I really think the hype is 90% due to his unusual for a Mexican red hair and freckles. He's a novelty act. Going 12 rounds in successive fights with Lovemore Ndou, Matthew Hatton and Ryan Rhodes really doesn't speak power puncher to me.

So far all the fights I've seen him in have bored me.

I don't regard Adrian Broner as a power puncher really yet he destroyed a better opponent, in a single round and has a higher KO percentage than Canelo too.

At only 21 though you have to assume that he will get better. I imagine by the time he is 23/34 he will be a very solid fighter and tough to beat.

Right now they will need to keep matching him carefully.

I think Cintron would beat him right now.