Talk about starting off strong! This is the match everyone has been talking about since it was announced. Saul “Canelo” Álvarez, the #1 fighter in the world, is attempting to unify the 168-pound division by defeating IBF super middleweight champ Caleb Plant. Let’s first take a look at the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: Canelo is unarguably the best fighter in the world right now, and his resume speaks for him far more than I could. With names like Gennady Golovkin, Billy Joe Saunders, Amir Khan, Miguel Cotto, and Shane Mosley under Mr. Álvarez’s belt, it’s impossible to deny he’s got the goods. As for his style, Canelo is a true student of the game and can do it all, but like anyone, he has a few trademarks. Canelo is easily the scariest body puncher in the sport for my money, and his head movement makes it a certainty he will get a chance to get inside and unleash those devastating shovel hooks into Plant’s ribs. Look for Canelo to pressure intelligently and force his way inside Plant’s long jab to do his damage. Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant: Caleb Plant is a game challenger, and it might be personal bias because his style and my own are similar, but I think people might be overlooking him a bit in this match. Granted that’s partly due to the fact that his resume is not fantastic--the biggest name on his list is Jose Uzcategui who stylistically is a gimme for a fighter like Plant, but I also think people just don’t think he’s got the goods, and I think that’s just flat wrong. Plant is an extremely skilled technician/outside boxer, and he’s fast. As long as he works his cardio and stays responsible defensively, I think he’ll put on a good show. Look for him to stay on his bike and use his long reach to try and keep Canelo from being able to load up on his power punches. Prediction: Canelo Álvarez by KO/TKO. Listen, I know I just spent a paragraph explaining that I think Caleb’s actually pretty good, and I do...I just think Canelo is better. He’s stronger, he’s a fantastic boxer, he’s been in with better opponents, and he’s already shown in the smith and billy joe fights that if he doesn’t respect your power, he will never back off. HOW TO WATCH: Live on Showtime on November 6, 2021 at 9:00 PM ET.