds of boxing for the ring-recognized, undisputed, super middleweight championship of the world.
00:10:23Proudly brought to you by Riyadh Season and the General Entertainment Authority, GEA,
00:10:29with Frank Warren for Queensbury Promotions, Canelo Promotions, Egon Sports and Evening,
00:10:37and Sela, sponsored by Riyadh Season, STA, STC, Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group, and Arena Fitness Innovation.
00:10:50Special thanks, ladies and gentlemen, as always, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
00:10:55and the custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saul.
00:11:03His Royal Highness, Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
00:11:10And the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, His Excellency, Turkey Al-Ashay.
00:11:17This contest is sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control, steward in charge, Guy Williamson.
00:11:27Supervisors for the WBC, Mauricio Sulaiman.
00:11:31For the WBO, Thomas Woods.
00:11:33For the IBF, Ben Kielty.
00:11:36For the WBA, Carlos Chavez.
00:11:40Timekeeper at the bell, Jason Booth.
00:11:42The three judges scoring will be Pablo Gonzalez, Dendrix Tapdasan, and Ron McNair.
00:11:50And when the bell rings, the action inside the ring will be the responsibility of World Championship veteran, Kieran McCann.
00:12:00And now, the officials are in place, and they are ready.
00:12:05The fighters are in the ring, and they are ready.
00:12:11So for the thousands in attendance, and the millions watching around the world,
00:12:17from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ladies and gentlemen,
00:12:22let's get ready to rumble!
00:12:24Let's get ready to rumble!
00:12:25Introducing first, fighting out of the blue corner,
00:12:39wearing white with gold, weighing in at 166.1 pounds.
00:12:45His professional record, a perfect one.
00:12:4823 fights, 23 victories, 11 big wins by knockout,
00:12:54originally from Matanzas, Cuba, but now living, training and fighting,
00:13:00out of Berlin, Germany.
00:13:02Ranked among the best in the world by Ring Magazine,
00:13:05He is the reigning, defending, undefeated, IBF Super Middleweight Champion of the World,
00:13:16William El Indomable School!
00:13:27And across the ring, his opponent fighting out of the red corner,
00:13:31wearing dark blue, trimmed with silver, officially weighing in at 167.1 pounds.
00:13:39His professional record, 62 victories, 39 wins by knockout,
00:13:46only two defeats, with two draws.
00:13:50De Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico,
00:13:53the former middleweight world champion,
00:13:56former junior middleweight world champion,
00:14:01former light heavyweight world champion,
00:14:05now recognized by Ring Magazine as champion,
00:14:09the reigning, defending, WBC, WBA, WBO,
00:14:15super middleweight champion of the world,
00:14:19Saúl Canelo Ayerin!
00:14:35Gentlemen, I gave you instructions in the dressing room,
00:14:37you know, I expect of you both, keep the fight clean,
00:14:39obey my commands, most importantly,
00:14:41protect yourself at all times, shake hands boys.
00:14:43Thank you.
00:14:49All right, William Skoll,
00:14:53undefeated, unknown, but undeterred.
00:14:57Could he possibly become undisputed?
00:15:00Or will Canelo Alvarez treat him like an uninvited guest
00:15:04to his Saudi Cinco de Mayo fiesta?
00:15:07Every single belt is on the line.
00:15:09Here we go for the undisputed
00:15:11super middleweight championship of the world.
00:15:15Sergio, I know what you're saying
00:15:19about using footwork, using distance,
00:15:21but to me, that's a recipe to survive this fight.
00:15:24To win it, I think William Skoll
00:15:26is going to have to get out of his comfort zone.
00:15:28He's not going to out-accurate Canelo Alvarez.
00:15:31He's not going to hurt Canelo Alvarez,
00:15:33but he's got to try, I think,
00:15:35to overwhelm Canelo Alvarez.
00:15:37He averaged 30 punches per round
00:15:39in his last fight against Vladimir Shishkin.
00:15:41He's got to try to come close to doubling that
00:15:43to have a chance to win this fight.
00:15:45Well, if Skoll tries or attempts to sell out,
00:15:48he's going to get closed down by Canelo
00:15:50because this is what Canelo does.
00:15:52He starts off slow.
00:15:53He starts ripping the body.
00:15:54He makes that ring smaller and smaller
00:15:56until he starts breaking down opponents
00:15:58and ultimately knocking them out.
00:16:00I think Skoll's also going to have to try to win
00:16:02these early rounds to put himself in a position.
00:16:04Canelo is a notoriously slow starter.
00:16:07Skoll, a bit of a sluggish finisher.
00:16:09You saw that 12th round against Shishkin.
00:16:11He was hurt, he was tired in that 12th round
00:16:14of a championship-level fight.
00:16:16Well, Skoll was mostly respectful
00:16:18in the build-up to this fight
00:16:19but did give a little trash talk
00:16:20saying he was going to eat Canelo Alvarez.
00:16:23And Canelo responded,
00:16:24the only thing he's going to eat is my fist.
00:16:29Let's see how aggressive Canelo is
00:16:32against the fleet-footed Cuban.
00:16:34Canelo fighting on a new continent
00:16:44for the first time.
00:16:47Fighting here in Asia.
00:16:50Yes, Saudi Arabia is part of Asia.
00:16:53Canelo's also shown interest perhaps
00:16:55in fighting in the UK sometime soon.
00:16:58First things first,
00:17:00win back the IBF title.
00:17:02that, Chris, I know you're not too happy
00:17:04about him having lost in the first place.
00:17:07I'm indifferent.
00:17:08Mandatories may come and go.
00:17:12See Williams-Skoll opening up
00:17:13in his orthodox stance.
00:17:15You'll see him switch stances
00:17:16throughout the course of this fight.
00:17:19Look at the presence in Canelo.
00:17:21Not even punching anything,
00:17:22but Canelo just right in front of him
00:17:24waiting for Skoll to make any kind of mistake,
00:17:27give him any kind of opening,
00:17:29just like that.
00:17:29Canelo try to sweep with a left hook.
00:17:34Skoll better keep that chin down.
00:17:36He has a habit of punching
00:17:38and pulling his head back,
00:17:39keeping that chin exposed.
00:17:40Canelo will try to sweep him
00:17:42with a wide left hook.
00:17:45Canelo's so methodical,
00:17:47so precise.
00:17:50Economical with his punches.
00:17:51He makes every shot count.
00:17:52Skoll not exactly trying to take this fight
00:18:00by the scruff of the neck here
00:18:01in round one.
00:18:02Come on, come on, come on.
00:18:05Don't worry.
00:18:05Go on, come on.
00:18:07Oh, come on.
00:18:10DJ Majestic.
00:18:14The P.A.C.E.C.O.L.
00:18:15No other DJ could pay this one right now.
00:18:22Exclusive.
00:18:252025.
00:18:25A tak, a tak?
