Is fighting two times a year good for a 22 year old boxer?

It's not a good thing but he doesn't do that all time, this year is an exception.

Canelo has been improving, and up until the ****ing Lopez fight they had been gradually stepping up his competition. Tried to fight Williams, Kirkland, Ortiz... what more do you want out of him? Looks like their going to try to make Canelo-Cotto and he has to fight the winner of Lara-Vanes after that if he wins. I call bulls#!t on that. Mathew Hatton, followed by Ryan Rhodes, followed by Kermit Cintron, followed by shot Mosley? That's your idea of Stepping up in competition? He did try to fight somebody who is for real until they ran out of options and gave him Lopez though, I'll give you that, but no way has he been gradually moving up his competition.

I'd like to see the majority of world class fighters fight more often, no matter their age. Three times a year would be good. I love that Donaire is going to fight 4 times.

Does anyone have any idea how comfortable he makes 154 and the possibilities of going to 160? Well, I believe he comes in the ring weighing anywhere from 164-170. He also said he's planning on staying @154 for a while, make his name there. However, I think his body won't allow him to stay at 154 for much longer. I expect him to move up in 2-3 years.

For health purposes yes but for being active not at all.

It's a must. What people don't realise is that despite his age he's still been a professional for 7 years and has had at least 42 fights. His style hardly favours a long career in the sport either. Don't be surprised if he's irrelevant at the top of his division by the time he's 28. Arguably he's made easy work of his last 1/2 dozen opponents or so i.e. he's not taking a lot of career shorting punishment, like Rios is per say. I'd say 3-4 times per year is the optimal range. He stays busy, in shape and sharp and keeps the fans attention.

Generally speaking it is better for young guys to be fighting so they are staying in the gym developing good habits that will follow them for the rest of their career. Plus young guys are prone to doing stupid things and thinking they are bullet proof, the more they fight the more it keeps them away from doing stuff that could harm their career. Canelo is an interesting case to me he is a finished product I can't see him improving all that much, and you could make a case for the guy taking a little break to recuperate dude has what 42 fights at 22? There is something to be said for rest even at a young age as long as he stays in the gym and doesn't do stupid stuff it shouldn't be an issue but who knows what he will do~ idle hands are the devil's playground.

If you are winning your fights easily and not taking a helluva lot of punishment then there's no reason not to fight more than twice a year. Canelo has built a good fan base because of his activity; he's always in the public eye and he's keeping his fans interested. Kinda disappointed that we'll only see him in action twice next year. Yeah he could make quick work of k9 and grab a belt and get the feel of a real junior middleweight. Would be good for his development before a Martinez or Lara fight.

For a World Champ it seems to be about the norm, title is misleading. But as a few others have stated the busier you are the better and when you are young you can do it so should really be doing it...got a feeling he's peaked too soon and may not be around for many more years to come.

If you are winning your fights easily and not taking a helluva lot of punishment then there's no reason not to fight more than twice a year. Canelo has built a good fan base because of his activity; he's always in the public eye and he's keeping his fans interested. Kinda disappointed that we'll only see him in action twice next year.

it depends on the money he's making, and whether or not he's prepared. fernando vargas was a finished product at 21, for example. usually i would say it's far too few fights.

GBP are going to ruin Canelo if they haven't done it already. They have not got him real challenges and the WBC alongside HBO have paved the way that everything has come easy to him. They have made him into an attraction instead of making him a complete fighter. Lets see when he gets a live contender in front of him that doesn't fold when he hits him and is active during the whole fight. He might melt down mentally

Fighters in general do better if they stay busy. It means they are in the gym staying out of trouble and equally important, staying sharp.

Just out of curiosity how many times a year do you think a 22 yo fighte should fight? I like how their bringing up santa cruz and benavidez in terms of activity but for canelo at this point i would say i 3 fights a year is good It depends on the quality of opposition, and how quickly/easily he beats them. I think he could've fit in one more fight this year against Molina or K9, but now he wants to call the shots and say he's not fighting in December.

Sure, it's smart if you want to make money. Less fights, less risks. Just out of curiosity how many times a year do you think a 22 yo fighte should fight? I like how their bringing up santa cruz and benavidez in terms of activity but for canelo at this point i would say i 3 fights a year is good

imho young fighters should fight 3-4 times a year, then dwindle to 2 fights as they grow older...

It's a joke that he made 2 million for the Lopez fight That's not all he got 2mil for http://i50.tinypic.com/30hngo2.jpg

He fought 4 times last year. He should fight three times in 2013. May, September, and December. I'm surprised he wouldn't at least fight Bundrage in December, grab that title and vacate it.

Canelo has been improving, and up until the ****ing Lopez fight they had been gradually stepping up his competition. Tried to fight Williams, Kirkland, Ortiz... what more do you want out of him? Looks like their going to try to make Canelo-Cotto and he has to fight the winner of Lara-Vanes after that if he wins.

Sure, it's smart if you want to make money. Less fights, less risks.It's a joke that he made 2 million for the Lopez fight