John Ryder Shares Prediction For Canelo Alvarez vs. Jamie Munguia

John Ryder, a former opponent of Canelo Alvarez, has given his prediction for the upcoming boxing match between the Mexican and Jamie Munguia.

Alvarez enters the bout as a -600 favorite, and Ryder agrees with that. He believes that Alvarez will be able to land better shots and get the win, but he does expect the fight to be very competitive.

“The accumulation of punches he throws is very high. He’s got a high work rate, a high punch output. Canelo’s not – he’s very sensible. He picks his shots well, he doesn’t waste nothing. What he throws, he knows he’s going to land, whereas Munguia’s more volume, but he’s got more snap in his than Canelo. Canelo’s a real thudding puncher, whereas Munguia’s got that pop-bang. [Canelo’s] punch accuracy is very good. He’ll give you the sign that he’s gonna throw the shot and you think, ‘Right, I can see this coming,’ and you evade a few, but he’s going to hit you and he’s going to land and it’s going to be hard,” Ryder said (via BoxingScene).

“Everything’s going to be behind that shot. He does take his toll on people down the line. It was a close fight [between Munguia and Derevyanchenko]. It was down to the last round, pretty much, and Munguia done it for me. It’s a great opportunity. Obviously there’s a bit of needle there with De La Hoya and Canelo, so that might be the more interesting sell on the fight week. Munguia’s a willing participant. He done a number on me; he truly deserves his crack,” Ryder continued.

“I think Canelo wins. I think it’ll be close. Munguia will get off to a good start – might even go three, four rounds up, maybe. But I think Canelo will come on strong the second half of the fight and make it his own. He’s too accurate and he’s got the lasting effect in his shots. He’ll grind Munguia down, and I don’t think he’ll stop him, but I think he’ll beat him on points,” Ryder added.

If Alvarez wins, Ryder is hopeful he can get a rematch with the Mexican in the future.