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What a year for boxing.

Say what you want but boxing fans the world over can’t complain.

In an up and down time for the world for obvious reasons boxing consistently produced great match ups.

Worldwide.

Not least involving pound for pound number one Canelo Alvarez.

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Alvarez was the most busy out of any of boxing’s top flight stars and fought three times this year.

Here three boxing legends spoke on what they thought of Alvarez’ career to date so far:

In the words of a certain individual and fight fan favorite from the mean streets of West Linn, Oregon regarding when big bits of breaking news occur:

‘That’s huge.’

It really is though.

Significant words of encouragement for Alvarez going into the new year.

It doesn’t get much better.

Those are three of boxing’s all-time great fighters and it shows where Alvarez stands at the moment.

2022 promises to be even bigger.

Hopefully the Benavidez fight can happen before the end of the year.

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Huge year for Alvarez.

Huge year for Mexican boxing.

Huge year for boxing worldwide.

Busy Christmas schedule ahead but much more to look forward to in the new year.

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