Going for the upset: Saunders beats Canelo

[MONGOOSE66]

I've been out of the boxing loop for a while but I'm seeing so much hype in the comments on social media about Canelo by KO/TKO. Seriously!? Canelo, the guy who got schooled by Lara and Floyd. The guy who couldn't put JCC Jr away?? BJS has more than a chance. In fact I've got him by an easy UD but.. for obvious reasons I see him getting robbed.

Theirs a reason why u got out of boxing. Stick to that reason. BORING FIGHT. It’s going to be like watching a Mexican cat playing with his food.

[MONGOOSE66]

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised to see BJS to win most of the early rounds. It will be the second half of the fight that will be interesting.

I’ll be DAMNED SURPRISED if the English dude wins ONE round. Easy work for the Mexican. Only thing Saunders will accomplish is running a marathon inside of the ring in 36 minutes.

[MONGOOSE66]

I could see a Lara type performance with a split decision.

I could to if Saunders had a punch. Lara lost cause he chose to run more than he fought. He could of won if he wasn’t scared of getting hit.

[eco1]

BJS can come up into the ring with a *******, blow Clenelo's head off and he would still be down in the cards.

[sicko]

ZERO Horse in this Race, I like Canelo more but I think it is GREAT for boxing when you get Major Upsets in the sport. I personally don't see it happening in this fight BUT if BJS can get back to that Lemieux Form then it is going to be a hell of a fight and could be a long a difficult night for Canelo

BJS has ZERO chance on the Cards though not unless he shuts Canelo completely out and scores a knockdown at least

[Tatabanya]

Boxing doesn’t work like that though. They all said fury had no shot against Klitschko, Because he hadn’t looked great against lesser fighters. They are very similar fighters in terms of performing much better against better opponents.

On Saturday you will finally see how good Saunders really is and Canelo won’t be able to beat him. Mark my words. I honestly can’t wait.

Also Saunders has a granite chin and never been down as an amateur or professional. Canelo isn’t really a big puncher. The only people he stops are faded fighters like Kovalev, Overmatched opponents like Fielding and guys like Kirkland that got knocked out quicker by a Japanese journeyman. Even Eubank Jr did a more devastating job on Yildirim.

Cannelo never looks like stopping any real decent level opponents who aren’t shot to bits or low level. He could hit Callum Smith at will and couldn’t put him down. He couldn’t put Jacobs down even up fighters like Sergio Mora did, Jacobs hasn’t the best chin.

Absolutely no chance Canelo stops him, certainly not with one shot like you suggest.

All you wrote is valid, sound reasoning. But comparing Fury's circumstances to Saunders' doesn't work, either.

To see where I stand, just think that I won money on Fury in all his major fights (Klitschko and both Wilder fights). Well, I won on the draw by chance of course, but I had put the bulk of my betting money on Fury to win by KO even in the first meeting. I was sure that Fury was all wrong for those two.

But Klitschko and, especially, Wilder are not on the skill level of Canelo, which has greatly improved with the years.

I'm not saying that Canelo will surely knock Saunders out. That's just a wish because I despise Saunders as a man (I don't like Canelo, either, but BJS is worse). Yes, Saunders does have a chance, I have seen his talent. I give him more chances than Callum Smith for sure. Still, my inkling is that Canelo will manage to handle him one way or another.

[SweetPbfAli]

I see Canelo carrying the pace fast and forcing BJ to throw and move more than he would like. Canelo pressures fighters with his feet more than anything. He's always there slipping punches and inching forward.

[Shrap]

I don't think so. Even if he has the ability he is ill prepared with his resume. He had a lot of opportunities to take on higher level opponents but never did. Instead he stuck with B level and domestic opponents.

He'll try and stink the place out and make it to the final bell. I don't see it being a great fight.

[ShoulderRoll]

I've been out of the boxing loop for a while but I'm seeing so much hype in the comments on social media about Canelo by KO/TKO. Seriously!? Canelo, the guy who got schooled by Lara and Floyd. The guy who couldn't put JCC Jr away?? BJS has more than a chance. In fact I've got him by an easy UD but.. for obvious reasons I see him getting robbed.

Billy Joe Saunders isn't Lara. And most certainly isn't Floyd.

Not to mention that Canelo is a different fighter from those days, he improved a lot especially after the Floyd loss.

[Zaroku]

I don't think so. Even if he has the ability he is ill prepared with his resume. He had a lot of opportunities to take on higher level opponents but never did. Instead he stuck with B level and domestic opponents.

He'll try and stink the place out and make it to the final bell. I don't see it being a great fight.

wickid sick iron mike reminds me my Nintendo 1st box set, never opened...

I believe Canelo prevails and I gotta listen to my Mexican bro in law frome on and on about Guadalajara and Mexican superiority.

war BJS