When is Canelo vs Ryder?
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez could fight John Ryder in Summer 2022 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).
Canelo vs Ryder stats
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez would step into the ring with a record of 56 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 38 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
John Ryder would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Canelo would have advantage in power over Ryder, with a 68% knock out percentage over Ryder's 57%.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fights out of the orthodox stance, while John Ryder is a southpaw.
Canelo is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 208 more professional rounds, 425 to Ryder's 217.
John Ryder is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO and 5 by the RING in the 168lb division.
Canelo vs Ryder form
Canelo has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he defeated Billy Joe Saunders on 8th May 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Avni Yildirim on 27th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.
Going into that contest, he had beat Callum Smith on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.
Before that, he had won against Sergey Kovalev on 2nd November 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.
He had beat Daniel Jacobs on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Ryder has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Mike Guy on 18th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Callum Smith on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Bilal Akkawy on 4th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had won against Andrey Sirotkin on 27th October 2018 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Hehad defeated Jamie Cox on 5th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has been fighting more than John Ryder.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing was 10 months and 6 days ago.
Canelo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Ryder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Canelo vs Ryder?
John Ryder is currently (+100) to win the fight outright, while you can get (+100) on Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez if you fancy the incredible upset.
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