Canelo Alvarez Busts Up Billy Joe Saunders: Canelo Vs Saunders Full Fight

[Applause] ready well you could go with that because Canelo really is that infuriate I mean he's such a big force in the ring for him to dethrow Canelo it really would be something ridiculously special let's see if he can do it Saunders in the green and blue trunks with the yellow gloves Canelo in the tier Saunders with that wide stamp that wide out Paul stance he has an excellent lethal left hand can turn it into an uppercut watch off for the right hooks Saunders has a lot of weapons at his disposal You Know Carl the biggest question for me is can Saunders show something other than the jab 54% of the punches that Saunders lands are jab that number jumps into high 60s when he's in the super middleweight I think he's going to have to show something else beyond the Jab to win this fight Canelo called this a difficult fight Sergio but he thinks he's going to figure BJ out no I was surprised when Eddie Roso and Canelo said that we're going to take him out in the eighth ninth or 10th I never heard Canelo use a prediction but they have so much confidence in the work they put [Applause] in first punch from canelo's an uppercut another jab from [Applause] Saunders Carl how much different do you notice canelo's style changes when he fights the Southpaw well he's obviously a little bit more cautious doesn't want to throw anything because he knows that counter left cross will be coming back to himo Saunders here just just out of range he's in the danger zone when he backs up here to the corner and against some r doesn't want to be there and you can tell the crowd will Roar every time Canelo throws a punch that's right that will have an influence with the judges that did look aggressive Back Billy Joe up there into the corner and threw that heavy body shot sers looking really sharp with that right hand when he got against the ropes he bumped Canelo off that was a good veteran move on saers part want to welcome those of you joining us in over 200 countries around the world of course also in the United Kingdom good morning to you Billy Joe Saunders trying to pull off the upset here in Arlington Texas heavy body shot landed by Canelo Canelo back sers up there put on the ropes almost and then really loaded up with that big body shot if you're on the end of that and you're feeling it and you're thinking right what else is coming back to be fair to him he's trying to get behind that jab trying to make things happen for himself [Applause] so a very pedestrian round one is in the books Let's see if they pick up the pace here in the second pedestrian's going to be good for Billy Joe [Applause] Saunders he keep Canelo from exploding with the combinations keep him at the end of that jab that's that's the game plan for Billy Joe well it started this round a little bit more purpose for behind that jab he realize he needs to just be busy with the jab because if he sits back and does nothing canalo is able to just close him down and a load of a Power Shot he doesn't want to do that Canelo looking for a right uppercut he threw it twice already dangerous punch but if it lands against a that's a hard money punch that he can land you I was talking to Austin Trout this morning about how he fought Canelo and what he wants to see from Billy Joe saers said Saunders just needs to keep going in and out and try to time Canelo when he moves in I said Can Saunders do that I said yes but you have to do it for 12 rounds straight right hand connects for Canelo the crowd Roars and he said Canelo is just Relentless let him go sers don't hold Eddie Roso the trainer for Canelo says listen I don't usually make predictions I don't tell you what Canelo is going to do or what to think he's going to do however after all the trash talk Billy Joe Saunders has given us I think we're going to knock him [Applause] out I don't know if you guys can see it but I can kind of see the difference in the power of the punches immediately Canal lets his shots go they seem to overwhelm Billy J almost immediately Billy needs to be busier needs to put threes and fours together and then get out of range car Carl anytime of southp fighting Orthodox spider that front foot battle is key it is yeah trying to get the foot on the outside and you know sometimes standing on the foot happens with these South PS but Billy Joe moving to his right away from canelo's right hand there which is a good move but that left hook can come over the top who he's not clear for he's got to concentrate constantly but these these big shots from Canelo he's not really right hand that moves him back good work from Canelo there canelo's looking for that counter right uppercut he's already missed it three times but he's thrown it with a lot of power there it is again to the body this crowd has come alive they've been waiting a couple of hours but here they [Applause] are 10 seconds that's AOS a lot of fainting by Canelo really impressed with his foot faints Billy Joe's not falling from him yet time very confident very confident man so too is Billy Joe Saunders Chris manx how do you think Billy's doing so far I thought he did pretty well in the first round Canelo has kind of a history against top opponents of sort of feeling out that first round I think he did it again but in that second round you saw Canelo start to assert himself and land the heavier handed shots [Applause] each of canelo's last three fights have come exactly 70 days from one another between