Canelo Alvarez made history on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mexican entered the squared circle against Jermell Charlo and became the first man to defend his undisputed super-middleweight championship three times in the four-belt era.
Going into the fight, many expected Jermell Charlo to trouble Alvarez with his speed. However, that did not seem to be the case on fight night. Moreover, 'Iron Man' looked to have underperformed. Charlo struggled to find his feet and seemed too cautious of Canelo Alvarez's power.
Alvarez even dropped Charlo in the seventh round. While 'Iron Man' was able to get up and continue, he did not pose any threat to the Mexican, who cruised to victory at the end of a one-sided 12-round fight with the scorecards reading 119-108, 118-109, 118-109.
Reacting to Canelo Alvarez's win over Jermell Charlo, the boxing world including Terence Crawford were seemingly unimpressed with what Charlo had to offer in the contest.
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Take a look at some of the reactions below.
"@TwinCharlo you went out sad. Didn't even try to win, all you did was try to survive. You should be ashamed of yourself."
"Charlo ran from start - finish and survived 12 rounds. He fought like a p*ssy not a lion. The end..#CaneloCharlo"
"Can't believe the lack of urgency from Charlo #CaneloCharlo"
"Canelo not doing much either in 12th so no drama down the stretch"
Jermell Charlo calls out Terence Crawford following his defeat to Canelo Alvarez
Following an underwhelming performance against Canelo Alvarez, Jermell Charlo proceeded to call out Terence Crawford for a fight. During the post-fight interview, 'Iron Man' expressed his desire to fight Crawford in his weight division (154 pounds).
Responding to the call out made by Jermell Charlo,Terence Crawford took shots at his compatriot and claimed that he's not on his "hit list" anymore:
"Ok y’all I’m over @TwinCharlo he’s no longer on my hit list. He went out there and laid down and let Canelo sp*nk him like he was his daddy with no type of resistance"