00:18:27To jak go USA
00:18:29Kiedy Lord uprzcie, będzie chodź yıl 거죠
00:18:31Musisz pierwszy zobaczyć
00:18:33Moczujesz
00:18:34Ejeczili
00:18:35i to prace
00:18:37Orientują się?
00:18:39Nie chodzaj się i pożdżarczą
00:18:40Kuźnie
00:18:40Tu chodź ile
00:18:43Nie mówisz
00:18:47Nie pyta na nic
00:18:48Kiedyś się nie zajęło
00:18:49Zataj się, że czuła
00:18:51Coisiony do z tym
00:18:55Wersja w ten second.
00:18:58Zobaczmy na koniec.
00:19:01Zobaczmy na ten.
00:19:02Zobaczmy na ten.
00:19:04Zobaczmy na ten.
00:19:06Zobaczmy na ten.
00:19:08Canelo zbyt 4 reigning super middleweight champions
00:19:11w jego career.
00:19:12Rocky Fielding, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders
00:19:15and Caleb Plant.
00:19:16School would become his fifth
00:19:18if he could get the job done here
00:19:20in the early morning hours in Riyadh.
00:19:22Canelo! Canelo! Canelo! Canelo!
00:19:27Canelo! Canelo!
00:19:29School is looking to counter something that Canelo
00:19:32is not really committed to right now.
00:19:34Canelo isn't attacking anything.
00:19:35He's just judging the distance, judging the range,
00:19:38looking for the right shot to explode.
00:19:40Not wasting any punches.
00:19:42Lot of nervous energy from William School right now
00:19:45moving around but not really doing anything
00:19:47or taking initiative with that jab yet.
00:19:50Sergio, oh nice!
00:19:52To the right, into the left upstairs.
00:19:54And maybe School needs to be hit with a big shot
00:19:56to wake him up to get going.
00:19:58Conventional wisdom says
00:19:59if you don't win the early rounds against Canelo
00:20:01you're not going to win the late ones.
00:20:03And if you remember, Canelo's been dropping everyone early.
00:20:06You know, four out of his last six opponents
00:20:08have been dropped in the first three to four rounds.
00:20:11Good body shot there by Canelo.
00:20:13You saw William School feeling that.
00:20:15Dropped his hands now to keep that left arm low.
00:20:19School saying his game plan tonight is to make Canelo uncomfortable.
00:20:24Well, he's switching southpaw for a moment
00:20:27just trying to give a different look.
00:20:29But nothing coming out of that left-handed stance.
00:20:31So, right now, Canelo could control
00:20:34and definitely the more comfortable fighter.
00:20:36And always patient in the ring.
00:20:41Just a predator walking his opponents down.
00:20:44You know, he has a couple losses on his resume.
00:20:46A couple draws on his resume.
00:20:48But as a super middleweight, he's 9-0.
00:20:50And he has barely been threatened in this weight class.
00:20:53And he doesn't bite at the feints of School either.
00:20:58He just moves his upper body slightly.
00:21:00But he doesn't step back out of range where he can't counter.
00:21:03So, he's not intimidated by any of the shenanigans,
00:21:06any of the foot feints of the speed,
00:21:08the size and length of William School right now.
00:21:11Been there, done that for Solu Alvarez.
00:21:14When School's throwing these jabs,
00:21:16none of them are really mad.
00:21:18Canelo was very good at parrying shots and blocking shots.
00:21:21and that's why his defense is excellent.
00:21:28School three and a half inches taller than Canelo
00:21:30and has a two and a half inch reach advantage.
00:21:34You'd think he'd want to pepper him with that jab.
00:21:38Any time you do extend that jab,
00:21:40you're going to be at the range of getting countered.
00:21:44See, this is the thing about this style right here.
00:21:46If you're not going to be committed to anything,
00:21:48you're not going to be in this fight.
00:21:50So, right now, he flicked the jab.
00:21:52Canelo came right back with his own.
00:21:54Canelo, some fighters getting rid of Canelo
00:21:56and they're in all of him a little bit.
00:21:58You know, you're looking across the...
00:22:00and seeing a legend over there and you're thinking,
00:22:02whoa, let me get my bearings here.
00:22:04And that appears that that might be the case.
00:22:08Your mission...
00:22:13should you choose to accept.
00:22:17The clock is ticking.
00:22:18What exactly is
00:22:21your plan?
00:22:23KONIEC
00:22:53Przezebra
00:23:03Potem
00:23:04transcend listener
00:23:07Petr
00:23:08Zobacz let's see if Skoul tries to pick up to pace a little bit
00:23:11for some of the stance in the crowd don you had some success right their the
00:23:16need the second round
00:23:18judges probably think differently
00:23:20W tymczasu nie jest za mocny podnieść ciężko na podnieść na podnieść.
00:23:27W tymczasem jest niepodobnie w tym razem za to tak, że może nie ma boleh w gościć.
00:23:33To jest bardzo mocne podnieść podnieść, który wyjaśnieniu.
00:23:37Właśnie, że to patrzymuje na podnieść o podnieść.
00:23:41Canelo, oczywiście, nie ma w tym roku.
00:23:43W tymczasu widzisz, że widzisz, że są tego, że podnieść do podnieść do podnieść.
00:23:48Skouwa jest dobry right hand.
00:23:50Jest solidny right hand, it's strong.
00:23:52Nie ma dużo power behind it,
00:23:54ale jest timing behind it, i accuracy.
00:23:56With his size, he's a strong puncher.
00:23:58Even though he's not knocking guys out,
00:24:00he still gets to respect.
00:24:01So he needs to unleash that right hand
00:24:03and try to land it on Canelo,
00:24:04just like that.
00:24:05It could be a hook, it could be straight,
00:24:06it could be at the body,
00:24:07but you gotta keep this Mexican off you.
00:24:13Keep this fight in the middle of the ring as well.
00:24:18Skouwa appearing to get a little more comfortable right now.
00:24:23But he made it very clear, Chris,
00:24:25that he wasn't gonna try and make mistakes,
00:24:27he wasn't gonna do things differently
00:24:29than he has his whole career.
00:24:30He's gonna be very judicious with his punch selection.
00:24:33He's not an accurate puncher,
00:24:35and Canelo is an accurate puncher.
00:24:37Canelo's certainly a judicious one
00:24:39in this kind of phase two of his career,
00:24:42but he makes up for the lack of activity
00:24:45with incredibly accuracy,
00:24:46and really outside of the Asian people.
00:24:48Nobody in recent years has outlanded Canelo Alvarez.
00:24:56Many Mexicans and Mexican-Americans making the trip
00:24:59all the way here to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
00:25:02to support the face of boxing.
00:25:04Yeah, it was a fun crowd at the Wave.
00:25:06Fans here to support Canelo Alvarez,
00:25:08also Jaime Muglia, Marco Verde on the undercard.
00:25:11Yeah, it was good to see Canelo back in the dressing room
00:25:15giving Jaime Muglia his props, supporting him.
00:25:18I love that, man, giving props to a former foe.
00:25:21Just respect.
00:25:22It has nothing to do with the bloodline.
