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Terence Crawford's shocking victory over Canelo Alvarez has left the boxing world breathless. A few days after the fight, former champion Andre Ward shared on a podcast the precise moment when, according to his analysis, Canelo accepted his defeat in the ring, even before the official result was announced.
The fight was long awaited and lived up to expectations and the surprise factor, because despite being an incredible boxer, it was not thought that Crawford could have so much dominance in the fight. To this day it is still being talked about and now it was Ward who wanted to give his opinion.
The moment Canelo realized he was going to lose
Ward, who was a commentator for the fight, explained on his podcast that the second half of the fight was dominated by Crawford, and the breaking point came in the ninth round.
At that moment, Crawford switched to the southpaw stance and began to trade punches directly with Canelo, outboxing him. This exchange not only ignited the crowd, but also, according to Ward, gave Crawford the confidence that he could withstand his opponent's strength.
"I think Canelo started to give in at some point. I think that point was around the ninth round," explained the now commentator.
Canelo and an unthinkable act
The key moment that revealed Canelo's acceptance came at the end of the aforementioned round. Ward watched as the Mexican fighter, in an unusual gesture of respect in the midst of such an intense fight, extended his glove towards Crawford, who apparently did not see it.
Ward interpreted this gesture as a sign that Canelo, a warrior who never gives up, had recognized at that moment that he had been outclassed.