Canelo was somewhat exposed

I'm reading all of this talk about how he was "trying new things" and he was toying with Gomez and experimenting. Could have KO'd him at any time, etc etc. Lol guys, nobody all of a sudden "tries new things" in a ppv fight just for the sake of learning. He was struggling with Gomez, plain and simple. Yeah he was doing things that we haven't seen him do before, but that's because he was starting to lose the fight and HAD to try new things to get it back under control. We all want a new super-popular hero to get behind once Pac and Floyd move on, but this isn't the guy, lets not be delusional here. He won't be able to hang with the guys at the top of the sport.

Comments (8)

SCtrojansbaby

I gotta agree, I thought Canelo looked a bit short of ideas and a little exposed, but the guy kept really calm and managed to stop Gomez, so i'm not sure what to make of it. Canelo was playing with him

14y ago

chav

I gotta agree, I thought Canelo looked a bit short of ideas and a little exposed, but the guy kept really calm and managed to stop Gomez, so i'm not sure what to make of it. I've always been a big admirer of canelo, he has great timing and power and his punches are so text book and he looks so comfortable it's hard to knock him,but Gomez gave him something to think about and at times he looked a bit lost...but in the end he stops the guy. He figured out what to do and did it, so i'm not sure how exposed he really got as he figured it all out and shut him down. The jury is still out, but all in all i think Canelo is a future star even if he gets beaten a couple of times, he really is a good fighter in the making.

14y ago

mannyFresh

Gomez is a better boxer than he is ever given credit for. This was a slight step up in class for Alvarez and he rightfully struggled. Any kid 21 years old would struggle a little with a guy of Gomez' caliber. The stoppage was premature but I think Gomez would've been taken out of the fight sooner or later. Alvarez is a very hard worker and will do whatever it takes to live up to his hype. He's a humble and hungry kid that will listen to advice and could still end up doing big things in the sport.

14y ago

SCtrojansbaby

lol you people are stupid. Canelo was playing with him and stopped him when he pleased

14y ago

TheKza

Let him fight Angulo...

14y ago

David

amm really ? i felt he did really good , wasnt hurt at all and had gomez hurt many times, even dropped him in the opening round. the kid isnt A class material yet but he is pretty good, i think people hate too much on him.

14y ago

Canelo_Phresh

Har to say if he just gave up rounds to time his power shots. But yes he froze when under pressure.

14y ago

Southpaw16

Yeah don't get me wrong I like the guy. I'm not going to be the type to call a guy a "bum" just because he probably won't climb into the top ten of a division. He has heart, he can punch, he has good technical skills, he is a good fighter. He'll be a fringe top 10 guy in the 154 lb division and he won't ever come close to the p4p top 10. I think he'll still beat Chavez jr....

14y ago