Smith and yum and now Saunders it's an extremely high level of activity for a fighter in present day boxing yeah most active canelo's been in 10 years he was telling me earlier I just stay in the gym all the time why wouldn't I fight canelo's Corner wants more faints and to close the distance starts breaking the distance down back Canelo said the secret to his success really isn't a secret it's hard work see those faints that Billy Joe is he's he's biting on he's starting to bite on those those foot faints and those hand faints plenty of room for Billy Joe to circle around with this 22t ring as he suggested fact he claimed he would go home if he didn't get it caught Billy Joan needs to be busy with the job and put shots together because he can't be backed up and soak up power punches from Canelo because you can see the effects instantly you can tell Billy Joe is worried about what's coming back because canalo makes a small fake and he gets a reaction instantly from Billy Joe and that's when the guy knows when he gets hit it hurts that's exactly what we see with the opponents of Canelo if it comes to kovalev or Jacobs all these Fighters were worried about the counters the explosive counters of of [Applause] Canelo right hand best punch in the fight Billy Joe says come on Canelo doubled up on that right hook to the body and the head these are heavy blows from Canelo he's putting Lots into these shots Billy Joe saying these are un bothering me I'm okay but trust me we can see and hear these shots they're heavy and he makes spiders reluctant to throw their biggest punches Sergey KET one of the best right hands in his division he didn't throw many of them against Canelo because he knew if he did what was coming back that's right get your opponent scared to [Applause] [Music] [Applause] throw well Saunders has done a good job thus far of staying off the Rope Sergio you said that would be one of his keys well that's going to be key but I want to see some more sneaky left hands he has a lethal left hand when it comes to the uppercut and and he could turn it into a hook as well of course the jab is key as well there it is that's a left hand you got to get respect from Canelo you hit me it didn't hurt it's just a natural reaction for a fighter it's machismo manx Chris MX how do you have it scored through three I've got it two rounds to one in favor of Canelo Alvarez I thought Billy Joe Saunders was the more active fighter in that first round while Canelo was him out but as you heard Eddie Roso say Canelo is settling into a rhythm here he's Landing his power shots and Billy Joe Saunders least through the first three rounds not throwing a lot of power punches back nice scoring sequence there for Billy Joe Saunders Carl what would you like to see him do differently more of that I like to see these combination punches when he throws throw three four shots then get back off there you know you don't need to sit in range and be on the end of these big shots because Canelo will be happy to just back him up like that straight right and scores for Canelo now he's throwing more power punches he's certainly settling in as BJ waves him in sers needs to double and triple up that jab back up Canelo maybe you could get something going with the combination just like that that's right put the shots together get some work catch the judge's eyes don't just sit there and so up his big counter it's good work from Billy nice head movement coming after that little combination this is what he needs more of [Applause] right Mark tibs DJ Sanders trainer said we can't run in this fight we got to slide and glide outbox and out Fox Canelo Saunders has fought only twice since winning the Super middleweight title back in 2019 and the reason he got this fight is cuz Canelo is trying to unify the division if he wins this the last man standing be Caleb plant but a long way to go we're in round four schedule for 12 just missing with that uppercut you hear the crowd's reaction and that's the punch that Canelo is barely missing that's the fourth big uppercut that just missed the chin of Billy Joe Saunders straight right hand from Cano to the body as well there's the uppercut and he nods yes that time mouthpiece almost came flying out of BJ Saunders there manx ask why Fighters Shake no he said yes you got me there I've lik the work from Billy this round though he's put more shots together he's he's landed more shots been a bit more effective this is a good round by BJ Sanders absolutely Canelo still really in there though Clos him with a PO shots he needs to finish this round strong now not get caught of anything silly towards the end of the round [Applause] [Applause] there's the Gypsy King Tyson Fury looking perhaps a little bit concerned hey let's bring in Roy Jones Jr for his thoughts on what we've seen so far particularly from Canelo Alvarez Roy main thing I've seen so far is that Canelo Alvarez has demanded a lot of respect uh with his power shots to the body the power shots to the body have put fear in Billy Joe sers and Billy Joe does not want to be hit to the head with that same power that he's fitting on his arms and on his hip from those bter shots be checking in with Roy Jones Jr throughout this fight and I agree with Carl with the last round with sers I thought he boxed well and took that last round even though he did absorb some body shots he controlled the distance and landed some good shots speaking of body shots a straight right hand to the rib cage from canel