Quote Originally Posted by erics44 View Post
Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Oh boy... I can see we're getting carried away here.

People are talking as if Canelo was a 15-0 rising star, still a little wet behind the ears.

Canelo had 43 professional fights when he fought Floyd!! That is more than a full career for many fighters.

So please stop with the "Canelo was still on his way up" nonsense.

To see that followed with "Mayweather wouldn't hear the final bell against the Canelo of today" is even more mind-blowing.

Really??

Can we mention that Canelo is now a full-blown 168-pounder (when he isn't sneaking up to 175 or down to 160 to pick off gimpy zebras) with the chin of a light heavyweight?

Shit. This would be Canelo-Khan all over again.

I can see this legend bullshit morphing and getting a life of its own. Won't be long before TBE talk starts floating around.
i actually said the canelo of then wouldnt see the final bell against the canelo of today

do you think he was as good then as he is now?

Oops sorry... I misunderstood. But to answer your question, no. Of course he's improved. He'd almost have to, given the additional fight experience.

I'm not sure I'd go as far as saying the Canelo of that day wouldn't make the final bell against the Canelo of today. Today's Canelo would win... no doubt. But I don't think his progression has been all that. Honestly.

I think most of it has been calculated match-making (my forever beef with Canelo's career)... and maybe settling into a weight he should've been at long ago. He held off on Golovkin until he felt Golovkin had begun his decline.

But in all honesty Canelo could've faced Golovkin two years before. That's when the "marinating" B.S. first got coined.