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Is Canelo in the top 50 pound-for-pound? I say a clear "no". You get in the p4p list by beating the best fighters in the division. I can clearly name 50 fighters who are at this point more accomplished than Canelo and deserving to be ranked above him in the p4p list.
The thing is this: you don't become a p4p top 10 or top 20 fighter by beating guys who are either 2 weight classes smaller than you or 5 or 10 years past their prime. The ONLY top guy of the light middleweight division which Canelo fought is Austin Trout, and at least 50 % of all the people who scored the fight, thought that Trout won this fight.
So - If Canelo would have fought and decisively or decisively enough beaten guys like James Kirkland, Erislandy Lara, Vanes Martirosyan, Carlos Molina, Bundrage, Miguel Cotto or aforementioned Austin Trout, THEN Canelo would be a top p4p fighter.
Don't get me wrong, Canelo is a talented boxer, but there is NOTHING on his record that puts him in the top 50 of the p4p list. I can name 50 more accomplished fighters than him. And as you know - you are as good as you look against top opposition. And a highly disputed, controversial win against Trout is the only thing on Canelo's record at this point which can be taken into account when it comes to p4p rankings.
Vote on the poll and if you think that Canelo is a top 50 or even a top 10 p4p fighter, then please explain why.
The thing is this: you don't become a p4p top 10 or top 20 fighter by beating guys who are either 2 weight classes smaller than you or 5 or 10 years past their prime. The ONLY top guy of the light middleweight division which Canelo fought is Austin Trout, and at least 50 % of all the people who scored the fight, thought that Trout won this fight.
So - If Canelo would have fought and decisively or decisively enough beaten guys like James Kirkland, Erislandy Lara, Vanes Martirosyan, Carlos Molina, Bundrage, Miguel Cotto or aforementioned Austin Trout, THEN Canelo would be a top p4p fighter.
Don't get me wrong, Canelo is a talented boxer, but there is NOTHING on his record that puts him in the top 50 of the p4p list. I can name 50 more accomplished fighters than him. And as you know - you are as good as you look against top opposition. And a highly disputed, controversial win against Trout is the only thing on Canelo's record at this point which can be taken into account when it comes to p4p rankings.
Vote on the poll and if you think that Canelo is a top 50 or even a top 10 p4p fighter, then please explain why.
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