Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Crawford and Loma need a standout big name on their record to be considered elite (ignoring alphabet titles and Am accomplishments). Ward has cemented his spot in history, however, if he did a Roy and started getting ironed all over the shop he'd quickly lose that status. Choco is definitely there, the only thing little guys have going for them is as many defences/wins as possible.

GGG will be top tier if he beats Canelo. He's now spent half-a-dozen years with a fearsome reputation as the best middleweight (a glamour weight throughout history) and became the fans "must-see" fighter. All he lacks is a marque name, which Canelo provides.

Canelo should be in the 2nd tier, probably 1st if he beats GGG, although his superior skillset is not as evident as the other top tier guys.

Spence, Usyk and dozens of other top-class talents can't really be judged yet. These guys are more likely to fall from the tree as climb it, they simply haven't had enough top level competition yet.

Thurman, although still unbeaten, is never gonna be great (imo). I think Spence will slaughter him and there's plenty of welters that are 50-50ish with him. That goes for Frampton too.
I've always thought that canelo was overrated. He has always been a good fighter to me. Throughout his whole time at 154, I was never sure that he was the best. I rated him as #1 in the weight class but there seemed to be a few fighters that he didn't fight that I thought had a really possibility to beat him. If he does beat GGG, I will give him credit. Canelo has looked a little more polished this last year or two.