Jaime Munguia Calls Boxing Canelo Alvarez ‘A Great Experience’

Jaime Munguia says getting the chance to box Canelo Alvarez was a great experience for him.

Munguia was putting his undefeated record on the line against Alvarez in an intriguing matchup. Heading into the fight, Munguia was the underdog, and after getting dropped early, he couldn’t get going as Alvarez won a clear-cut decision.

Following the fight, Jaime Munguia says the experience of boxing Canelo Alvarez is a good one and one that will help him get better.

“It’s a great experience, and I started very good,” Munguia said. “Very good. I was feeling very good, and then he started beating me with his experience. But I started very good. When he hit me with the uppercut I was more surprised than hurt. I was surprised, and I was not hurt. It was a good punch – that’s it. He was in great condition. I was winning the first rounds, then after the knockdown I started to fall into his game, and he started to beat me with his experience. I don’t think that he’s invincible. He’s already got two losses [to Floyd Mayweather and Dmitrii Bivol].

“He’s a very good fighter, but I don’t think he’s invincible. I got desperate to try to recover that knockdown, and I started changing my game, and I think with his experience he started getting me into his game with the counter-punching. I believe that it was a great experience. I was always trying to put on a great show for you guys, and I was looking for the fight. It was a great experience. I believe I caught him with good punches, and I really believe I hurt him a little bit in some rounds. I believe that he was bothered by my punches to the body,” Munguia added.

According to Oscar De La Hoya, he believes the experience will benefit Munguia greatly.