Canelo Alvarez has given his thoughts on Kamaru Usman’s knockout defeat to Leon Edwards at UFC 278. For the longest time now Canelo Alvarez has been viewed as one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the sport of boxing.
The Mexican sensation has spent the last few years turning back the majority of challengers and champions who have come his way, with Dmitry Bivol being the only man who was able to stop him in his tracks.
On the flip side, Kamaru Usman has been hailed as one of the greatest fighters of his generation – and perhaps even one of the best of all-time.
Unfortunately for ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’, his world came crashing down around him at UFC 278 when he was knocked out by Leon Edwards in the final minute of their five-round main event.