hurt for draining shots as well them them go straight into the pit of the stomach and even though you don't show any immediate effect they build up they eventually catch up with you there's another one straight down the middle good work from pelo yeah even though you block those shots they're still going to dig into the side of your ribs and that takes oh nice double jab there from Saunders it's a great jab from Saunders see if he can do more of them double Jabs then put two shots on the back of it get out of range that's what we want to see and sers has this lethal left uppercut he steps back and if he can catch Canelo with that left uppercut he might he might sway the fight in his favor Canelo said it's going to take me a while to figure this guy out but Billy Joe Saunders told us his biggest asset in this fight was his ring IQ he thinks he's a smarter technician than Canelo in the ring he's definitely cppy and clever I mean he uses the pivots he uses angles he's oh nice left hook from sers he's always position of punch this what I want to see marcol Saunders and not only is he scoring more right now Chris manx but he's fighting with confidence he is fighting with confidence I'm not so sure I'd be fighting with my hands down quite as much but he is starting to get into a rhythm especially with that jab and inside this 22t ring which is the biggest ring that Billy Joe Saunders has ever fought in he is using that early in this fight I actually think BJ saers fights better with his hands down we see him fight with his hands down when he's comfortable when he hands up he's a little he's a little rela he doesn't throw the punch at oh free good defense there from Billy knew that body shot was coming he's working well behind the jab and putting shots together he's actually landing on canel 20 seconds to go in this round it's been a good round for [Applause] Saunders I'm just fighting a little B more fluid more confidence well if Canelo is just going to look for big heavy punches and big shots that's not going to work for him if Billy is [Applause] buy waving to this crowd Sergio do you feel the momentum changing or do you think it's a oneoff no I think it's a twoof I gave Billy Joe sers his last two rounds and I think he's feeling it out this is this is what you need to see with such a a precise puncher like Saunders he needs to have that swag and that confidence to be firing in all cylinders Chris how do you have it score through five yeah I've been three rounds to two in favor of Billy Joe Saunders I think Saunders did an excellent job over these last two rounds of taking the momentum back you saw the second and third round Canelo got into a Groove Saunders with his combination punches I thought G gain some of that momentum and he has been the more active and in my opinion the more accurate puncher these last two rounds Carl what say you well I got 3-2 to Canelo because I gave Canelo that first round I thought he landed a real heavy body shot and you know for me that eye catching shot just nicked it but it was a close round can't argue for one the other way but I'm loving the work now from Billy Joe just needs to be busier this is evidently a fight between the power puncher who wants to back the boxer up and just nail him to the body or head canelo's looking for the big shot there you go the big heavy shot nice defense there by Billy Joe Saunders Billy needs to be busy needs to let his hand go swing and a miss by Canelo you don't see him missed by that much too often Saunders doing the job defensively caught him with a quick short hook on the inside good catching counter by Saunders right there he needs to be busier car with the jab smart jab just like that smart jab yeah don't get too confident but don't want to speak too soon but this is good work for Billy Jo he's relaxed he know so was relaxed he said to yourself when his arms come down low a little but it looks it looks dangerous but that's when he's in his [Applause] rhythm Carl the the path to victory for BJ Saunders seemed extremely slim coming into this fight but this appeared to be the blueprint if he was to pull it off that's right he's doing exactly what he needs to do if he is to get the victory here tonight he needs to be busy with the combination punches I mean he's not being that busy because he's not being putting the Relentless pressure from Canelo he's Be Clever with his feet he's cussing the ring off Canelo but he's not under major pressure Joe sers can relax until them big shots come that was a right hook right around the guard too landed on the chin Saunders shook it off sticks his tongue out right now that's a Tyson Fury move well this is the Mind Game you see the startle around his arms up playing to the crowd that's what Canelo does to opponents he makes he makes you keep your punches holstered he doesn't want to you don't want to punch against Canelo cuz you know something's going to be returning explosive counter punch can SRA stopped throwing the jab here he stopped feeling it so here we go round seven scheduled for 12 this is for the unified super middleweight championship of the world it is a very competitive fight some thought this would be a walkover for Canelo it has not I'm impressed with the way Billy Joe saers has been able to absorb them shots I thought they'd catch up with him I mean we didn't start the second half of the fight now and he seems to be okay and coping with this I would love to see him catching counter off those those punches catching