Boxing: Canelo Alvarez Stops Khan in Devastating Fashion

It seemed a matter of time. Each second, each minute, each round, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez kept getting closer and closer to his prey. Amir Khan’s time was winding down—and slam!—just like that it was over. Alvarez stopped Khan at 2:37 of the sixth round to retain the WBC middleweight title, and then threw a pile of wood on the burning speculation that Alvarez would face Gennady “GGG” Golovkin this fall. Alvarez (47-1-1, 33) said he invited Golovkin into the ring after stopping Khan. He did it for a reason: To prove he’s not afraid of the Kazakhstan knockout machine. “He’s a fast fighter and I knew things would come in my favor,” Alvarez said about Khan. “Many people focus on my power but I like to surprise everyone. I have boxing skills. If someone wants to box, I’ll box. Someone that comes to attack, it gives you a very nice fight.” And then Alvarez’s demeanor changed. His face scrounged up as if he was ready to fight again. It’s when GGG appeared inside the ring. “I invited (GGG) to the ring,” Alvarez said. “They say in Mexico, we don’t (expletive) around. I don’t fear anyone. I fear no one in this sport.” Related » Canelo-Khan Round-by-Round Scoring Punch stats showed Alvarez landed 64 of 170 total shots (37.6%). Khan connected on 48 of 166 (28.9%). The power shots was gaping difference. Canelo connected on 42-of-83 (50.6%) to Khan’s 28-of-78 (35.9%). Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) started well, connected with a few jabs, and then went up …

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