00:25:24It's just respect between both champions.
00:25:27Skull, a well-traveled fighter.
00:25:31He's from Cuba, had his first nine pro fights in Argentina.
00:25:33Nine of his last ten have been in Germany.
00:25:36Got nearly 400 amateur fights before turning pro back in 2016.
00:25:42And you can see him picking up a little bit of style
00:25:47from every country he's been to, you know.
00:25:50Every country has their own style, their own punching.
00:25:53You know, the Europeans fight really up top right.
00:25:57Argentines are a little strong.
00:25:59You know, they like single punches to the body.
00:26:01Mexican style.
00:26:02It's a clash of styles.
00:26:04Canelo's really going to have to figure out this tricky Cuban.
00:26:07Well, this is for the undisputed super middleweight title.
00:26:09Let's check in with Claudia,
00:26:10who's with the undisputed light heavyweight champ.
00:26:13Thank you, Todd.
00:26:14Yes.
00:26:15Dimitri Bivol, when it was your turn,
00:26:17you took the best out of Canelo.
00:26:19How did you pull that off?
00:26:20I think I was just myself without fear
00:26:27because most of his opponents, they have fear
00:26:31and they don't do what they can do.
00:26:34You know, they're very tight mentally and body.
00:26:40They don't throw enough punches.
00:26:42I think this is the most important.
00:26:45And talking about that,
00:26:47when do we get a chance to see you doing you
00:26:49again against none other than Beter Biel?
00:26:52I hope November, December, I will have a chance to have fight.
00:26:58We look forward to seeing you back.
00:27:00Thank you.
00:27:01Thank you.
00:27:02Back to you, Todd.
00:27:03I agree with Beter Biel.
00:27:04Throw a lot of punches.
00:27:06That is a good strategy for beating Canelo.
00:27:10Not throwing a lot of punches.
00:27:12And having most of those punches be blocked jabs
00:27:15is not a strategy that's going to be.
00:27:17Yeah, but Beter Biel has one of the best jabs in boxing.
00:27:19And he has some of the best...
00:27:21Excuse me.
00:27:22Biel has one of the best jabs in boxing.
00:27:24In and out style.
00:27:25Footwork.
00:27:26So it's not just throw more punches.
00:27:27It's throwing the right punches at the right time
00:27:29in an in and out style where Canelo can't catch a rhythm.
00:27:32I'll disagree.
00:27:33And he had size and a power advantage very few opponents have on Canelo.
00:27:37Well, School's got the size advantage for sure.
00:27:39Yeah, but he's fighting squared up.
00:27:41That's right.
00:27:42Canelo's taking advantage of that body.
00:27:43Squared up against the ropes.
00:27:44You need to get in an angle with Canelo.
00:27:46Don't give him that body.
00:27:47Then you can fight in and out instead of laterally.
00:27:50These are good body shots.
00:27:51Canelo's just staring at that midsection.
00:27:53Looking for opportunities.
00:27:54Trying to close the distance as Canelo.
00:27:57Patiently stalking School.
00:27:59Trying to cut the ring off, forcing the Cuban to engage.
00:28:04The more punches School throws, the more openings Canelo will have.
00:28:14Going to the body.
00:28:15And every time he hits him, you see School drop those arms
00:28:18and kind of scatter out of there.
00:28:19Canelo just missed with that right hook.
00:28:21He grazed the ribs of School.
00:28:24If he does drop School in this fight,
00:28:27Sergio, will it be to the body or to the chin?
00:28:30I think it's going to, he's going to hurt him to the body.
00:28:32But it has to be a chin shot because he's just setting him up for something over the top.
00:28:36That's what Canelo does.
00:28:37He's so patient.
00:28:38He'll just, he'll keep fighting your fight until you give him an opportunity.
00:28:41And then he'll pounce on you.
00:28:43Canelo has become a power puncher.
00:28:46You know, he looks for that single shot now.
00:28:48He's not an explosive combination puncher like he was in his younger days.
00:28:54Now he uses experience and old bull mentality.
00:28:57His presence is what breaks fighters down and makes them forced to make mistakes.
00:29:02Yeah, it's a ball.
00:29:03Oh, nice right hand there from School.
00:29:05And he flexes a little bit.
00:29:06Every shot he lands.
00:29:08Chris, he acts like he won the World Cup.
00:29:11It was a good right hand, but it didn't land.
00:29:13Canelo Sergio has evolved defensively significantly too.
00:29:17Daniel Jacobs, to speak to this, like when he was in his prime years,
00:29:21like when he fought Jacobs, he would slip a lot of shots.
00:29:24Movement would be part of his defensive repertoire.
00:29:26Now it's more about parrying.
00:29:28It's more about blocking.
00:29:29He's not as elusive as he used to be, but you still can't get to it.
00:29:33He still has great defense.
00:29:35Great radar.
00:29:36You know, he's just a good eye.
00:29:37He doesn't move.
00:29:38See right there.
00:29:39He doesn't move out of the way.
00:29:40He just slowly pauses it and carries the punch.
00:29:49Little by little, he gains information.
00:29:51He gaining the rhythm, the speed.
00:29:54You know, he's inching closer and closer to landing that big punch.
00:29:57All these wasted rounds, you know, it's investment for Canelo.
00:30:01It doesn't look like much, but when school's not doing anything,
00:30:05he's winning these rounds on presence.
00:30:10So this is for Undisputed.
00:30:12We just heard from the Undisputed Light heavyweight champion.
00:30:15And on Saturday, July 19th here on DAZN,
00:30:18we will crown a heavyweight undisputed champion.
00:30:21Nusik versus Dubois.
00:30:23Who do you have, Chris?
00:30:24Look, I would favor Alexander Nusik against everybody in the heavyweight division,
00:30:28but Danny Dubois is on a roll right now.
00:30:31Three huge wins in a row.
00:30:32He is a much improved fighter than the guy that Usyk beat back in 2023.
00:30:36Don't just be looking at the shoulder.
00:30:40You got to look downstairs, too.
00:30:42We're going to stop this guy, all right?
00:30:43We're going to stop this dude.
00:30:44Close up a little bit.
00:30:57Second time.
00:30:59Round five.
00:31:04Let's check in with Daniel Jacobs.
00:31:08What are you seeing here, Danny?
00:31:09Well, from my analysis, I can see Canelo being a stalker and preying on this guy,
00:31:15but Skull needs to really continue to punch more.
00:31:18I think that will be his success because he's a good boxer, very athletic.
00:31:22As you can see with this quick uppercut, he's very, very talented, but he needs to throw more.
00:31:28He needs to be like a guy that's assertive in making sure that he knows and the judges know that he's a victim.
00:31:38Every time Williams Skull does that stop-start with his footwork,
00:31:41a bunch of gold glitter sprays all over the ring.
00:31:44Don't know if you can see it on camera.
00:31:47But it was interesting, in between rounds, you heard Eddie Reynoso saying,
00:31:50we're going to stop this guy.
