With Canelo Álvarez’s recent victory over Jermell Charlo, many boxing fans have taken a long, hard look at their personal pound-for-pound best fighters lists. Eli Cloutier is no exception, and his list can be found in the newest edition of The Four Belt Era.
The fight between Saul “Canelo” Álvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) and Jermell Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs) was never close. Álvarez was in control from start to finish and won at least 10 rounds on all three judges’ scorecards as he cruised to a unanimous decision victory.
Boxing has continued its strong slate of fights in 2023 throughout the summer, headlined by none other than Terence Crawford. Last October, the first edition of this very column was titled, “Will we ever see Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. fight?” On July 29, the two finally met in the ring.
Last week, columnist @iamelicloutier expressed his excitement at the return of blockbuster fights to boxing. Now, that excitement has dwindled in the wake of some disappointing news regarding upcoming and potential fights.
The boxing world has been suffering a drought of big fights for the past decade — but it looks like some exciting matches are finally on the horizon again. Eli Cloutier breaks down some of the biggest upcoming fights on the schedule in the next few months.
Terence Crawford is 35 years old, Errol Spence Jr. is 32, and neither is getting younger. Both are seemingly still in their careers' prime, but how much longer? Crawford and Spence are widely considered...
