What happened to Canelos power?

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  • DeLorean
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    #11
    they took away his cow meat. what u want the man to do

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    • SUBZER0ED
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      #12
      Canelo's "lack of power" tended to show more when he started fighting bigger guys.

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      • LA_2_Vegas
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        #13
        I thought I saw a stat that Canelo had dropped 4 of the last 5 opponents prior to Crawford?

        Ryder, Munguia, Charlo, Berlanga,

        I guess Crawford chin is just getting better as he moves up.

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        • garfios
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          #14
          Originally posted by Smash
          he can still knock down guy like langa and mungi but they get KO'ed by others seems like now, he just cant hurt better guys probably
          It is about the quality, that's why he refused to fight any good technical fighter in their prime. His experience with them was not good, Floyd(and he was past his prime), Lara, Bivol, even GGG and remember he took drugs for his ggg fights and got help from the judges, after waiting out GGG. He was never a ko artist, and he is a good fighter but levels down from an elite one. The proof was always in the pudding, but he builds a following, and they run with it. Hi fans have the most ridiculous excuses for him

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          • hugh grant
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            #15
            I seen videos of Nel o hitting bags and I never felt he looked like he hit hard. He's not scaring me, whereas I remember a flip hrgovic hitting bag and he seemed hard hitter.

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            • Elastic Recoilz
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              #16
              Canelo's power is a MYTH! He never had power - he loads up and swings huge shots. He does not have single shot power or natural power. Any fighter who fully loads up putting there entire body weight into a shot will generate power, just like when Bruno Surace KO'd Munguia despite only having 5 previous KO's. Canelo's problem is he KO'd an old & tired Kovalev and there after believed his own hype that he was a power puncher.

              Guys like Inoue, Bam and Beterbiev are natural power punchers - everything they throw is heavy including jabs. Definitely not Canelo

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              • Joseph
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                #17
                Originally posted by LA_2_Vegas
                I thought I saw a stat that Canelo had dropped 4 of the last 5 opponents prior to Crawford?

                Ryder, Munguia, Charlo, Berlanga,

                I guess Crawford chin is just getting better as he moves up.
                Crawford also has the added advantage of being WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than all of those guys. Possibly combined.

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                • Quiksilva
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                  #18
                  I think the 2021 version of Canelo vs Caleb Plant would've gave Crawford troubles. Too bad that was 4 years ago and Canelo isn't the same.

                  Btw, I called it, saying Bud was going to beat Canelo. Even placed a double bet on it and won. **
                  Last edited by Quiksilva; 09-15-2025, 07:10 PM.

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                  • Smash
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Quiksilva
                    I think the 2021 version of Canelo vs Caleb Plant would've gave Crawford troubles. Too bad that was 4 years ago and Canelo isn't the same.

                    Btw, I called it, saying Bud was going to beat Crawford. Even placed a double bet on it and won.
                    yet ggg was perfectly fine and totally prime when he faced canelo, bud is older than canelo etc, doesnt really make sense but then again canelo fans dont often make sense

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                    • Quiksilva
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Smash

                      yet ggg was perfectly fine and totally prime when he faced canelo, bud is older than canelo etc, doesnt really make sense but then again canelo fans dont often make sense
                      I thought that version of Canelo was avg vs GGG in 1/2, the best I saw IMO was with Caleb Plant/BJS/Kovalev. Looking at his recent fights, you could see him aging.

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