00:31:52And in the past, Canelo's dropped his last five opponents, Sergio.
00:31:55But he has said, listen, when I've dropped him, the reason I haven't really gone for the kill
00:31:58is because Eddie Reynoso's told me not to, to be patient.
00:32:01So tonight, though, it's Reynoso saying, go get it.
00:32:04Yeah, both these guys haven't stopped the fighter in 2021.
00:32:09But the confidence in the corner of Canelo, just praying and stalking, being patient,
00:32:14they're seeing something that school is not, or that we're not.
00:32:19Because right now, Canelo's very, he's actually becoming too patient
00:32:22because he's not even jabbing his way in, trying to, trying to pop him.
00:32:26Hey, Chris, a lot of criticism from last night's card about the lack of punches thrown.
00:32:30Canelo's only thrown 38 and landed 12.
00:32:32He's being judicious with his shots, but the school numbers are far more glaring.
00:32:36Like, he's not throwing anything.
00:32:38Well, he's throwing, he's not landing.
00:32:40We give Canelo the benefit of the doubt because we know what he can do with the punches that do land.
00:32:53There's a couple.
00:32:56See, this is the frustrating side of the Cuban school of boxing.
00:33:12They have so much talent and ability, size, power, but they sometimes move a little bit too much.
00:33:19They box a little bit too much, defensive-minded a little bit too much.
00:33:22Right hand of the body there from Canelo.
00:33:25Those will start to add up.
00:33:26And he's putting a lot of, behind those shots as well, sitting down on those punches.
00:33:31And Sergio, we've seen a variety of different Cubans over the years.
00:33:36We've seen the ultra-elusive, if you want to call it that, and Arisnani Lara.
00:33:41Right hand, a counter shot.
00:33:42Yiromo Rigandau.
00:33:44But we've also seen Luis Ortiz, Yoriyorkas Gamboa, Andy Cruz becoming a pretty good action fighter as a professional.
00:33:52As far as I can see from Williams School, he is cutting that Rigandau a lot.
00:33:56Lara started becoming an exciting puncher once he got older.
00:34:01And he's still a champion in his 40s because he got flat-footed.
00:34:05He doesn't have a leg.
00:34:19I'm really excited.
00:34:21I'm really excited.
00:34:23I'm really excited.
00:34:25Let's go.
00:34:26Let's go.
00:34:27Let's go.
00:34:28Let's go.
00:34:29Let's go.
00:34:30Let's go.
00:34:31Let's go.
00:34:32Let's go.
00:34:33Let's go.
00:34:34Let's go.
00:34:35Let's go.
00:34:36Let's go.
00:34:37Let's go.
00:34:38Let's go.
00:34:39Let's go.
00:34:40Nice uppercut there by School.
00:34:42You can see that he pulled it back before he even punched it.
00:34:45He's already thinking about defense instead of offense.
00:34:48Back comes Canelo.
00:34:50Canelo with a body shot right there.
00:34:52And School better be careful with those because lifting his arms like that, exposing his ribs.
00:34:56Second.
00:35:00Second's up.
00:35:03Round six.
00:35:04All right, Chris, five rounds in the books.
00:35:08How do you have this one scored?
00:35:09Yeah, I've got it five rounds but none in favor of Canelo Alvarez.
00:35:12That last round was probably the best round that William School's had.
00:35:16Landed that short uppercut.
00:35:18But the body shots of Canelo, I just thought won him the round and he's just been in complete control.
00:35:24William School, he's doing kind of what I thought he was going to do, which is move around a lot.
00:35:28Fight off the jab.
00:35:29Oh, there's a right hand best punch in the fight for School.
00:35:32More of that and maybe we can get this fight a little more competitive.
00:35:36That's a really good shot by School.
00:35:38He pretended to jab just to come with a half uppercut, 45 degree punch.
00:35:43Awkward combination.
00:35:44That's the reason our right hand landed.
00:35:51See, this is where Canelo needs to start jabbing the chest and the torso of School.
00:35:55Stop him from moving.
00:35:56You know, the more he moves, the more confident School's going to get.
00:35:59Good body shot there from Canelo.
00:36:02Answered back by School who, again, flexes.
00:36:07Canelo did give School his flower, so to speak, this week.
00:36:10Saying, look, he's going to be hard to figure out.
00:36:12He's here for a reason.
00:36:13This will not be an easy win.
00:36:16This is champion versus champion.
00:36:18I mean, you've got to respect the ability of School.
00:36:20Even though it's frustrating, you have to respect what he's doing so far.
00:36:24He's not engaging.
00:36:25He's not giving Canelo what he wants.
00:36:26And he's punching back any time Canelo gets his.
00:36:28There's a bunch back that time.
00:36:30That was a good body shot again, Canelo Alvarez.
00:36:32These body shots are starting to add up.
00:36:34No, Canelo's getting the better of it.
00:36:35That's why he's winning these rounds convincingly.
00:36:37But School's trying to punch back at least.
00:36:39See, just like that.
00:36:43This is the most active round by far here in the sixth for both players.
00:36:47School became the number one with the IBFI beating Jefni Cienko back in July 2022.
00:37:03And it was 27 months until he got his shot at the belt.
00:37:08So he's patient both in and out of the ring.
00:37:18School promised to break Canelo's rhythm.
00:37:24Is he doing that, Sergio?
00:37:26No, but he's trying to frustrate him.
00:37:29I don't think you can break Canelo at all.
00:37:32He's frustrating all of us, isn't he?
00:37:34Yeah, he is.
00:37:36But hey, this is what he does.
00:37:38But this is strategy, exactly.
00:37:39I mean, you look at his record, you look at the guy who's fighting, how he wins.
00:37:43This is his style.
00:37:46It's a spoiler.
00:37:48He doesn't commit to punches.
00:37:50Even that jab right there where he flicks it out.
00:37:52He's not committing to it.
00:37:53He's not trying to land it.
00:37:54He's just trying to annoy you.
00:37:56Just get out of the way.
00:37:57Not win the round, but not get hurt either.
00:37:59He's not here to win.
00:38:00No, he's not.
00:38:01He's not here to win.
00:38:02I think he thinks he's winning, Chris.
00:38:04I disagree.
00:38:05I think he's winning these rounds.
00:38:06He thinks he is.
00:38:07Ignorance is bliss.
00:38:13Don't let this guy get bigger and more confident, all right?
00:38:26He's blocked, man.
00:38:28He's got to stay well blocked.
00:38:31He wants to win round by round.
00:38:36Let him keep doing all that nonsense and moving.
00:38:40Just be careful when you do go to the body, he's trying to lift you up with an uppercut.
00:38:50Pay attention.
00:38:52Pay attention.
00:38:53Pay attention.
00:38:54Take it round for round.
00:38:57This guy's never going to stand still.
00:39:03Counter punch on the inside.
00:39:05Well, guys, we get to the second half of the fight that's basically going to script.
00:39:08We have to acknowledge why we're here, and that's because of the IBF.
