Would this version of Canelo beat a prime Marvin Haggler?

[QueensburyRules]

Your thoughts???????

- -Marv a strict middleweight, Canelo a strict Lightheavy in Marv's day and U a Nanoweight...

[The Big Dunn]

I’m assuming the guys picking Canelo haven’t seen enough of Hagler. They’ve probably only seen the 87 version that lost to SRL instead of the early 80’s version who was tearing through the Middleweight division.

Canelo is an unbelievable fighter in his own right and a modern great himself, but there’s no way in hell he beats a prime Hagler. A peak Hagler gives Canelo a beating IMO.

As you said man, levels…

Yeah I think this is a solid post.

These guys don’t understand that Marvin went on the road and beat the best guys in every city.

His resume is filled with really tough solid fighters that posters don’t know.

Canelo is a great fighter but I agree Hagler would dominate him. That is no knock on Canelo.

[Johnny2x2x]

I think it would be a close fight, I give Hagler the edge. Now I think you can pick someone head to head while still having the other guy higher on an all time list because they've had a better career. Canelo has had a better career than Hagler, but Hagler beats him head to head. The work rate, stamina, and jaw are all time great for Hagler.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Yeah I think this is a solid post.

These guys don’t understand that Marvin went on the road and beat the best guys in every city.

His resume is fulfilled with really tough solid fighters that posters don’t know.

Canelo is a great fighter but I agree Hagler would dominate him. That is no knock on Canelo.

Completely agree mate.

[Chrismart]

Canelo is very good but Hagler was special.

[buddyr]

I won some money by picking the over, but I had Plant ahead on the cards at the time of the stoppage. I thought he was boxing well off the back foot, and making Canelo miss a lot, while hitting him with counters.


Gonna get flamed now lol

i wasn't scoring the fights. I don't score fights anymore because it takes away from my enjoyment, but I thought Plant won a LOT of rounds. 8-2 in Canelo's favor was atrocious. No way.

[GrandpaBernard]

We’ll know more once Alvarez fights another great fighter

I hope there will be a great for him to fight

[just the facts]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck noooooooooooo!

[just the facts]

This is where we overrate fighters from previous eras, Canelo beats him pretty easily.

Based on what? There’s literally not one thing Canelo does better than Hagler. Not one!

[Tatabanya]

Hagler by UD in a brutal war that leaves Canelo with more bruises and cuts than any fight in his career.

That's what I thought, too. But that war would last a little more than Hagler vs Minter.

The John Mugabi who gave hell to Hagler would be enough to knock Canelo out. Both Hagler and Mugabi were superb boxers.