A few people hit on it, but he has to box more. He fought Bivol with a high guard, throwing hayemakers while trying to take Bivol's left hand away by punching it.
The highguard walk down worked on Kovalev, and punching the left arm worked against Smith, but I'm surprised to see team Canelo think it would work against Bivol, who is much younger than Kovalev, in his prime and much thicker than Smith (I think punching the arms is most effective against skinnier or smaller fighters, not against a bigger opponent when you're moving up in weight).
I'm not saying Canelo wins the rematch, but he'll do better if he approaches the fight like he did against BJS and Plant. He needs head movement, a good jab, bodywork and combination punching. If he does this well enough they may very well rob Bivol in the rematch
The highguard walk down worked on Kovalev, and punching the left arm worked against Smith, but I'm surprised to see team Canelo think it would work against Bivol, who is much younger than Kovalev, in his prime and much thicker than Smith (I think punching the arms is most effective against skinnier or smaller fighters, not against a bigger opponent when you're moving up in weight).
I'm not saying Canelo wins the rematch, but he'll do better if he approaches the fight like he did against BJS and Plant. He needs head movement, a good jab, bodywork and combination punching. If he does this well enough they may very well rob Bivol in the rematch

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