Already from his confirmation, the fight enters Caleb plant, International Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champion, and Caleb Truax, A fighter who until last night had a record of 31 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, did not generate more expectations as no one gave a penny so that the challenger could snatch his belt from the monarch.
The task for the champion, then, was to look spectacular, to be feared. Even at the pre-fight press conference he had said he was going to end the fight early, going out to force a knockout in the first rounds. None of this happened this Saturday at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.
The fight left two realities impossible to deny. On the one hand, Caleb Plant dominated throughout the 12 rounds with absolute comfort and filled his opponent’s face with blue. On the other hand, he could or did not want to single out combinations of more than two or three times to look for his opponent to end up on the canvas, so his victory by unanimous decision lacked spectacularity.
This was understood by many of the fans who soon expressed themselves on social media. Even many of the haters of canelo ÁlvarezWith fewer and fewer arguments, they had no choice but to be more cruel to Plant than to the tapatío, especially considering the fight that could face them face to face between September and October.
Of course, thinking of boxing as a business, Plant’s performance only lowered the levels of enthusiasm that, having proclaimed himself the best of all in the 168 pounds, could have many fans of pay to see a face to face with cinnamon.