Last night, inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, a highly anticipated grudge match went down between two boxing phenoms. While there were no titles on the line, each fighter still stood to gain something from the bout, as the roaring crowd quickly made apparent.
For the night’s event, Canelo Alvarez took on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a shockingly dominant display. As each bout poured into the next, Alvarez continued to lay down the pressure. Out-striking his opponent at every turn, the fighter put on a dominant performance.
Ultimately, the bout went the distance. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. received a few boos from the roaring crowd as the fight quickly fell from his favor. Still, the fighter was simply outclassed in the night’s event.
Following the fight night, fighters and fans began pouring onto social media to let their opinions on the intriguing matchup loose. Some of the responses and opinions of popular fighters can be found below.
looking 4ward to some boxing fireworks!! https://t.co/qUpMTVez3W
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) May 7, 2017
Everyone is dancing
— HECTOR URBINA (@WHATDAHECT) May 7, 2017
#canelochavezjr https://t.co/4orpUjFrWQ
— Yair Rodriguez (@panteraufc) May 7, 2017
Boxing commentator who has never been punched in the face in his life: 'Why do you suck brah????? You lost every round.'
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 7, 2017
As predicted the better boxer won!! #TeamCanelo @Canelo me encantaría trabajar junto contigo! Big fan! ?
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) May 7, 2017
Good seeing the fam tonight and watxhing thw Canelo/Chavez fight with them. @knockout_queen… https://t.co/OJnjUOGkxY
— Anthony Njokuani (@anthonynjoku) May 7, 2017