Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Ron Swanson View Post
How many active fighters have fought better opponents than

Mosley
Trout
Mayweather
Lara
Cotto
GGG
GGG
Jacobs?

That’s leaving off some decent names that aren’t quite that level. I get hating Canelo for his unfair scorecards fight after fight. For being a steroid cheat. For the unforgivable sin of being ginger. For forever using weigh-in rules to come in 20-30 pounds over his opposition. For bloating his record to 40-some fights in Mexico as the new anointed matinee idol star before fighting anyone with a pulse. For never venturing outside his own backyard where the judges are in his pocket, only to fight a guaranteed inferior opponent in Rocky Fielding. For always fighting either undersized or over-the-hill opponents. For demanding a fight vs the world's p4p and promptly getting shutout and embarrassed. But his opposition deserves some respect. We could pick it apart, age, weight, timing. Or we can look at a top guy fighting lots of top guys. Top guys fighting is rare, we should appreciate it. Hate Canelo but appreciate the fights. Root for him to lose but hope he continues taking on guys like Jacobs,,,,,,and loses.


There. I added some you had missed.

That incredibly outrageous statement in the OP....... "Canelo for the most part has taken on the very best when possible"...... reeks of Ginger fandom to the Nth power taken to infinity.

His last few fights may make some people forget his whole previous career before that..... but some of us have slightly longer memories, and are slower to forgive and forget.

Here's my own quote to replace the one bolded above:

"Canelo, for the most part never one to have shied away from taking every possible advantage available to him before a fight.... legal, questionable, or otherwise."
I clicked like for this post AND Ron’s counter post because I think you both make valid points.
Yes , Hate Canelo for many reasons, but not for the level of his opponents.
But on the other side, obviously he ALWAYS has the advantages and it stinks. There is never a level playing field with him .
Exactly why I can see no other outcome than Jacobs winning the fight and Canelo getting the decision.
Like I said, it stinks really.