Saul Alvarez was never brought down during his legendary 67-Vecht boxing career.
Canelo has fought over big ones such as Floyd Mayweather and heavy hitters such as Gennady Golovkin and Sergey Kovalev without ever touching the Canvas.
The 35-year-old is celebrated on a large scale because he has one of the best chin in boxing history.
However, his chin was almost cracked when he was in law against the brother of a famous hunter in May 2010.
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Canelo Alvarez was only 19 years old when he fought against Jose Cotto in his HBO debut.
The brother of the future opponent Miguel Cotto almost created a huge upset in the first round of his fight with Alvarez.
Cotto connected with a perfect left corner that hit his opponent back in the ropes.
They were the only thing that stopped the 32-0-1 star for the first time.
Canelo Messo was badly injured, Cotto swarmed him with bumps and landed three more on his chin.
The favorite of the Mexican fan ate them all and tried to fight back, but he stayed on wobbly legs for the rest of the first round.
In the end, Canelo scored a ninth round knockout to prove that he can survive in-ring adversity.
What is the next step for Canelo Alvarez?
34 Fight later Canelo Alvarez established itself as the biggest name in boxing.
He will prepare it against Pound-for-Pound Star Terence Crawford on 13 September in a super fight.
Dana White will promote the match, which will be his first since entering the boxing industry.
The UFC -CEO stepped in when a fight almost broke out at the Lancing Conference of Canelo vs. Crawford.
In just six weeks everyone will go aside to leave Alvarez and 'Bud' trade magazines in the largest fight of 2025.