Dmitry Bivol showed his power and “warned” Canelo Álvarez with his imposing physique

While Canelo Álvarez faces the final phase of his preparation to jump to 175 pounds, who perfects his style and adapts it to the virtues of the Mexican is Dmitry Bivol, the 31-year-old fighter who will step into the ring to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) belt.

In the midst of Eddy Reynoso's statements about possible rivals after Bivol, the Russian pugilist let himself be recorded during training and showed his imposing physical state, in which he also proved to have a polished technique and even categorized it with “unique movements”, so they warned Saul Álvarez of his dangerousness about the ring.

“He is a skilled technician who has some unique moves. For him, with the way he holds his right hand sometimes, measuring distance and controlling space is key,” said specialist Steve Kim through his Twitter account.

Through a compilation of his movements shared by Little Giant Boxing, one of the most complete routines could be observed, where he also showed details of his physique and the concentration with which he prepares the fight, so social networks and comments exploded about it.

“Bivol looks in excellent physical shape, it looks focused. It will undoubtedly be a great fight”, was read in one of the first comments. “Man, this will be a tough fight for Canelo. I smell a fight of the year or a game of chess that will be an honor to witness live in person, I can't wait!” , wrote another user.

Despite the impressive handling of feet and technique, other comments focused on the strategic quality that Saúl Álvarez has, since they argued that Bivol has not measured himself against an opponent of the caliber of Jalisco.

“He has never faced an opponent who would push him intelligently. I think that with all the excessive movement in his feet he will be exhausted for the round 8-9 ″, said another of the comments about Dmitry's training, in addition to criticizing his bad defense with his hands down.

When and where will the Canelo vs Bivol fight take place?

The expectation and excitement for a new match by Saúl Alvarez increases as the date approaches, so in recent days the content related to combat has increased, which is scheduled for next Saturday, May 7 at the T-Mobile in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The fight will be broadcast in Mexico on open television through TV Azteca and Televisa, while in the United States it will be broadcast on the streaming platform DAZN, the company that has worked hand in hand with Canelo in recent months, especially because of its relationship with the Eddy promoter Hearn, Matchroom Boxing.

Recently Canelo Álvarez spoke to ESPN about the way he is preparing the fight against the Russian pugilist, where in the middle of his statements he spoke about the new diet vegan that you have implemented and are comfortable with.

It should be remembered that for this fight, Saul will have to gain about seven pounds, which is equivalent to just over 3 kilograms, because the fight was defined for the light heavyweight of 175 pounds, with the aim of challenging Bivol and trying to take away the WBA scepter, because on the horizon there is a fight of total unification for the winner.

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