Canelo Alvarez Says He Could Have Finished Jaime Munguia

Canelo Alvarez scored a clear-cut decision win over Jaime Munguia on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Alvarez entered the fight as the betting favorite and he was patient in the bout, as he picked apart Munguia over the 12 rounds to get the win. Although at times it looked like he could have finished Munguia, Alvarez says he wanted to go the distance and prove he is that much better.

“I could have finished the fight but I took my time,” said Alvarez, via BoxingScene. “That’s why there’s 12 rounds to see who’s the best. I took my time and I don’t want to make mistakes, so I did what I was supposed to do to win. Munguia’s a strong fighter; you need to be careful with that. I just take my time. He’s strong. He’s smart. But he’s a little slow, so I can do things fast, and throw my punches and my combinations. That uppercut – you need to work to get that kind of combination.

“Munguia is definitely going to learn a lot. He did a good job; fought his hardest. I hit him in the body multiple times, but he’s going to grow from this; he’s going to learn and he’s going to be better for it. As far as who my successor might be in boxing, I just hope that it might be a Mexican. Him, or somebody else. I feel great. I feel proud about this fight. All the Mexicans enjoyed it, and I feel great. I knew Munguia was going to be tough; he’s a strong fighter; he has a lot pride, but I did what I needed to do to win,” Canelo Alvarez added.

“I feel great with the victory – it always feels good, and we both did a really good fight. I’m grateful for everybody my team. It’s a big win for Mexico; we’re both Mexicans. I feel proud about it; I think people enjoyed it a lot. I take away his bravery. I always try to take the good things out of every fight. With this one I still have to process it – I can’t really go into that much detail – but I take his bravery away from this fight, because he was hurt and he still came forward and still tried, and being that brave is something that I admire,” Alvarez concluded.

It was an impressive performance from Alvarez and it’s likely he will face Edgar Berlanga or David Benavidez next time out.

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