The England southpaw says they have very different years in 2022. “I just think we’re both getting older,” Ryder said in an interview recently posted on the YouTube channel of longtime promoter Matchroom Boxing. from Ryder. .
“It’s no longer a secret. Saul Alvarez just had his worst year as a professional boxer, after losing to Bivol and then not having his best form against Golovkin in the third fight, I think everyone’s was waiting there,” he continued.
John Ryder revealed he had the best year when he beat Danny Jacobs, which paved the way for a title fight. “Meanwhile, I feel like last year I had my best year, beating Danny Jacobs [dengan keputusan terbelah] then put me in contention for the WBO world title and beat Zach Parker [melalui KO pada ronde keempat]. So, I mean, there’s always something to see. I know he has an injury, I know he will come back from this injury, so we will see if it is due to the injury. But I was the one in the opposite corner to test it.”
The 32-year-old boxer underwent surgery to repair damage to his left wrist after a 12-round unanimous decision victory over arch-rival Gennadiy Golovkin in their long-delayed third bout on Sept. 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. . Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) was widely considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport before losing by unanimous decision to Dmitry Bivol in his previous appearance on May 7 at T-Mobile Arena. .
After a decisive defeat against the Russian boxer Bivol (21-0, 11 KO) in a championship match of 79.3 kg over 12 rounds, Saul Canelo Alvarez returned to a more comfortable class, namely the 76.2 class. kg, to fight against the Kazakh boxer, Gennadiy Golovkin. , for the third time. Although Ryder wasn’t too impressed with Alvarez’s performance against Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs), the London native knows he is preparing for a very tough fight at a stadium near the Canelo’s hometown of Guadalajara, which is expected to be filled with more than 50,000 supporters.
“Look, he’s still very dangerous,” Ryder said. “He’s still an amazing tactician. He’s got it all. And look, he’s had a great year in the years he was undisputed [pada tahun 2021]. What did he fight, three times that year? And look, he totally changed the game. He was so successful that you can only respect him.”
“No hard feelings from me. I respect him as a fighter. It won’t be hard for me to study his fights because I’ve watched most of them so just more YouTube, more fights de Canelo and more attention to what he does well and what mistake he made.”
The 34-year-old Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) has won four straight fights since his questionable loss to Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs). Callum Smith, then undefeated WBA super middleweight champion, defeated Ryder by unanimous decision in their 12-round title fight in November 2019 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
He cemented his position as the WBO mandatory challenger for one of Canelo’s four titles when a hand injury prevented Parker (22-1, 16 KOs) from continuing past the fourth round on November 26 at the O2 Arena in London. DAZN will stream Canelo vs Ryder worldwide, but as a pay-per-view event in the US and Canada at prices to be announced later.
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