▲ Jaime Munguía lost the battle with the record: 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 of the judges. Ap Photo
From the Editorial
La Jornada Newspaper
Sunday, May 5, 2024, p. a27
The job prevailed over impetus, as well as experience over will. With the efficiency that the route gives, Saúl Canelo Álvarez defeated Jaime Munguía, who was undefeated, by unanimous decision in a fight that sought to be on par with the great boxing battles between Mexicans in the United States. The man from Guadalajara continues as the undisputed super middleweight champion and retains the four belts of the main organizations that endorse him.
At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, at age 33, Canelo He not only showed that he has more skill, but also a better notion of time and opportunity in boxing. He has enough experience to develop counterattack strategies and a jaw that can withstand the onslaught of a young man from Tijuana who is 27 years old and 1.83 centimeters tall.
The premise that the one who throws the most blows does not always win, but rather the one who hits the best was confirmed by the undisputed monarch, who sometimes endured the broadsides of the young border man with stoicism. Álvarez seemed encased in his armor of muscles and with his impenetrable guard, walled in by his excellent waist and head movement. Even the expertise of a top counterpuncher.
The native of Guadalajara burns a little late. He has said it on several occasions. It’s part of his nature. While some fighters try to get into the fight from the first episode, he warms up his engines before being in the heat of the battle. He first tastes the opponent’s danger and calculates the power of the opponent’s punch. Until in the fourth or fifth round he unfolds into a more determined, more offensive version, and that’s how it has always been.
There are blows to blows
The barrage of shots with which the young Munguía attacked in the first episodes is not the same as the accurate and lethal impact that sent him to the canvas. His rival endured the punches and suddenly, as if in a revelation, he sent a upper that hit the man from Tijuana squarely in the jaw and knocked him down. His eyes seemed a little vacant, as if they were looking out into a galaxy from who knows where.
In the next round, the recently knocked down guy no longer looked so purposeful or threatening. No one who is hit with a blow from the champion is ever the same again. The Baja Californian lost confidence and that prompted Álvarez to attack the prey like a wild beast. He walked the canvas with confidence, as if he had walked those meters of fabric so many times that he could do it with his eyes closed.
But that was a fight between Mexicans and decades of proud prestige precede them. In the promising young man’s corner they asked him to regain control and he came out in the ninth episode with the slogan of taking command at any price. In boxing it is known that many times to give you have to receive.
The one born in 1996 went out in search of combat regardless of whether he fell again; The professional of more than three decades stopped him effectively, although in the incident he had to eat some of the leather from the gloves. This was one of the most emotional episodes of the night and did a little justice to the heritage of national boxing.
Canelo He tried to break Munguía, but by that time he had already learned how they hurt and how much damage the punch of an undisputed champion can do. The fight reached the last episode with both boxers fighting. The verdict was victory for the undisputed super middleweight champion by unanimous decision.
I’m proud of the fight we gave, said the man from Jalisco at the end; We are two Mexicans who are making history. You could tell that he wanted to win, I think this fight will help him a lot in his career.
It was evident that a statement about his next fight was expected in September and that everyone wanted to hear David Benavidez’s name, but the redhead said that for now he will think about the next step.
2024-05-05 08:17:38
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