For me Canelo get hits too easily and too often. So far he hasn't fought any punchers but moving up to light middle he will be in with somebody bigger than himself.
I'm not sold on Canelo's power or skills yet. I can't shake off the memory of Matthew Hatton coasting the 12 rounds with him. Gomez was schooling him until the premature stoppage. He can improve, he's only young so foolish to judge him as if he's the finished article, but I've been impressed with Chavez lately. He's maturing into a decent fighter and in his last fight showed he has real heart and a desire to win.
This would be a great clash, and boxing heaven for those who like body punches. They will both have sore ribs the next day for sure.
Last edited by Kev; 10-10-2011 at 04:43 AM.
Actually scratch that he did beat Baldy. You're probably right.
Ryan Rhodes is a baldy too.
Just saying, the knock on Chavez Jr. is he really hasn't faced any top dogs, Canelo would be his toughest fight to date, and visa versa.
This could be a crossroads fight for both pugs, the winner might go on to great things, the loser, depending on how bad they lost would have to claw their way back into contention. If it's an action packed fight, we also might see a rematch or 2. Nice match-up, I look forward to seeing it.
Sounds like this could be a competitive fight with some excitement as both are at the stage where they could beat one another. I will go with Alvarez.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Alvarez is lazy in fights. He seems to want to win without breaking a sweat. He usualy comes to life for a few seconds when he gets hit too much. I have a feeling that if Chavez puts him in a position hes never been in, you will see a very deadly Alvarez. Thats just an assumption though. To me he looks like that sort of person.
I think your right I remember first seeing Alvarez hurt by Jose Cotto in the 1st round last year and it seemed to wake him up. This is why Chavez will struggle his instincts will lead him to believe that he can dominate in his own weight division but the more he puts on Alvarez the better he will get. He also showed against Rhodes he can fight on the backfoot and is far from one dimensional, unlike Chavez he has continued to test himself and his rate of improvement is greater. Chavez is no bum but "Canelo" has the potential to become HOF great.
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