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yet most of us were glad when Canelo was matched-up against P.Will (I was one of them). Lara had 15 fights at that point, so how was match-up bad for him? It was a good opponent for Canelo too. Some fans even thought Williams would win.
-Lara has fought Molina/P.Will and is going to fight Vanes
-Kirkland has fought Angulo/Molina
-Trout fought Rodriguez and is now gonna fight Cotto
Contenders are fighting each other, while Canelo has the luxury of viewing the battles from his make-shift throne. There's almost little expectation for him to fight any contenders cuz many already believe he's THAT good and has SO much potential. Some fans are fine with him skipping through a certain tier of opponents solely because of his potential, how good he could possibly look against Mayweather and Cotto, how bad he could beat them up with his highly-touted power/combination punching/composure. His career is a big WHAT IF. He's getting too much credit for styling on guys that were put in front of him specifically for that purpose. Cotto styled on Gomez years ago, and almost everyone styles on Matthew Hatton. His quality of opposition is nothing to behold. Canelo has not fought a notable 154lber yet, he barely has any real/natural 154lbers on his resume, and some fans simply dismiss it because of the circumstances, "Well, he tried to make fights with P.Will/Kirkland", as if GBP deserves an A+ badge for their efforts, as if he deserves credit for actually fighting them. He's beating guys up and that's nice, but his resume is filled with mismatches. As a BOXING FAN, why wouldn't I wanna see how Canelo performs against guys in his tier, to see if he can indeed style on/beat the shit outta Molina/Lara/Trout? What's with the "go big or go home" mentality? Why does Canelo have to go for the gusto? Ya'll are acting as if he's an old veteran. Mayweather/Cotto aren't going anywhere. I recognize the reality that he'll have to fight a relevant opponent at some point, but why not sooner rather than later? He probably has enough star-power to bounce back from a loss, and he's shown that he can do good ratings. On this forum, guys like Golovkin and Rigondeaux get criticized for their lack of opposition, while their extensive boxing experience (amateurs=experience) goes completely ignored. They're much older than Canelo and can't afford to wait for the notable names in their division (Martinez/Donaire).
It's not about who can beat him....it's about who the GBP matchmakers are willing to put him in the ring with.
I think he has a good shot of beating anyone in the division, he passed the eye test a long time ago for me. Now he needs to get in there with someone worth a damn. After P.Will and Kirkland, the matchmakers should've tried to match him with Molina/Vanes/K9. Yes, I know that Vanes is TR, but they could've picked it up like TR picked up Lara/Vanes.
-Lara has fought Molina/P.Will and is going to fight Vanes
-Kirkland has fought Angulo/Molina
-Trout fought Rodriguez and is now gonna fight Cotto
Contenders are fighting each other, while Canelo has the luxury of viewing the battles from his make-shift throne. There's almost little expectation for him to fight any contenders cuz many already believe he's THAT good and has SO much potential. Some fans are fine with him skipping through a certain tier of opponents solely because of his potential, how good he could possibly look against Mayweather and Cotto, how bad he could beat them up with his highly-touted power/combination punching/composure. His career is a big WHAT IF. He's getting too much credit for styling on guys that were put in front of him specifically for that purpose. Cotto styled on Gomez years ago, and almost everyone styles on Matthew Hatton. His quality of opposition is nothing to behold. Canelo has not fought a notable 154lber yet, he barely has any real/natural 154lbers on his resume, and some fans simply dismiss it because of the circumstances, "Well, he tried to make fights with P.Will/Kirkland", as if GBP deserves an A+ badge for their efforts, as if he deserves credit for actually fighting them. He's beating guys up and that's nice, but his resume is filled with mismatches. As a BOXING FAN, why wouldn't I wanna see how Canelo performs against guys in his tier, to see if he can indeed style on/beat the shit outta Molina/Lara/Trout? What's with the "go big or go home" mentality? Why does Canelo have to go for the gusto? Ya'll are acting as if he's an old veteran. Mayweather/Cotto aren't going anywhere. I recognize the reality that he'll have to fight a relevant opponent at some point, but why not sooner rather than later? He probably has enough star-power to bounce back from a loss, and he's shown that he can do good ratings. On this forum, guys like Golovkin and Rigondeaux get criticized for their lack of opposition, while their extensive boxing experience (amateurs=experience) goes completely ignored. They're much older than Canelo and can't afford to wait for the notable names in their division (Martinez/Donaire).
It's not about who can beat him....it's about who the GBP matchmakers are willing to put him in the ring with.
I think he has a good shot of beating anyone in the division, he passed the eye test a long time ago for me. Now he needs to get in there with someone worth a damn. After P.Will and Kirkland, the matchmakers should've tried to match him with Molina/Vanes/K9. Yes, I know that Vanes is TR, but they could've picked it up like TR picked up Lara/Vanes.
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