Originally Posted by
terrorsid
What credentials does Alvarez have? I've been trying to understand the most logical way for Canelo to win this fight and I got a head ache!!! What boxing tactics does he have that can beat Floyd? And how can he carry what ever skills he has into the late round with stamina issues? I'm just trying to understand, is it really logical to think that he is gonna do a 360 and and become a fighter with stamina that really could outbox Mayweather? Or are we just gonna believe that Canelo is gonna go beast mode and KO Floyd? Cause I think Mayweather is gonna use that defense and stick and move and run the whole fight and win a lack luster performance. A performance where Canelo will win 3 rounds then he will get outboxed. I'd bet on that
As this fight draws nearer my certainty on the outcome has changed quite a bit and its the same with the Garcia/Matthysse fight. People are starting to talk like Alvarez is some one dimensional plodder which is pretty much a crock. That kid can fight and is deceptively fast for a big guy.
Somebody else was in a very similar situation as Alvarez finds himself in and at the time was very much the underdog given little chance. Can you guess who these two might be by filling in the blanks?
Here is a bit of a blended version involving the original Ring report on the fight and a well used web site for stats.
______ was knocked down through the ropes in the eighth, being saved by the bell at the count of nine, after taking a right to the head and a left to the body. Referee _______ gave _______ five rounds including the last four. He gave _______ four and called one even. Two other judges gave the same scores. The much heavier ________ charged _______ at every opportunity with bull-like rushes and out pointed _______ by most accounts. ________ tried to outbox his shorter opponent but had a lot of trouble keeping him at bay.
This fight
could share many of the above's qualities minus the Ref scoring and exit through the ropes.
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