GGG fighting Brook is how Canelo should've fought Mayweather

[socialteach]

He was unable to cut off the ring as GGG can. GGG is a master boxer, just in a different way.

[FeFist]

It would not have worked. Canelo lacks the stamina and quickness. Mayweather is also more slippery than Brook.

[FrankieClutch]

That is true, but damn. Can a fighter not LEARN to cut off the ring? It's not that complicated. He should up his game on that.

I've been saying that for years. Not sure if it's the trainers fault or the fighters fault (hell, maybe a combo of both) but some fighters just never seem to get it

[sicko]

Mayweather was picking him apart in the Pocket

[deathofaclown]

Canelo is a boxer (preferably a counter puncher), he's not a guy that likes to fight the way Golovkin did. Trying to box Mayweather was obviously the wrong plan, but fighting out of your style against the best fighter in the world would have left him more open.

That's something i notice a lot on here. People sometimes saying a fighter should fight a certain style that is not natural to them in order to try and win.

I'm of the school of thinking that thinks that it would be completely stupid and naive to go into a fight and start doing things you have never done before and fighting in a style out of your comfort zone.

Obviously you should be always trying to add more dimensions to your game but you essentially have to play to your strengths and if it's not good enough, then so be it.

Why would Canelo go in and act as a brawler and probably end up being less than half as good as he is. That would be madness.

Yeah there's having a game plan and a method but not at the expense of abandoning what got you to that point.

Remember when Berto went into the Guerrero fight trying to do a shoulder roll and act like Floyd and got bounced off the canvas about 3 times in the first round or two. You can't just go and do things you don't do well, you're making it an easy night for your opponent.

[HeadShots]

Mayweather was picking him apart in the Pocket

how did it work out for maidana?

who is smaller than mayweather. also forced to wear padded gloves.

[Kigali]

Kell beats Mayweather at WW.

Who Roger??

A win over Shawn Porter has driven them crazy

[bojangles1987]

Alvarez isn't that kind of fighter. He can't cut off a ring or establish his size like Golovkin does. He does not train to bulldoze through smaller guys. If he had tried to fight that way against Mayweather, he would have failed miserably because you can't just make that switch as a fighter against one of the most elusive, defensively sound fighters in history.

It's not as simple as saying, "I'm going to chase this fighter down." You have to actually know how.

[Kigali]

how did it work out for maidana?

who is smaller than mayweather. also forced to wear padded gloves.

Maidana wore 8 oz gloves.

Floyd didn't request larger gloves...the gloves Maidana tried to used were not acceptable.

[Damn Wicked]

I'm not sure how long Canelo could sustain the pressure if he fought that way. Canelo has always been a very conservative fighter. His output isn't particularly high at all and he seems to lack stamina.

Fighting like that could have worked for 2 or 3 rounds at the start of the fight but if Mayweather survived it could be bad news for Canelo.