Timothy Bradley Jr.'s breakdown: How Canelo Alvarez can win, and what John Ryder can do to ruin Canelo's return to Mexico - ESPN

Canelo Alvarez returns to his home city of Guadalajara, Mexico for the first time in more than a decade to defend his super middleweight undisputed championship against London's John Ryder at Akron Stadium on Saturday.

Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs), is a big favorite (-2000 according to Caesars Sportsbook) to defeat Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) who's fighting for the first time in Mexico and only his fourth time outside of the UK.

Ryder has some power and is mentally tough. He has won four consecutive fights following a controversial defeat against Callum Smith in November 2019. He has the tools to disrupt Alvarez's rhythm and a sneaky right hook.

Alvarez had an uneven 2022, losing to Dmitry Bivol challenging for the WBC light heavyweight title last May, and then defending his super middleweight titles against Gennadiy Golovkin in September. He's one of boxing's top stars and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

Can Ryder score the upset? Two-division champion and current ESPN boxing analyst Timothy Bradley Jr. breaks down the super middleweight matchup.

It's been 11-plus years since the former pound-for-pound king and boxing's biggest star, whom many consider to be the face of boxing, has fought on Mexican soil. It's been eight months since I last saw him, on Sept 17, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena in his trilogy versus Gennadiy Golovkin. That was an easy night for the undisputed super middleweight champion. He's fighting Ryder, an aggressive southpaw with big legs and an even more assertive mentality, who calls himself «The Gorilla.»

I remember the night he defeated Daniel Jacobs in Las Vegas. Jacobs is considered to be a talented boxer from Brooklyn, New York, and it was shocking to me and many watching how Ryder