00:39:12Made William School its mandatory challenger to Canelo last year with no quality wins on his resume,
00:39:18which positioned him to win that title.
00:39:21This is the same IBF that made Karin Shukadzian the mandatory against Boots Ennis after he wiped him out.
00:39:27Then Camille Zarametta and him the mandatory against Gennady Golovkin.
00:39:30If you're willing to do this IBF eliminator dance, they will rocket you up their rank.
00:39:34It's completely ridiculous.
00:39:35Like, this is the same sanctioning body that has a guy named Michael Eifert set up to be road killed
00:39:40for the winner of the third fight between Dimitri Beeble and Archer Betterbein.
00:39:43That has ten fighters ranked ahead of Diego Pacheco and Christian Mbili at super middleweight.
00:39:48That has George Cambosis, who has one fight at 140 pounds, ranked seven spots ahead of Dalton Smith.
00:39:55Look, years ago, the WBO once ranked a guy named Darren Morris, who was dead at the time that they ranked him.
00:40:03I feel comfortable saying the IBF's current ranking system is measurably worse.
00:40:09Atta boy, Chris Medica.
00:40:10And Chris, Chris is headed up, he's headed down, he's headed outside.
00:40:14Meanwhile, Canelo trying to cut the ring off, landing some body shots.
00:40:18Here on School, who continues to try to stick and move and dance.
00:40:25But Canelo has made a career out of not getting frustrated.
00:40:30These body shots are winning the fight for Canelo.
00:40:33I mean, as frustrating as it is, he keeps aiming at that midsection, and they keep landing
00:40:38because the little pot shot that School tries to come back with, it's not enough.
00:40:43Canelo's getting the better of it every time in the body.
00:40:47Do you think I'm wrong, Sergio? Do you think that School thinks he's doing great right now?
00:41:01Somehow, someway, I really do.
00:41:04You know, some guys, some guys think they have success because they're not getting knocked out by Canelo
00:41:10because they're not getting hit cleanly by Canelo.
00:41:13He'll say, look at the stats.
00:41:15I landed in one more punch than he has.
00:41:18What do you mean he's won every round?
00:41:19These moral victories need to stop against Canelo.
00:41:22Power to the body, nice left there from school.
00:41:26Boy, he just does not stop moving.
00:41:35Give him that.
00:41:36A lot of these guys that didn't come to win, Edgar Berlenga, Jermel Charlo, you know, more victories don't do it, man.
00:41:45I mean, you got the payday, at least try to get some respect.
00:41:49Try to get something that you can leave your confident with, prideful with.
00:41:55Head up in the air on the championship level, one of the best fighters in the world, instead of just moving around for 36 minutes.
00:42:03Again, I'll disagree.
00:42:05I think in his mind, he thinks not only is he trying to win, I think he thinks he's winning.
00:42:11Look at his face.
00:42:13See, I'm telling you, he's having a great time.
00:42:15He's having a great time.
00:42:45Musimy wciąż z amướng i krinąc na przykład, że do'Mesówki.
00:42:52W tej okra i zauważyli.
00:42:54Używanie, obiedźcie poashedku, przyjadę na piłce.
00:42:57To była dobra dobra, ale jest dobra dobra dobra.
00:43:00Wiesz, że dobra odziewała się, ale poza uchwytu.
00:43:03Keep moving, that's the advice, stay on the bike, look for that one shot.
00:43:09They fly quickly and go to the ring.
00:43:11Let's see if Canelo tries to turn up the heat.
00:43:21When he brought Intermo Dia he was right there in front of him.
00:43:24Hey, you gave school around!
00:43:28I gave school the last round, mostly because there's been activities by Canelo.
00:43:3329, 64, favorita Canelo Alvarez.
00:43:35William School may think he's winning, he's done.
00:43:37I don't think Canelo's fighting any kind of
00:43:39brilliant fight, but
00:43:41the power shots of the body have been
00:43:43a big difference maker for him.
00:43:45Very little that William School has done
00:43:47has really counteracted that.
00:43:49I agree, those body shots,
00:43:51they are in between, they're not much,
00:43:53but that's a lot more effective
00:43:55than anything William School's doing.
00:44:03The uppercut as Canelo
00:44:05landed his body shot.
00:44:07Boy, the referee's way far away
00:44:09from the action, isn't he? Might as well be sitting in the front row.
00:44:13Not even on the screen.
00:44:15What does he have to do?
00:44:17Oh, that's rough there from Canelo.
00:44:29School told us he was going to do this,
00:44:31no surprise here.
00:44:33I'm going to stand and trade with this guy.
00:44:35I'm going to hit him,
00:44:37make him miss, and that's the name of the game.
00:44:39Sergio, you know this better than anybody.
00:44:41Hit and don't get hit.
00:44:42I get it, yes, but you're also here to win a fight.
00:44:44You know, you're also here to win a fight.
00:44:46You want to frustrate, you want to move,
00:44:47you want to use all your assets,
00:44:49all your attributes, and yes,
00:44:51he's using everything he has.
00:44:53And he's sharing some guts by cowering
00:44:55off the ropes like that, but they're not landing.
00:44:57Those punches are not landing cleanly.
00:44:59Canelo's had success against big fighters,
00:45:03tall fighters in this division.
00:45:05Rocky Fielding, Callum Smith come to mind.
00:45:07Here's another big guy in front of him
00:45:09in Williams School.
00:45:11El Indamabo.
00:45:13And he has experience fighting a Cuban
00:45:16that has tried to frustrate him.
00:45:18Back in 2014, he fought Erislandi Lara,
00:45:21a highly competitive fight in the ring,
00:45:24close on the scorecards.
00:45:25Canelo came away with a win that night,
00:45:28but I think that gave him a bit of a lesson
00:45:30on what these kind of Cuban fighters try to do.
00:45:32And Lara, at least, was sniping him with one-twos.
00:45:36I agree that Lara was trying to win,
00:45:38and Lara, to this day,
00:45:40will make the argument that he did win that fight.
00:45:42And he makes a great case for winning that fighter,
00:45:44at least the draw,
00:45:45but this man is not trying to win.
00:45:47He's not controlling with that jab.
00:45:48He's not throwing a one-two.
00:45:50He's herky-jerky, moving around the ring,
00:45:53not getting hit with anything cleanly upstairs,
00:45:55but those few body shots Canelo are landing
00:45:59are enough to win the round.
00:46:00just as if he begins to win the round.
00:46:13Wszyscy nie mamu widzenia.
00:46:36Właśnić się na ciąży.
00:46:38Właśnić kiedy...
00:46:41Nie ma go dobrać, ale nie ma go dobrać.
00:46:44Nie ma go dobrać jedno.
00:46:46Nie ma go dobrać jedno.
00:46:48Nie ma go dobrać jedno.
00:46:50Terence Crawford nie wygląda z tym, co jest w tym,
00:46:54ale, jeszcze się do 7.00 do roku, local.
