Going for the upset: Saunders beats Canelo

[Szef]

Dunno about the upset but this will not be an easy fight for Canelo. I think he wins a controversial SD.

One thing I'm sure though is that this fight will go the distance. He won't stop Saunders unless BJS has a bad cut.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Canelo might have improved but tell me one slick southpaw he fought since? He hasn’t, Nor has he had to train extensively for one until now. There is really no evidence to suggest Canelo is any better at dealing with Southpaws and fighters with that kind of movement now. Almost everyone he fought since then has stood right in front of him. Cannelo is the best in the world if you fight in straight lines against him. Give him some real angles and I think you will see a very different fight. Everyone has flaws.

No fighter is perfect, There’s always going to be a style everyone has problems with, no matter how much experience they gain.

People make Canelo is this unbeatable boxing master but he drops plenty of rounds too.

I think he’s going to struggle at times against Saunders. I think it will be a fight where they both have to make adjustments at times. It will be a high level fight in my opinion

I don’t say these things out of blind faith, I know enough about boxing not to do that. I love watching Canelo fight and really admire his skills but I think this is a tough fight for him and it’ll show.

What is this with the whole "slick southpaw" narrative?

You sound like Jacobs.

The version of Canelo that fought Lara was a pale shadow of the current version.

This is not to say Canelo is unbeatable. Mayweather still beats him, even now.

But ONLY Mayweather has an easy night.


Here's my prediction. I expect this fight to look VERY similar to Canelo/Khan. Why?

Saunders cannot win if he cannot land flush. That requires him to take risks to get behind Canelo's guard. Canelo is going to wait him out and eventually - just like we saw with Eubank/Saunders - Saunders is going to gas out, and Canelo is going to end it, because Saunders is nowhere near as fast as Amir Khan. Additionally, Saunders half-asses the first half of the fight.

Remember, Kovalev was beating Canelo on the cards before he got caught.

[Dakuwaqa]

What is this with the whole "slick southpaw" narrative?

You sound like Jacobs.

The version of Canelo that fought Lara was a pale shadow of the current version.

This is not to say Canelo is unbeatable. Mayweather still beats him, even now.

But ONLY Mayweather has an easy night.


Here's my prediction. I expect this fight to look VERY similar to Canelo/Khan. Why?

Saunders cannot win if he cannot land flush. That requires him to take risks to get behind Canelo's guard. Canelo is going to wait him out and eventually - just like we saw with Eubank/Saunders - Saunders is going to gas out, and Canelo is going to end it, because Saunders is nowhere near as fast as Amir Khan. Additionally, Saunders half-asses the first half of the fight.

Remember, Kovalev was beating Canelo on the cards before he got caught.

Has Canelo fasted any slick southpaws since Lara ? What makes you think he’s so much better at dealing with that style ?

[Combat Talk Radio]

Canelo might have improved but tell me one slick southpaw he fought since? He hasn’t, Nor has he had to train extensively for one until now. There is really no evidence to suggest Canelo is any better at dealing with Southpaws and fighters with that kind of movement now. Almost everyone he fought since then has stood right in front of him. Cannelo is the best in the world if you fight in straight lines against him. Give him some real angles and I think you will see a very different fight. Everyone has flaws.

Like I said before.

Canelo has improved.

Saunders had not.