Comments Thread For: Liam Smith: 'I've Done Probably Better Than Any of The Brits [Against Canelo]'

[Cortez]

Mathew Hatton hands down

[deathofaclown]

Saunders was starting to school Canelo until a lucky shot caused a freak injury that wouldn't happen 99% of the time.

Even the broadcasters had Saunders up on the cards and he was starting to get better before that fluke injury.

[trippleupper]

Mathew Hatton hands down

Matthew Hilton would have done well

[Nightfall]

He's pretty much saying that he's the best Clenelo cherry pick. Who knew!!!

[Jab jab boom]

Dude is out here trying to convince people that he’s the best of the worst. Lol

[PRINCEKOOL]

Amir Khan was beating Alvarez until the knock-out.

Alvarez had no real acute answer for Khan's processing speed, overall speed and combinations.

All Alvarez could do was wait for Khan to make a mistake and time a single punch.

Overall for the duration of that fight, if people are being honest? Khan was boxing the better fight.

Hopkin's was in a similar situation with De La Hoya. Hopkins knew, that there was no point in him trying to compete with Oscar De La Hoya early on 'So he just kept things basic, and waited to time a attack. Which in Bernard Hopkin's case was a body attack'.

In fact Hopkins invested in the body attacks, instead of trying to match Oscar De La Hoya up top with combination punch speed 'This was a good move tactically' etc.

[HeadShots]

saunders got his head caved in. pls stop

[Robertthebruce]

Amir Khan was beating Alvarez until the knock-out.

Alvarez had no real acute answer for Khan's processing speed, overall speed and combinations.

All Alvarez could do was wait for Khan to make a mistake and time a single punch.

Overall for the duration of that fight, if people are being honest? Khan was boxing the better fight.

Hopkin's was in a similar situation with De La Hoya. Hopkins knew, that there was no point in him trying to compete with Oscar De La Hoya early on 'So he just kept things basic, and waited to time a attack. Which in Bernard Hopkin's case was a body attack'.

In fact Hopkins invested in the body attacks, instead of trying to match Oscar De La Hoya up top with combination punch speed 'This was a good move tactically' etc.

If that's true why didn't the fast Khan time a ko punch on Canelo? Is it because Khan is feather fisted and had no power to trouble canelo?
that was a legendary KO by the way, if you look carefully he had Khan figured out, made a feint, khan fell for it and it was lights out. It was a beautiful move and you should not be trying to tarnish that fact

[Bro. Steve]

saunders got his head caved in. pls stop

If you watch the replays and slo-mo, you can see that Saunders got into a habit of ducking in that same down-and-left pattern. The reason he got hit so hard was that Canelo patterned him, timed him, and had a skull-cracking shot waiting on him the next time Saunders did that.

I'm no fan of Canelo. I think he should have been banned for life after the clenbuterol bust. But we have to give credit where it's due. Clenbuterol didn't make him ring-smart enough to catch Saunders like that. Calling it a "freak" or a "lucky shot" is just.... unlearned.

[PRINCEKOOL]

If that's true why didn't the fast Khan time a ko punch on Canelo? Is it because Khan is feather fisted and had no power to trouble canelo?
that was a legendary KO by the way, if you look carefully he had Khan figured out, made a feint, khan fell for it and it was lights out. It was a beautiful move and you should not be trying to tarnish that fact

If Khan had more power, and better durability. He most likely would of beaten Alvarez 10/12-0 'He may have even forced a stoppage'.

Speed, combinations, endurance, movement. Khan at his peak had all of these attributes to his game, on a completely different level to Alvarez.

Mayweather Junior & Bivol both beat Alvarez with Speed, Combinations, Endurance and Movement.

The difference between Khan and those fighters was? Khan did not have their durability.

It is a fact mate, Amir Khan was out boxing Canelo Alaverz 'Alvarez had no acute answer for Khan's ability, all he could do is wait for a mistake'.

Which was a great tactical move, but we all know why he was forced to use such tactics 'Because he could not match Khan's ability etc'.

Note: A legendary knock out? Carl Froch, Joe Calzaghe and many other Middle to Super Middle Weights also would of stopped Amir Khan. Khan took a risk and fought in a weight class were he should not of really been 'Alvarez got the knock-out, but really? That fight showed the boxing world once again the area's of Alvarez's game were he lacked'.

The blue print to beat Alvarez has always been apparent, there has always been a specific style which he has struggled with.

Alvarez is a all-time great fighter, he will do well and beat most styles. But certain attributes have always given him major trouble 'And unlike some other all-time great fighters, I don't think he has overcome this challenge'.

Alvarez did not rematch Mayweather Junior, and he still has not fought Bivol for the second time at 175 pounds.

But I will say this? I am one of the few people, who still believes Alvarez can beat Bivol in their rematch at 175 pounds 'But that is a entirely different topic etc'.