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Watch Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez knock out James Kirkland with a thunderous punch

This fight was everything Mayweather vs. Pacquaio wasn’t.

If you paid big bucks to watch the snoozefest between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather last weekend, one hopes you had HBO and got to see Saturday’s fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and James Kirkland.

The fight did not even last three rounds but it featured three knockdowns, including that tremendous knockout blow above, as Canelo improved to 45-1-1.

Here’s another look:

You can get highlights and full coverage from the fight over at Bad Left Hook.

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