Canelo's gameplan against Floyd.

[ElTerribleMorales]

What do you think would have happened if Canelo had chosen to brawl against Floyd?

Personally, I don't think the result would have been any different. As we saw later in the Lara fight, Canelo is terrible at cutting off the ring, and is flat-footed.

I don't get why people keep saying "had chosen to", in reality it was Floyd who didn't ALLOW HIM TO, his defense was too tight and Canelo didn't know how to deal, so he just got beat up, it wasn't that he abandoned his gameplan it was that he wasn't good enough to execute it, plain and simple

[VG_Addict]

What do you think would have happened if Canelo had chosen to brawl against Floyd?

Personally, I don't think the result would have been any different. As we saw later in the Lara fight, Canelo is terrible at cutting off the ring, and is flat-footed.

I don't get why people keep saying "had chosen to", in reality it was Floyd who didn't ALLOW HIM TO, his defense was too tight and Canelo didn't know how to deal, so he just got beat up, it wasn't that he abandoned his gameplan it was that he wasn't good enough to execute it, plain and simple

Floyd is great at making his opponents fight his fight.

[Master]

I really thought Canelo would win this and stayed up all night in the dream that he would be too big and strong. Floyd fought his best fight which was hit and not get hurt, unlike his approach to Cotto where he traded, and Canelo could do nothing to get to Floyd. I was very disappointed in Saul.

[SlimTrae]

What do you think would have happened if Canelo had chosen to brawl against Floyd?

Personally, I don't think the result would have been any different. As we saw later in the Lara fight, Canelo is terrible at cutting off the ring, and is flat-footed.

I don't get why people keep saying "had chosen to", in reality it was Floyd who didn't ALLOW HIM TO, his defense was too tight and Canelo didn't know how to deal, so he just got beat up, it wasn't that he abandoned his gameplan it was that he wasn't good enough to execute it, plain and simple

Floyd is great at making his opponents fight his fight.

Diddo.

[walrus]

I did think Canelo would at least put a hurtin on Floyd but Floyd made Canelo look like a ten year old flailing at the wind. I think the frustration level just overwhelmed him. He would probably look a little better against Floyd at this stage of his career but I wouldn't expect the end result to be different. God that was a horrible fight.

[Gandalf]

I don't recall a gameplan beyond 'Stand back and let him pot shot me all night'. Boring fight.

[AdamGB]

Not having a game plan and not being allowed to utilise one are too different things Miles... Like most other people, he was baffled when he was actually stood in front of Floyd.

[Gandalf]

Not having a game plan and not being allowed to utilise one are too different things Miles... Like most other people, he was baffled when he was actually stood in front of Floyd.

So, what was the gameplan? I saw a method from the likes of Cotto, Maidana, and even Hatton against Mayweather, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what Canelo was trying to do.

[beenKOed]

I don't recall a gameplan beyond 'Stand back and let him pot shot me all night'. Boring fight.

That's not the way I remember that fight. In Canelo's own words, "I couldn't find him.". He was trying hard, but Floyd was never where he was supposed to be, plus as you already pointed out, Canelo was eating a steady flow of punches.
An embarrassing nite for Canelo and an easy nite for Floyd.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Canelo is a great combination puncher but he has very heavy feet and doesn't close distance well at all.

[erics44]

What do you think would have happened if Canelo had chosen to brawl against Floyd?

Personally, I don't think the result would have been any different. As we saw later in the Lara fight, Canelo is terrible at cutting off the ring, and is flat-footed.

I don't get why people keep saying "had chosen to", in reality it was Floyd who didn't ALLOW HIM TO, his defense was too tight and Canelo didn't know how to deal, so he just got beat up, it wasn't that he abandoned his gameplan it was that he wasn't good enough to execute it, plain and simple

did floyd just fancy allowing maidana to?

[ElTerribleMorales]

What do you think would have happened if Canelo had chosen to brawl against Floyd?

Personally, I don't think the result would have been any different. As we saw later in the Lara fight, Canelo is terrible at cutting off the ring, and is flat-footed.

I don't get why people keep saying "had chosen to", in reality it was Floyd who didn't ALLOW HIM TO, his defense was too tight and Canelo didn't know how to deal, so he just got beat up, it wasn't that he abandoned his gameplan it was that he wasn't good enough to execute it, plain and simple

did floyd just fancy allowing maidana to?

Did Floyd have any problems with him in the rematch? When Maidana fought the exact same fight?!, Floyd underestimated him, plain and simple, and that's not helping out Canelo's case of being limited and one dimensional, seeing how a small welterweight who's older still put up a better fight than he ever did

[Master]

That was the strange think about it Floyd did not have to ask for Canelo to come at 155lb. It slightly discredits his achievement. I think he chose to fight aggressively against Cotto because he was smaller and slighter shop worn. I think Floyd wanted a stoppage and took chances against Cotto which he would not risk against Alvarez.

[TitoFan]

Cotto went at Floyd, forcing his hand. Canelo sat back and tried to (cough) box with Floyd. Huge difference. I don't know what Floyd was expecting from Cotto, but he probably didn't expect to be pressured in that manner. He adapted well, as he always does, and the fight was hugely entertaining. No one can say for sure what would've happened had Canelo tried to press Floyd.... it would've probably still been a shutout, only that Floyd would've then had to break a sweat. Most fans enjoyed watching Floyd-Cotto and did not expect much. People expected loads from Floyd-Canelo and were hugely disappointed.

[Beanflicker]

I don't think Canelo is a pressure fighter though, he never did have the stamina to fight that kind of fight, especially against a Mayweather. I think he figured he'd have more success with his jab to the head and body (supposedly the key to beat Mayweather since the DLH fight), and his power and size would wear Floyd down, but he just couldn't land anything with any consistency.