Is Canelo on a serious slide?

[Denilson3.0]

Nope. He’s the best white fighter out there and that including Loma and Usyk. I just think he pushes himself to new challenges that most fighters aren’t willing to take. Always said ppl make way to bigger deal about losses in boxing

[TitoFan]

[Spicoli]

He's taking on water let's just say that. You can clearly see how flat he became early on with Bivol, cred to Bivol. But he's in the same reset as Lara *cough Mayweather losses minus the build back slow roll. That yo-yo division stuff catches up with age. I do think he's on the other side if only by inches

[Denilson3.0]

Titofan

If you’re gonna say something then say it with your chest. OK? SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST. Bring it like a man. Don’t be doing all these girly memes in response to my post. You hear me ……Mr Puerto Rico ?

[Master]

Canelo is not a white man.

[TitoFan]

Canelo is not a white man.

To "Black vs White" Denilson he is.

[Denilson3.0]

Canelo is not a white man.

No offence to you n I know ur a mod but I should not respond to something as stupid as what u said. U have white Latinos; Lionel messi, Shakira, Charlie Sheen etc

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Canelo is not a white man.

What ? You know what ? I’m not even gonna touch something as stupid as what u said. I’m not going there.

it's true that Canelo looks to have very, very little indigenous Mexican and mostly looks Spaniard so therefore pretty white.

[Primo Carnera]

Anyway, back to the OP’s question. He makes a good point about Canelo’s knees, and he’s at the age where parts of his body will start to give up on him.
So , yes, he may well start to slide a little. But I don’t think he’s completely shot just yet. He made a mistake going up to LHW and taking on Bivol, and if people had looked at the fight without taking on the hype, they would’ve realised that at the very least this would be a really tough fight and that there was a good chance he would lose.
If he stays at SMW, I reckon he could still pick off enough good guys to beat……….for now.

[TitoFan]

Is this any better?

He’s the best white fighter out there

I just think he pushes himself to new challenges

[TIC]

Nope. He’s the best white fighter out there and that including Loma and Usyk. I just think he pushes himself to new challenges that most fighters aren’t willing to take. Always said ppl make way to bigger deal about losses in boxing

only a racist concerns themselves with the colour of another person but i agree that canelo does challenge himself & i like his recent activity. i also agree that too much is made of a loss

[TIC]

& no canelo is not on a serious slide but age catches up to everyone & canelo has been fighting most of his life, it takes a toll

[PerfectJab]

& no canelo is not on a serious slide but age catches up to everyone & canelo has been fighting most of his life, it takes a toll

How Canelo performs against GGG will tell a lot.
I think he looks really tired and a bit worn out. This shift from wanting to be a knock-out artist and only starting to focus on throwing single full power shots looks to be taking his toll.
He has put his body through a lot to become a "power first" fighter. I feel Reynoso made a big mistake in turning Canelo away from becoming a complete boxer. He should have focused on improving on Canelo's weaker points, his footwork and his stamina, instead of having him walk his opponent down and just whaling away at them.
Now his weaker points will become even more problematic if his opponent is a mover and he can't put him away.
His punch selection is also starting to be predictable and limited.

Canelo started by taking pointers from Mayweather to wanting to be Mike Tyson. It's a shame.
This will make it harder and harder for him to keep up, both in his fights as in training as he gets older.

He should take a year off to fully recover from fighting so much and living in the gym and then go back to boxing instead of walking everybody down.

[TitoFan]

& no canelo is not on a serious slide but age catches up to everyone & canelo has been fighting most of his life, it takes a toll

How Canelo performs against GGG will tell a lot.
I think he looks really tired and a bit worn out. This shift from wanting to be a knock-out artist and only starting to focus on throwing single full power shots looks to be taking his toll.
He has put his body through a lot to become a "power first" fighter. I feel Reynoso made a big mistake in turning Canelo away from becoming a complete boxer. He should have focused on improving on Canelo's weaker points, his footwork and his stamina, instead of having him walk his opponent down and just whaling away at them.
Now his weaker points will become even more problematic if his opponent is a mover and he can't put him away.
His punch selection is also starting to be predictable and limited.

Canelo started by taking pointers from Mayweather to wanting to be Mike Tyson. It's a shame.
This will make it harder and harder for him to keep up, both in his fights as in training as he gets older.

He should take a year off to fully recover from fighting so much and living in the gym and then go back to boxing instead of walking everybody down.

Very good points. Which is why GGG is the perfect opponent to ensure a Canelo win at this time. GGG has never been a "mover." He's made his career by imposing his will, his volume and his power on opponents. Therefore he's there to be hit.
Against a bulkier Canelo, who has already taken GGG's shots at 160, GGG is the perfect target for the plodding, "single-shot" Canelo.

Beyond GGG things might get trickier, depending on who they pit against him. With Canelo's fondness for the single shot, as you mention, it'll be tough to handle someone who can outbox him and isn't scared to engage. Which is why for all the talk of wanting a rematch against Bivol, I'd bet the house that secretly Canelo's team wants nothing to do with Bivol ever again. That was a mistake in calculation which proved costly to Canelo's carefully built mystique.

Right now Canelo's biggest ally is the general mediocrity of the division he belongs in... 168. As long as that remains that way, Canelo can afford to remain a one-punch plodder a bit longer.

[mikeeod]

I feel like Canelo is still in his prime and hasn’t declined. I think the Kov win made people overestimate him (Kov was a light heavy and was really good at one point but was nowhere near his best) and the Bivol fight has people underestimating him. Bivol is a solid fighter, a true 175 pounder, and is in his prime- take away the Kov fight and Canelo is the underdog going in (as he should have been).

Canelo is a warrior and chases greatness, you have to love that, it he has had some serious luck to not have more losses on his record. Does anyone really think that if Ward, Froch, Calzaghe…etc., were still around that Canelo would be undisputed?!?

GGG has gone even up with Canelo twice now (I feel he won the first and tied the rematch) so the big question is whether GGG has slipped or not. Canelo didn’t take a horrific beating against Bivol, he was just thoroughly outboxed by a larger/ longer man with great skills and discipline. Canelo is young and has a few good years left thanks to his staying in shape year round and living clean.