00:47:002nd now
00:47:039
00:47:06We're all a little dazed and confused at this point
00:47:15I don't know if you hear that, let's fight
00:47:17There's too much running around, I love that, why not?
00:47:22I like that from a referee, I've heard that from referees in the US before
00:47:25Where in the middle of a fight, say hey, let's fight action
00:47:28I like that from the referee.
00:47:30Trust me, he's not delivering that message to Canelo Alvarez.
00:47:41Hope those of you watching around the world
00:47:43celebrating Cinco de Mayo
00:47:45or watching it a pound to pound
00:47:48some say Pound King
00:47:49face the boxing Canelo here on his own.
00:47:58And William School claimed low blow on that one.
00:48:03He kind of leaned back.
00:48:04That's what Canelo was arguing,
00:48:06which made that punch straight possibly
00:48:08a little below that belt.
00:48:11Joe, is there anything more Canelo can do
00:48:13to force School to engage more?
00:48:16No, really, because Canelo doesn't have
00:48:19the foot speed to close that distance,
00:48:22close that gap.
00:48:23And that's always been the complaint with Canelo,
00:48:26you know, the heavy feet.
00:48:28This man does well whenever someone
00:48:30wants to fight him,
00:48:31whenever he can actually get a guy
00:48:33to plant his team and exchange.
00:48:35But whenever someone's not exchanged,
00:48:37he's moving and jabbing here and there,
00:48:39twos and fused, is very frustrating.
00:48:41William School just misses as the crowd
00:48:44trying to urge Canelo on.
00:48:46Here in his 67th pro fight,
00:48:48he does have 39 knockouts.
00:48:51They love to see number 40.
00:48:53That body shot right there,
00:48:54that was a clean hard body shot
00:48:57that landed without being blocked.
00:48:59Shots like that will sway around
00:49:01that School's doing nothing.
00:49:03CompuBox numbers through eight rounds.
00:49:09Power shots thrown, Alvarez with more.
00:49:12Look at the body shots, 27 to 4.
00:49:15That's going to win the fight for Canelo
00:49:17in the big fight for the body shot.
00:49:23Canelo blocking that right hand.
00:49:25As he moves forward,
00:49:26trying to get School against the road.
00:49:28Now that's in the corner,
00:49:29that's when he's got low.
00:49:30Two of them,
00:49:31and it dropped the hands of Skull,
00:49:32who gives him a smile.
00:49:34Yeah, that was the first time
00:49:35I think we've seen combination
00:49:37punching to the body of Canelo.
00:49:38Canelo.
00:49:40Canelo trying to showboat,
00:49:42I'm telling you guys.
00:49:43He's complaining,
00:49:44but he also was complaining
00:49:45to the referee again
00:49:46about a low blow.
00:49:47There was no chance that
00:49:48that last punch was below the belt.
00:49:50There's one thing that annoys me more
00:49:52is like when a fighter complains
00:49:54or looks for the referee for help.
00:49:56The man that's fighting you
00:49:57is right in front of you.
00:49:58He hits you low,
00:49:59go get it back.
00:50:02Yeah, it's one of the few
00:50:03sports in the world
00:50:04that if you don't like
00:50:05what your opponent is doing,
00:50:06you can punch him in the face.
00:50:07This is the fight game, man.
00:50:09I mean, what are you complaining for?
00:50:11It's not a war of words.
00:50:14You've got two fists.
00:50:16Go punch the man
00:50:17right where he punched you.
00:50:19If you have a problem,
00:50:20we'll get it back.
00:50:21Right hand lands for Canelo
00:50:24right before the bell
00:50:25as we head to the 10th.
00:50:50How do you feel?
00:50:51Good.
00:50:52How do you feel?
00:50:53Good.
00:50:54Good.
00:50:59Easy, easy.
00:51:08You've got to keep walking them down.
00:51:09Keep walking them down.
00:51:10Stay tight with the defense.
00:51:11Bring your hands back to your face.
00:51:13Round 10 scheduled for 12.
00:51:14William Scull, the IBF,
00:51:17super middleweight champion.
00:51:19Canelo's got all the rest of the belts.
00:51:34Zobaczmy, że chcemy otrzymywać do two-szego championu w tej dziewczynce.
00:51:40Pierwsze dziewczynce dziewczynce dziewczynce dziewczynce dziewczynce dziewczynce dziewczynce dziewczynce.
00:51:46NRW
00:51:59Warszawczycy sk ngojec qua w region ten śmieci
00:52:13Sergi, nie ma cumbia
00:52:17You know how to do the robot, don't you know that.
00:52:22I thought the Roomba was that vacuum that is electronic by itself, a robot vacuum.
00:52:29Spend way too much time on Amazon.
00:52:39Will Scholes said it was very disrespectful that people were
00:52:42already talking about Canelo vs. Crawford later in the year.
00:52:46Przestycje
00:52:48To
00:52:50Uczyszczaj
00:52:52Nic
00:52:54Znuszczaj
00:52:56W Wellington
00:52:58Wątrz
00:53:00Wtedy
00:53:01Wówczas
00:53:03Wówczas
00:53:06Znuszczaj
00:53:08Skólu
00:53:10Wątrz
00:53:11Wymysly
00:53:13Wątrz
00:53:14Wielkie
00:53:44Też promotor i networks will never bring you back again.
00:53:48We saw that with Riggindow,
00:53:50who became almost radioactive to television networks for most of his career.
00:53:58People watch sports for entertainment.
00:54:01They pay money to be entertained.
00:54:14So, Joe, do you think the people who are having a few cervezas right now
00:54:19are more entertained or less entertained right now?
00:54:21Probably a little more angry than the sober people.
00:54:23They're probably throwing the cervezas on the TV watching this.
00:54:39Got two rounds left.
00:54:40Wendy's last two rounds.
00:54:44Hitchens vs. Camposius Jr. Saturday, June 14th,
00:54:49live from New York City.
00:54:51You can catch it here on The Zone.
00:54:53I know. I've been out there before.
00:54:57The referee telling Canelo to start fighting.
00:55:00Canelo tells him, why don't you go tell the other corner to start fighting.
00:55:03To your defense.
00:55:05Move, move, move.
00:55:06Move, move, move.
00:55:07Take it here.
00:55:08Take it to the other corner.
00:55:10Look, this guy's never going to stop.
00:55:14And if he does stop, he's not going to throw much.
00:55:16So, just tight guard.
00:55:19Tight guard.
00:55:20Just one good shot.
00:55:21Hard shot.
00:55:22Round 11.
00:55:25Well, Danny, you didn't run away from Canelo.
00:55:27How do you see things playing out right now?
00:55:30I see Canelo Alvarez slightly winning.
00:55:34Really?
00:55:35But I do think, yes.
00:55:36I say that because he still needs to punch and be effective with his punches.
00:55:42And if he doesn't punch and land clean, effective shots, it's going to be hard,
00:55:47depending on how to judge, judge the fight.
00:55:50So, for me, when you land a punch and you make contact is when you can win a round.
