Can Scull disrupt Canelo’s plans for a second uncontroversial execution?
Canelo Alvarez says his opponent, IBF super middleweight champion William Skull, will be desperate to win Saturday “Bring it all” Because he has “everything to get” in their fight on May 3rd dazn ppv In Riyadh.
Skulls are not a big puncher. He is a boxer who focuses primarily on throwing single shots and then leaves. He lacks the power to hurt Canelo. His only chance of winning is by decision. This will be difficult unless you can mimic the Blueprint Floyd Mayweather Jr., which was used to defeat Alvarez in 2013.
Recapture IBF
This may be Skull’s only chance of a high-paid battle in his career. If he loses this, it would probably have ended as he will be merely an opponent of a well-known candidate in the 168 pound division.
Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KO) chose to take this obscure fighter to regain the IBF and become the 168-pound champion ahead of a megafight with Terrence Crawford in October. If not, Alvarez probably wouldn’t mind fighting Skull. He needs to be indisputable to use it to help promote the fight against Crawford.
“There’s always a challenge. Just because he’s not known doesn’t mean he’s not a good fighter,” Canelo Alvarez said. Dozen Boxing About William Skull, whom he faces in Riyadh this Saturday.
Scull was 32 years old and did not fight anyone considered one of the talented candidates in the 168 pound division. When he fought mid-level candidate Vladimir Shishkin last October, he was contested and apparently beaten by Shishkin. However, the judge gave Skull a 12-round decision that was unpopular.
A hopeless angle
“I know he is the type of fighter and what he brings with his mentality right now. He has everything he getsCanelo spoke about Skull. “So it makes him even more dangerous. He knows how to use his reach.
“He’s quick, tall and strong, but as I say, it’s nothing new to me. I’ve been fighting every style, every size, every kind of boxing. I know that it’s going to be a tricky battle, especially in the early rounds. I’m the one who has to adapt to everything at this stage of my career.”


Last updated on 04/29/2025