On Saturday, Sept. 30, Saul “Canelo” Álvarez won a comfortable decision over Jermell Charlo in a 12-round bout fought at 168 pounds. Álvarez, the biggest star in boxing, scored a knockdown in the seventh round with a glancing right hand that forced Charlo to take a knee a moment later.

It was one of a very few exciting moments in the fight. Charlo was billed by many as a live underdog, but fighting well above his typical 154-pound division in which he was the undisputed champion, he failed to carry the extra weight effectively as Canelo did not appear remotely hurt by any of his punches. Charlo is facing widespread criticism for his performance, but jumping up two weight classes to fight someone as skilled as Canelo was always a near-suicide mission.

Still, Charlo never appeared to do anything except trying to last the distance. He threw disappointingly few punches in the first several rounds, allowing Canelo to easily outwork him. By the eighth round, Charlo was so far behind that he had to knock Canelo out to win, and Canelo’s punch resistance is reminiscent of a concrete wall. The last few rounds were anticlimactic as Charlo did enough to survive while not doing much to change the fight.

Canelo is a big enough figure in the sport that his fights become events. So it can be frustrating when he takes fights against opponents who have no chance of beating him. One candidate for a more competitive opponent is David Benavidez, a relentless middleweight whose shared Mexican heritage with Álvarez could make for a massive fight on Cinco de Mayo. Another is Terence Crawford, who, though he usually fights at an even lighter weight than Charlo, was so viciously destructive in his highly anticipated fight with Errol Spence, Jr. that some think he can be competitive with even the far heavier Canelo.

Whoever Álvarez’s next fight is with, here’s hoping his next opponent is more competitive than Charlo was.