00:55:55And Canelo, at least, as much as we're complaining about Skull,
00:55:59I also think Canelo Alvarez needs to apply the pressure.
00:56:02He's a world-renowned fighter.
00:56:04He can make the difference in this fight by being effective,
00:56:08by coming forward, cutting the ring off.
00:56:10This is something that we expect from Canelo Alvarez.
00:56:13Thank you, Danny.
00:56:14Hey, Chris, if his name wasn't Canelo, would you be more critical of him right now in this fight?
00:56:19I think there's fairness to it.
00:56:20It's not—this isn't a masterclass by Canelo.
00:56:22It's not even a great performance.
00:56:25The punch output is low even for Canelo Alvarez's fight.
00:56:30I just think if you're looking for reasons to blame this fight playing out the way it is,
00:56:35if you want to blame Pi, it's like 95 percent of William Skull.
00:56:40Like, I get what Danny's saying about the scorecards,
00:56:43and Canelo should throw more, but we're just not getting anything thrown back from William Skull.
00:56:47It's a lot of jabs, occasional right hand, a whole lot of moves.
00:56:51He's complaining every single time. It's right—it's right above the belt line.
00:56:56I mean, Canelo is, in my opinion, having a lot more success here tonight.
00:57:00There's a body shot from Canelo, answer with a left from Skull, who gives him that smile again.
00:57:06And, hey, who could forget the NFL head coach, Dennis Green, who said they were who he thought they were.
00:57:15That's kind of for Skull, for criticizing him, but look, this is the way he fights Sergio.
00:57:20We knew he would fight like this.
00:57:24Well, look, I respect Daniel Jacobs. I respect boxing judges.
00:57:30Let's just see how they're feeling, because I do not see this man winning rounds.
00:57:37He's winning out of frustration.
00:57:40The frustration is not one of the elements of winning a round or a fight.
00:57:47Who's to say one or maybe two of the judges here are appreciating some of the William Skull movement and defensive ability,
00:57:57and they're giving him some of these close rounds.
00:57:59It's not like Canelo is dominating round after round.
00:58:03William Skull was more active with the jab than was landing shots.
00:58:09I might believe this fight could be closer, but he's not.
00:58:12A lot of his jabs, most of his jabs being gobbled up by the defense of Canelo.
00:58:16Right hands are few and far between, and the clean punches, even though they're not as many as we'd like to see,
00:58:22are still being landed by Canelo.
00:58:24I wish this fight was in an eight-by-eight-foot ring.
00:58:36Oh, he's frustrated! Keep doing it!
00:58:38That's all I'm seeing right there. Body shots.
00:58:50Whenever someone is moving, not jabbing, not controlling the range, not controlling the ring.
00:58:55That's not ring generalship. That's the guy moving away, not engaging, frustrating, but not winning the round.
00:59:01So single shots of the body that are effective for me swayed me to give that nod to him.
00:59:18He's running. You just got to keep sweeping him with that left hook.
00:59:21For the 12th and final round!
00:59:24So the 12th and final round.
00:59:27Will we see more of the same?
00:59:30The more Canelo chasing school around the ring.
00:59:33And look at his, his excellent field on the canvas saying, come on, let's go! Let's get the fight going!
00:59:41A lot of money was placed and invested into this fight, into this event, and right now, Chris Mannix has Canelo ahead 108, 101.
00:59:50Yeah, 108, 101. The two rounds I gave to William School were generous.
00:59:54They were mostly due to a lack of activity in each of those rounds by Canelo Alvarez, but
01:00:00so far, a completely lopsided win.
01:00:04Winning lead for Canelo Alvarez.
01:00:05I think you're generous with that second round, but yeah, I agree.
01:00:08Two rounds max.
01:00:09There's a left hook from Canelo, as School momentarily stops moving.
01:00:22Well, he stopped moving because he landed a jab.
01:00:27School must have spent a lot of time running backwards on a treadmill in preparation for this fight.
01:00:31I'll give him this, he's in phenomenal shape, and better shape than he was in for the Vladimir Shushkin fight,
01:00:37where he seemed to fade in the later rounds.
01:00:39He came prepared, he came ready physically.
01:00:41I just don't think he came in with a game plan that was designed to win.
01:00:46The crowd saying, give us something, wake us up!
01:00:57A little combination there from School after Canelo landed a body shot.
01:01:06His arm punches Canelo Alvarez, become famous for work.
01:01:09Calum Smith, who ate a lot of them, injured his bicep after that fight with Canelo.
01:01:14He beat Canelo, who beat Canelo, came away from that fight with a sore left arm.
01:01:19Part of his repertoire.
01:01:28I don't know if it's in the book of refereeing, but they should be a point where a referee can
01:01:33take away a point for a fighter not fighting, for a fighter not throwing punches.
01:01:38We're moving too much.
01:01:41You'd have had a lot of points to double.
01:01:43Yeah, but I fought on the inside at least.
01:01:45I caught, you know, this man is just running.
01:01:53Look, those two punches on the fight, moves around for 20 seconds.
01:01:56Those two more punches.
01:01:58I'm never thankful to make this a fight.
01:02:11Williamsgroove didn't come to defend his championship, or he didn't come to win.
01:02:16He had to pick up a check, not get hurt, and get a moral victory for a decision.
01:02:21A classic confrontation, this does not.
01:02:28And Skull just touched Canelo more there than he did the entire fight.
01:02:36Yes, he did.
01:02:38And Canelo scolding him, saying, come on, man, that wasn't a fight.
01:02:46Well, there are some probably in Germany and Cuba who believe that Skull did enough to win.
01:02:53Did two judges agree?
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01:03:21Will Canelo pick up his 63rd professional win and once again become undisputed?
01:03:31Or did William Skull do enough to become undisputed himself and remain undefeated?
01:03:45Sergio, can you go get me a coffee, please?
01:03:47Here's the best of that last round, a left hook there from Canelo.
01:04:00No, it was a jab that landed on the left hook.
01:04:05But was that jab enough to win the round or any round?
01:04:08Yeah, this is frustrating.
01:04:21Well, Canelo told us ahead of time that Skull has a complicated style and I'll say he was right about that.
01:04:28Skull said, I'm going to move a lot, throw combinations.
01:04:32I've got the tools to beat Canelo.
01:04:43Here are the final fight stats powered by CompuBox.
01:04:48Skull threw 293 punches, over about 140 more than Canelo, landed one less.
01:04:55And you can see most of the work done by Alvarez was to the body, 40 landed shots.
01:05:04Any chance Skull wins this, Sergio?
01:05:08No, I don't see it.
01:05:12You can see the frustration from Canelo.
01:05:14There's really not much to say about this fight, is there?
01:05:29I think...
01:05:31The less said, the better?
01:05:33Yeah, for me it is, because I'm frustrated to the point.
01:05:37I just don't want to be negative to Skull anymore, or Skull.
01:05:41All right, Michael Buffer has the scorecards.
01:05:45Who will leave Riyadh undisputed?
