Canelo Alvarez's punch is like being 'hit with a baseball bat', says British legend
King Khan has compared the punching power from Canelo as the equivalent to being ‘hit with a baseball bat’.
Amir Khan attempted to make history in 2016 by jumping up two weight classes to challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for the WBC middleweight title at a catchweight of 155-pounds.
It was the first boxing fight to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Today, Canelo is boxing’s Pound for Pound No.1 with victories over Gennadiy Golovkin, Daniel Jacobs and Sergey Kovalev to become Mexico’s first four-division champion above 147-pounds.
However, Khan - who has since gone on to challenge Terence Crawford for the welterweight world title in 2019 - reflected on his brutal defeat and claimed the selection of gloves for the fight had huge ramifications.
Knockout of The Year 2016: Canelo VS Amir Khan.
— World Boxing Council (@WBCBoxing) April 26, 2020
May 7, 2016, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.#WBC #Boxing #KOweek pic.twitter.com/UFLPHLBC0B
Khan told FightHype: "Every glove is different. When I fought Canelo, he had the Everlast horsehair gloves on.
Khan, 34, is hoping boxing commissions alongside governing bodies can come to an agreement on the type of gloves used in a boxing ring.