American coach Abel Sanchez commented on the victory of the absolute champion in the second middleweight Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) above the absolute in the first middle division Jermell Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs).
“I think Alvarez did what he had to do. I'll be honest, I was more impressed with Charlo because of what he tried to do but couldn't because he was fighting a bigger and stronger opponent.
When they first announced this fight, I really thought Charlo would go down in the 8th or 9th round. I don’t want to say I was amazed, but I was surprised that Jermell was trying to hold on as hard as he could considering who was standing in front of him,” Sanchez told Fight Hub TV.
Let us remember that last weekend Alvarez defeated Charlo by a crushing decision.
