Carl Froch Believes Canelo Alvarez Is Past His Prime, Dmitry Bivol Will Win The Rematch

Carl Froch thinks Canelo Alvarez is past his prime.

Alvarez defended his titles with a decision win over John Ryder in a one-sided fight. It was a great performance by Alvarez but Froch still wasn’t too impressed as he thinks the Mexican is past his prime and will still struggle against Dmitry Bivol.

“I thought Canelo fought a very good world-level fighter in John Ryder, but he’s not quite a top-tier level fighter. You grade fighters on world level, British level and European level, where you’re ranked top-10 in the world. And then you think, is he good enough to step up to world level, which is about timing and who the champions are? I always thought Ryder was a world level fighter, he’s good enough to compete which he proved by going the distance,” Froch explained to Intent.

“I think Canelo is past his best, which everyone knows, but it’s just about levels basically. I think Ryder is at that level in the super middleweight division,” Froch continued. “I don’t think he’s big enough, I think he’s a middleweight, even light-middleweight, he’s quite small. Canelo is small as well. But Ryder really took it to him, great performance and you can’t ask for more. I’d like to see him win a world title but it’s all about timing. But Ryder has earned himself money and did himself proud.”

Of course, Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol fought last year with Bivol wining a decision. Since then, Alvarez has been chasing the rematch and has been adamant he will win, but Carl Froch doesn’t see that happening.

“I think Bivol wins if it happens, when you look at the last time they fought. Bivol was really busy, fresh, strong and powerful. He’s a natural light-heavyweight. I remember watching him in Monaco early in his career, I remember thinking wow he’s one to swerve. He’s dangerous. When the Canelo fight was made I thought he fought Kovalev at light heavyweight, but this fight he’s going to struggle and he got hammered,” Froch said.

Do you agree with Carl Froch that Canelo Alvarez is past his prime?