Canelo Alvarez seemingly had all the advantages.

Power, strength and experience at the highest level, Alvarez checked all of the boxes. Brian 'Bomac' McIntyre said that Alvarez had the upper hand in a few categories, but didn’t appear nervous as the Mexican star's matchup with Terence Crawford inched closer.

Despite moving up two divisions, McIntyre said Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) would dominate.

Now, after grabbing a fairly close unanimous decision at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, Crawford's longtime trainer is taking the time to remind everybody: "I told you so."

"It was easy," McIntyre told talkSPORT Boxing. "It don’t seem like it when you're in the corner, sometimes you can’t see and the camera guy is right here. You get caught with this shot and the crowd goes wild but when you sit back and watch it, it was easy."

Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) normally keeps his cool out there, but there were times when he appeared frustrated. Shortly after losing his Ring and undisputed super middleweight titles, the 35-year-old accepted an inability to figure out Crawford's bemusing style.

Even before their megafight was announced, McIntyre studied Alvarez. It required hours of arduous work, and by the time they entered the ring last month, the 2023 Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year knew the four-division world champion's every move.

"It went 100% how I thought it was gonna go," McIntyre continued. "Him stepping forward, throwing the wide shots, moving his head, trying to fight on the inside. It went just like how we wanted it to go."