Alvarez started his career at welterweight and fought his first 30 fights there. One of the reasons why he moved up was that the competition at welterweight was too stiff for him. At time he moved up in 2010, the welterweight division had Mayweather, Mosley, Pacquaio, Cotto, Margarito, and Paul Williams all of whom were still great quality fighters at the time, and others who were good like Judah and Joshua Clottey. Alvarez would have lost 6 of those 8 fights if he had fought them between 2008 and 2010. He also would have lost to Martinez, who was campaigning at 54 at the time.
He would have lost to almost everyone Floyd fought at Welterweight at the time Floyd fought them. That includes Judah, Baldomir, Mosley and probably Juan Manuel Marquez. He also would have lost to Oscar De La Hoya.
There is a reason why Alvarez had had 43 fights and only fought one quality opponent and that was in his last fight.
He would have lost to almost everyone Floyd fought at Welterweight at the time Floyd fought them. That includes Judah, Baldomir, Mosley and probably Juan Manuel Marquez. He also would have lost to Oscar De La Hoya.
There is a reason why Alvarez had had 43 fights and only fought one quality opponent and that was in his last fight.
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