“A Beast”: Canelo Álvarez's promoter reacted to the Mexican's physical change

Saul Álvarez is two weeks away from embarking on one of the most important fights of his career. In order to strip Dmitry Bivol of the World Boxing Association (WBA) endorsed title at 175 pounds, the Mexican boxer has undergone a remarkable physical transformation to achieve the weight limit in the division and face the Russian on parity. In this regard, Eddie Hearn was surprised.

“It looks like a beast. His neck is the size of my thigh (...) He really transformed into a 168-pound small or medium-sized, so now that he goes up to the light heavyweight he is a very small light heavyweight and that is part of the remarkable achievements he is going through,” he told the Mics of the medium TalkSport.

The increase in muscle mass in Canelo Alvarez's physique is a necessary action to try to match the power of his opponent. In that sense, using the discipline that has accompanied him since the beginning of his career, the best pound for pound has undergone all kinds of exercises and diets to get his best version for the night of May 7.

Contrary to all forecasts or speculation, Alvarez has revealed on several occasions that he has chosen to follow a mostly vegan diet. In that sense, the work in the gym of Eddy Reynoso with weights becomes more relevant in the task of increasing the volume of muscle mass.

In this regard, the promoter DAZN released a video where the Mexican shows how he exercises his neck. A resistance band and a weighted hoop around the head were enough for the best pound for pound to initiate the necessary movements in order to strengthen the transition area between his thorax and skull.

When playing a contact sport, and in order to minimize the margin of error against an opponent who has won more than half of their fights through knockout, the strength of the neck is of greater relevance. That way you will avoid possible chloroform, as well as whiplashes that could compromise your cervical.

The other training area of C a nelo Álvarez is located inside the ensogados. To do this, taking advantage of the muscle gain he has had, he trains with the aim of increasing the power of damage in his blows. In this field it is necessary to hit the sacks, as well as the sparring sessions that, in addition, test the speed and technique in each of their movements.

Although it will be the second time that Alvarez has led a fight in the light heavyweight division, he will do so at a demanding level that he has rarely submitted in his career. The first time he won a title was against Sergey Kovalev who, due to his age then, retired from professional boxing after the defeat. On this occasion, Dmitry Bivol is shaping up to be one of the best in his category.

“Dmitry Bivol is far from that wear and tear. He's at his best. Still undefeated, many people talk about him being the best in the division. This is a tough fight. He is young, hungry and physically bigger than Canelo, but Canelo is the pound-for-pound king of the sport,” said Hearn.

At 1.83 meters tall and 175 pounds in weight, the Russian athlete surpasses the physical characteristics of Canelo, who is 1.73 meters tall and will seek the weight limit in the category. Having the same age and similar qualities in the ring, in addition to playing the world title, they will play the honor of staying on the circuit without knowing the defeat, in the case of Bivol, or remaining the best pound for pound in the world, in the case of the Mexican.

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