01:05:50Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds of boxing, we go to the scorecards.
01:05:56The winner will be the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world.
01:06:01Here are the score totals. Pablo Gonzalez scores it, 115-113.
01:06:09Ron McNair has it, 116-112.
01:06:12And Dan Ricks Topdowson has it, 119-109.
01:06:17All three scores go to the winner by unanimous decision.
01:06:21Canelo Alvarez!
01:06:31115-113, and 116-112.
01:06:36So two judges gave Skull a lot of credit,
01:06:39as Saul Canelo Alvarez didn't exactly take William Skull to Skull here tonight,
01:06:46but he does become undisputed again.
01:06:47All I heard was 119-109.
01:06:50That's the way I saw it.
01:06:58Well, a win is a win, I guess.
01:07:00On to the next, and that will likely be a mega fight with Terrence Crawford.
01:07:07Clean the ring, please. We want to do something. Clean the ring.
01:07:20Excuse me.
01:07:27Come on, Crawford.
01:07:29Where is the belt? Just a minute. Just a minute.
01:07:36We do two special ring belts. This is the first one.
01:07:53And now it is for Canelo.
01:07:56And now it is for Canelo.
01:07:57Team! Team! Team! Team! Team! Team! Team! Team! Team!
01:08:12What fight were you watching, pal?
01:08:16Canelo, he makes the world!
01:08:18To jest dla dziś, nie dla jutro.
01:08:37To jest druga dla Sopembra.
01:08:39To właśnie z Anglady.
01:08:43100% goł.
01:08:47Zobaczmy, że teraz chcemy zrobić przesunięcia dla lutego roku.
01:09:03W latach jest w septembrze, między dwóch wielkich lutach w naszej generacji.
01:09:11Kanela Arteres i Crawford.
01:09:17To będzie w stadionu Las Vegas na 12 septembrze.
01:09:47Here it is, the official face-off.
01:09:50The date September 12.
01:09:52Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
01:09:56For the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world.
01:10:02Saul Canelo Alvarez vs.
01:10:06Thud Crawford!
01:10:17Well, Sergio, the future is bright, at least.
01:10:32Can't wait to see Canelo vs. Crawford.
01:10:35Your early thoughts on that matchup?
01:10:37Fantastic matchup.
01:10:38I mean, the brilliance and the switch hitting.
01:10:41The power, the speed, the IQ of Crawford.
01:10:45With the size, the power, the experience of Canelo.
01:10:50I mean, that's a can't-miss fight.
01:10:52And it belongs in the stadium.
01:10:56Chris Mannix is in the ring.
01:10:59Well, Canelo.
01:11:02Canelo, congratulations.
01:11:04You are a two-time undisputed super middleweight champion.
01:11:08Had to work hard out there to get that win tonight.
01:11:11What do you think of that performance?
01:11:13Oh, that's why I don't like to fight that kind of guys, you know?
01:11:16They can just to survive, to go to the 12th round.
01:11:20And that's why I don't like them.
01:11:22I hope September coming in another kind of fight.
01:11:26When you heard one of the judges say 115-113, what did you think?
01:11:30Ah, you don't know.
01:11:32You know, with that kind of fights, anything you can say is, for me, it's a boring fight.
01:11:38You know, like a fighter not try to win or just try to survive.
01:11:43And I hate that kind of fighters.
01:11:45You knew that he was going to try to move around a lot.
01:11:49Was he trickier to figure out than you originally thought?
01:11:52No, they do even more than I thought.
01:11:55But, uh, it's okay.
01:11:56We win.
01:11:57And we are here with two times on the spirit champion.
01:12:01And I'm grateful to fight here in Saudi Arabia.
01:12:03And thank you, everybody, for coming to support me, my family, my friend, everybody.
01:12:08And, like always, I say, Viva Mexico, cabrones!
01:12:16You...
01:12:17It's a new experience for you, fighting in Saudi Arabia for the first time.
01:12:20Fighting at 6am, probably, for the first time.
01:12:23How did your body adjust during this fight?
01:12:25No, you know, I come three weeks before because of that.
01:12:28To adapt myself to this time, everything.
01:12:32I'm okay.
01:12:33I'm a champion.
01:12:34I'm a professional.
01:12:35So, that's no excuse in anything.
01:12:38You knew what was coming if you won this fight.
01:12:40That was a crack at this man.
01:12:42Two-time undisputed champion, Bud Crawford.
01:12:45How are you feeling about that fight?
01:12:46No, I feel great.
01:12:47You know, Crawford is one of the best out there.
01:12:50And, you know, I like to share the ring with that kind of fighters.
01:12:54And it's my pleasure.
01:12:55You changed your tune on wanting this fight over the years.
01:12:58Originally, you didn't want it.
01:12:59Why is now the right time for this fight?
01:13:01You know, everybody is asking for the fight.
01:13:04My Nino took care like she wanted.
01:13:07So, that's why we are here.
01:13:09Congratulations, Canelo.
01:13:10Brilliant performance.
01:13:11Thank you.
01:13:12Bud, we'll turn to you.
01:13:14You waited a long time for this fight to happen.
01:13:17You came a long way to stare off with Canelo Alvarez.
01:13:20How are you feeling now that the fight's here?
01:13:22I'm feeling great.
01:13:23I'm feeling blessed.
01:13:24And, you know, everything's happened for a reason.
01:13:27And there's a reason why I'm here.
01:13:29In September, I'm going to show the world what greatness looks like.
01:13:32Had a chance to scout Canelo over 12 rounds.
01:13:35What did you think of that performance?
01:13:36Well, he did what he had to do to get the job done for what was in front of him.
01:13:41Canelo's now 10-0 at super middleweight.
01:13:43Been largely untouchable at this weight class.
01:13:45Why do you believe that you're the man to knock him off?
01:13:48Because I'm the best.
01:13:49That's why.
01:13:50That's why everybody is going to come and watch September 12th.
01:13:53All right, bud.
01:13:54Good luck on September 12th.
01:13:55Thank you.
01:13:56Guys.
01:13:57All right, Sergio.
01:13:59That will happen September 12th.
01:14:02Canelo Alvarez and Terence Bud Crawford moving up two weight classes to challenge the king.
01:14:08Well, outside of the main event, we had some pretty entertaining fights.
01:14:14We'll break it all down and put a bow on things live here from Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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01:14:23Let's do physios.
01:14:24Let's go.
01:14:25Let's do vitals.
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01:14:27Let's go.
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01:14:31Just lift Ronaldo right away.
01:14:32Canelo Alvarez with a new theme song.
01:14:36Let's enjoy prominence.
01:14:37Let's rejoice!
01:14:38That's ex финrence.
01:14:40That's very termin です.
01:14:41I'm gonna give him a last minute.
01:14:43It's easier to Aujourd'ijn to cheer on your reps.
01:14:44When the molécul書 says something like another terrace,
01:14:47well, f rode Pluto.
01:14:47the pair created a wilderness.
01:14:49Let's have married.