HBO’s Boxing After Dark featured two young, undefeated stars on their way up the boxing ranks in another one of HBO’s split-site main events. In the main event from Mexico City, Mexico, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KOs) dominated faded, former welterweight titlist Kermit Cintron (33-5-1, 28 KOs) to defend his junior middleweight WBC strap. Cintron tried to box early … [Read more...]
Kermit The Spoiler: Can Cintron Derail the Canelo Train?
When Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KOs) steps into the ring at Monumental Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico on Saturday night, he will be the clear B-side to burgeoning star, Saul “El Canelo” Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KOs), the current WBC jr, middleweight titlist making the third defense of the title he won in March of this year. Cintron is yet again placed behind the 8-ball, with … [Read more...]
Chavez Jr. vs. Canelo: The Boys who would be King
One is an affable red-headed farm boy from Juanacatlán, Jalisco, the other is second generation boxing royalty with a dismissive smirk and a healthy ego. Both hold WBC world title belts that they never really earned and, for better or worse, both are forever tied together in the minds of fight fans. While Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was being built up to be the new … [Read more...]
Alvarez vs. Cintron is worth getting excited about
Fans don’t get excited about every fight that comes along. To be honest, neither do boxing writers. For every Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito throwdown extravaganza, there are five ho-hum doldrums out there which need to be commented on. At first glance, Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron would appear to be such a fight. Alvarez is a fighter boxing fans think should be stepping … [Read more...]
Strange Step Sideways for Canelo
This Saturday Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, one of the hottest prospects in boxing, will defend his WBC light middleweight title on HBO against Kermit Cintron. The belt itself is fairly inconsequential (notice the word "prospect" rather than "champion") having been awarded the young fighter more for his astounding ability to sell tickets and draw television ratings than his in ring … [Read more...]