De La Hoya: The Most Devastating KO I've Seen From Canelo!

LAS VEGAS - All eyes were on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 7 asWBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Álvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) successfully defended his titles in a brilliant performance with a vicious knockout of former two-time world champion Amir "King" Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) in the sixth of 12 scheduled rounds.
 
Attendance for the mega-event tonight at the new T-Mobile Arena was 16,540, and saw celebrities in attendance including singers Roberto Tapia, Billy Joel and Daddy Yankee, actor George Lopez, chef Gordon Ramsay, actor JenCarlos Canela, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, actress Anna Paquin, Mario Lopez, former Spice Girl Melanie C, Metta World Peace, and model Ana Cheri. They were joined by boxing legends new and old including Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran, Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield, Lennox "The Lion" Lewis, Fernando "Ferocious" Vargas, Mike "Iron" Tyson, Michael "Jinx" Spinks, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, Luis "King Kong" Ortiz, Jorge "El Nino de Oro" Linares, Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr., Lucas "La Maquina" Matthysse, Andre "S.O.G" Ward, Andre Berto, Gabriel Rosado, Sadam "World Kid" Ali, and Gennady "GGG" Golovkin.
 
In the beginning, Khan's speed proved to be tricky for Canelo, as he unleashed his famous 'punches in bunches' in rounds one and two.

 
In round three, Canelo and Khan both showed movement around the ring coupled with exchanges including a mid-ring flurry of punches from both fighters. But it was in round six that Canelo demonstrated for the crowd his famous power, landing a right hook and knocking Khan straight onto his back on the canvas, ending the fight by knockout.
 
"He is a fast fighter, and I knew things would be complicated in beginning, but I knew they would come to my favor as the fight went on," said Canelo Álvarez. "People have known me only for my power. I have many more qualities in the ring, and I showed that. I think people saw more of me tonight. Someone that comes in to box gives you more trouble and someone that comes right in is a little easier to fight."
 
"That was the most devastating knockout I have seen from Canelo," said Oscar De La Hoya, chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "I believe it was more devastating than the Kirkland knockout."