the the hooks of the body and coming up with uppercuts well he did that catch and count in the last round with that body shot and then looked to the head so yeah more of that more of that you know billly Joe sandre is letting his hands go in the ring with Canelo more than any opponent I've seen since genady golap he's throwing combinations they're not as impactful as galopin but he's letting his hands go more than the usual Canelo opponent will let's bring in Roy Jones Jr again Roy what are you seeing from BJ Saunders right now uh the the ti has changed just a little bit he's allowed to throw more punches he's Landing that jab effectively he hit Canelo with a few good fighter shots which is something nobody expected including Canelo so right now I think B Jo has shifted to tied just a little bit and uh Canelo needs something big right here to seize this momentum back uppercut from [Applause] Canelo Chris did you expect it to be this close in round seven I didn't because when you face Canelo Alvarez as we talked about you can talk about what you're going to do in the ring but when you go up against that type of speed and that type of power the game plan changes almost in an instant but Billy Joe Saunders has stuck to his game plan and his game plan has been incredibly effective effective because this is a South Paul's am Mone this is the way they fight they're polished and sophisticated behind that jab using softpaw angles escaping to the right Roy Jones much much like Eric Lara did uh Billy Jo moving around the ring on Canelo it very difficult for Canelo to land a big shot and that right there trading is the only thing that he could do to give Canelo an advantage as long as he keeps his fight on the outside and can Circle Canelo he's going to keep giving Canelo a problem and Canelo has gotten away from that body attack just a little bit 20 seconds to go here in round seven the work output of Canelo isn't really there for me loading up with these big shots not really Landing a great deal he's slowed down himself he's planting his feet he's not as busy Billy finding a rhythm for me yes he is and he found a rhythm with his hands down I think that's when he fights his best round eight Arlington Texas AT&T Stadium Super middleweight championship of the world [Applause] very competitive contest extremely close Canelo continues to fire those power shots most of them missing sers told us he can't afford to lose rounds or give up an inch and he's doing exactly what he said this is a close fight inch for inch punch for punch chrisy is still the the ense that Canelo still just trying to figure him out a little bit I think he's definitely trying to figure him out I think Billy Jo Saunders throwing punches from different angles giving him different looks staying on the Move these are scoring shots that Saunders is landing and Canelo is not returning much in coming back keep in mind Eddie Roso and Canelo for that matter predicted they would stop Saunders in either round seven eight or nine if Canelo is going to rely on power punches which it's evident that's what he's looking for he's going to have to be busier I agree all right Carl let's hear your scorecard right now how do you have it through seven full rounds 6866 to Canelo he had a great start finished finished pretty strong the last round I didn't separate in the last round 6866 pelo he's only two rounds off Saunders took an awkward step back and now he's holding on Chris your scorecard you've got Saunders ahead I've got 6865 in favor of Billy Joe Saunders look at the last couple of rounds call and you see Canelo Landing big shots at he's here and look the the the right eye of sers is swelling up Canelo rallying his troops here at AT&T Stadium and this is what Canelo does to opponents he breaks down oppon opponents and makes them weary of the shot that are coming their way he's like a matador well El the power from Canelo Billy says he's okay but this is a bad moment for him in this fight he predicted a KO in round eight or nine and he's heating up right now I don't like the body language how he's reacting to the Fain Billy Joe suers is biting on faints now that's cuz he's worried about the power exactly he's not sure what's happening with his eye till he gets back to his corner and he's quick to smother the attack of Canelo hugging and breaking the distance instead of countering back now a straight right hand yeah Billy Joe needs to hear this Bell here go to the corner and regroup nice left up C from Canelo this is his best round so perhaps order has been restored if you're a Canelo Alvarez fan [Applause] you [Applause] [Applause] catch up with this one all right go Canelo acting like he's already knocked him out and it end over they have stopped the fight they have stopped the fight it is over Canelo gets The Knockout win I'm not sure what happened to the corner of Saunders nevertheless the down for pound with another win in the low Star State when the going got top Billy joez didn't get up from the stool that I prevented him from fighting his fight ladies and gentlemen acting on the advice of Saunders poner the referee calls a Halk to the contest at the end of round eight the winner by TKO Victory and now the unified super middleweight champion of the world guaris meico sa Canelo Al he is the winner by TKO they stopped it at the end of the round bil Joe Saunders Corner apparently basically throwing in the towel nevertheless a KO in for Canelo just as he and his trainer Eddie Roso predicted