Canelo Alvarez didn’t make any new fans this weekend.
On Saturday, Alvarez faced off with William Scull for undisputed super middleweight status at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. What followed was a historically bad fight, with Canelo attempting just 152 punches over 12 rounds and still winning a clear decision, in large part because Scull spend much of the fight circling endlessly and throwing ineffective jabs that Canelo blocked.
It was the latest in a string of disappointing performances from Alvarez, who has not scored a finish since 2021, and fans and boxing luminaries watching at home were none too pleased with another dud from “The Face of Boxing.”
There was one bright spot though: after the win, it was officially announced that Alvarez will face top pound-for-pound fighter Terence Crawford in a long-awaited superfight on Sep. 12 in Las Vegas.
Check out how some of the biggest names in boxing reacted to another underwhelming Canelo performance.
Embarrassing
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) May 4, 2025
Canelo came. Canelo conquered. Legacy continues pic.twitter.com/pEGm6zoUk5
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) May 4, 2025
Canelo not throwing shit tho he throwing 2 big punches a round https://t.co/EJityqjCKl
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) May 4, 2025
Ok I’m not saying dude not running but I am saying if this dude was the A side and the big superstar he would win this fight off this
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) May 4, 2025
im over the “happy to be here” shit with canelo
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) May 4, 2025
Not gonna lie! Scull defense been straight! Canelo trying to nail him to the cross and keep missing!
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) May 4, 2025
It’s both fighters fault! When you against a mover/ runner cut the ring off ! And idk why these guys are forgetting this is the hurt business! Same shit yesterday smh ♀️
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) May 4, 2025
Man it’s the 12th rd and he still doing this…. jesus. Man I’m not watching no more fights with Pap. He over here “Babe, I’ve never seen no fight like this in my life”
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) May 4, 2025
Per @CompuBox: Canelo’s 152 thrown punches were the 2nd fewest in a 12-round fight in CompuBox’s 40-year history and 15k+ fights tracked. And he still won easily against a track star. #boxing #CaneloScull
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) May 4, 2025
What an awful fight. Sadly, Canelo kind of deserves this for picking these lousy opponents who aren’t willing to challenge him.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) May 4, 2025
This was a dreadful fight.
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbell) May 4, 2025
Don’t count Bud out from hurting or stopping him either
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) May 4, 2025
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