Might ‘Father Time’ Catch Canelo Alvarez In opposition to Live Dog Jaime Munguia?

There’s a working concept that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is sloping down the again facet of his profession, with the premise being that he’ll flip 34 this summer time, has a loss and three unanimous resolution wins (together with two during which he appeared to fade) in his previous 4 fights, and he has averted his most severe challenger.

As Mexico’s Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) nears his May 4 undisputed tremendous middleweight title protection versus his countryman and former junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) of Tijuana, the doubters will watch intently.

On Friday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst and former 140-pound world champion Chris Algieri stated Alvarez has strayed right into a dialog that has been reached by each fighter, inculding all of the greats of the previous.

“We’re always talking about ‘Father Time’ – age – and we’re talking about the time when Canelo’s going to be overtaken,” Algieri stated.

“We never know which version of Canelo’s going to show up, but in terms of trends, we’ve got Munguia on the way up and we’ve got Canelo going down. Are they going to intersect at a time where Munguia can get the victory? That’s really the question. And it’s not something we’ll know until fight night.”

Logic – and the bookmakers who listing Canelo as a -550 favourite – say Alvarez goes to depend on his energy, ring IQ, expertise and ability benefits to defeat his younger countryman, who has moved up in weight and is elevating to a grand promotion for the primary time.

Thanks to the posh of his standing as “The Face of Boxing,” Alvarez is entitled to resolve his path, and whereas some followers and critics flamed when he selected Munguia over the extra deserving unbeaten former tremendous middleweight champion David Benavidez, Alvarez is positioned to once more delay Benavidez by assembly a now-mandatory title challenger in heavy-handed Edgar Berlanga.

Or maybe Alvarez’s future can be determined by Munguia.

Munguia is six years younger and has participated in 285 fewer skilled rounds than Alvarez as he ascends to the battle of his life.

“I’ve had a funny feeling about this fight, in terms of Munguia’s chances, for a while now,” Algieri stated. “I’m a giant proponent of Canelo Alvarez and what he’s been capable of do within the ring.

“I don’t know, though. I’ve got a feeling about Munguia and his preparation. You mention the things that give Canelo trouble – [punching] output and he’s had trouble with bigger, taller guys [like light heavyweight champion Dmitry] Bivol. Munguia is the biggest 168-pounder I’ve seen in a long time, and he’s improving, he’s developed a right hand and he used his left hook against John Ryder.”

While the 6-foot Munguia completed England’s Ryder by ninth-round TKO in January, the 5-foot-8 Alvarez went the space with Ryder and appeared to tire within the last half of the bout in his Mexico homecoming bout final May.

“So there’s a lot of underlying reasons I’ve been listening to and seeing, and Munguia’s a very, very live dog.”