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Can anyone at super middleweight beat Canelo Alvarez?

Another Canelo Alvarez fight, and another dominant performance from one of the sport's pound-for-pound best. Alvarez defeated Avni Yildirim by technical knockout on Saturday to keep the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles.

We already know what's next for Alvarez -- a title unification bout against Billy Joe Saunders on May 8. But what can we learn from the three-round performance from Alvarez on Saturday night? Ben Baby and Michael Rothstein react to the victory, the disappointment of Yildirim's performance and what could be the long-term plan for Alvarez.

Rothstein: Avni Yildirim spent more time waiting in the ring for Alvarez to get there during walkouts than he did actually fighting Alvarez.