Comments Thread For: Mayweather Sr. Believes Canelo Will Run Out Of Gas

[ottocon860]

I could see a ko for Floyd if Canelo has not improved his stamina. I don't think Canelo is going to chase him and wearcdown like Hatton. I expect a tactical fight with Floyd getting a close decision to set up a rematch.

[twosweethooks]

Sr and Jr is going to have some fun ! They are going to beat up Canelo and have some funnnnnnnnn doing it !!!!!!!

but

I HOPE Canelo Beats JR half to Death !!! I don't want him to die , I just want him to think he is gonna die,

[Queen_Leia]

True, It also gives FRAUD the opportunity to Shove his Elbow into the Cinnamon Man's MUG!!! One of Elbow Man's Master Defensive Moves....

^^^This right here was funny, untrue but funny^^^^^^

[FrankieClutch]

All depends on how effective his pressure is. If he's coming forward eating counters and hitting air, he'll tire even quicker. Part of the Mayweather game plan is to attack the body. That's self explanatory.

If Canelo comes in with too much muscle mass (i.e. the Trout fight), gets caught up in the moment (big stage) and doesn't control his breathing...many factors go into wearing down as the fight progresses.

That's very true. Good post!

[MRBOOMER]

so you mean to tell me because mosley caught him twice, he won the round?

It wasn't that he caught him its how he caught him he was rocked badly and almost dropped. Mosley won that round Floyd may have came back in the last 45 seconds or so but Mosley still won it. I

[mathed]

Everyone banking on this kid gassing out might be in for a serious rude awakening..just saying..

Right, He looks pretty strong in the pics I've seen of him lately. You can starve yourself, dehydrate yourself or do it by increasing cardio and eating healthy. The first two make you look weak but I think Canelo is gonna bring much more to the table than the majority seem to believe he will. Floyd will have to dig deep and overcome some dangerous moments in this fight.

[Frank Ducketts]

Floyd has taken a different approach to his training. He is not eating that fast food almost every night trying to gain like he did before the Cotto fight. Floyd was Floyd in that fight in the end, but I don't believe he respected Cotto until after the fight.

Floyd got hit by hard jabs from Cotto. Cotto even though he lacks a right hand, is a very good pure boxer who has tagged everyone he has faced win or lose...including Floyd and Pac.

Floyd really had no head movement in that fight. The skills that Floyd always had eventually kicked in, and Floyd's speed wound up being too much for Cotto. I don't believe Floyd was 100% into the Cotto fight mentally. There just wasn't any motivation, imo. Canelo presents motivation because he is young, and a threat early in the fight, and he can fight a bit.

Canelo Alvarez is is not your typical Mexican fighter, and I mean that with the highest respect. He can box, he's elusive, and he is a good body puncher.

He can box, and he has head movement. He still has the left hook to the body, but he also has a good right hand. Canelo's combos lack power on the inside, but when he's stalking, he gets pretty good leverage on his shots, and they are sharp punches. Canelo is not a guy who will make you miss and counter. He will make you miss and get back to center ring-smart.

Canelo also has a good uppercut. Against smaller guys he lands that uppercut. Canelo is totally inexperienced when compared to Floyd. The Trout fight was fools gold because Trout showed us that Canelo CAN be hit with the jab. Trout is one of those converted guys. Olusegun is a converted southpaw. Andre Ward is a converted fighter. I don't have faith in those kind of fighters.

Canelo is a true orthodox fighter with a GOOD JAB, and he has good delivery of his punches but...imo he is just too slow for Floyd. He will be fast early, but he's slows down, and that is where NOT being that typical Mexican fighter can hurt him. But we always find something out from guys in big fights like this. Maybe Canelo can surprise but...

Canelo has never fought against a fighter who values his defense just as much as he values his offense. Floyd is 36, but he is a well preserved 36.

Floyd looked better in the Guerrero fight. He didn't get hit solid, but he did get hit with some grazing shots. Guerrero was a dangerous southpaw who loves to fight on the inside regardless of what fans thought, and Floyd had little to no trouble against him. Floyd can see everything coming from an orthodox fighter, and he knows how to roll those shots.

I expect Floyd to be a lil more flat footed for this fight starting from the mid to latter rounds. He may even start that process early. It depends on how Canelo attacks. I do believe Canelo will slow down. Whether he does slow down or not doesn't matter imo. Floyd is just too elusive. Canelo will have to gain Floyd's respect early. I know it sounds simple, but to beat the champ you have to gain his respect. Id Canelo can do that, he will force Floyd to come to him, and bigger guys love that when fighting smaller guys.

What I like about this fight is that Canelo will land a good shot, and Floyd always wants to come back with his own good shots when hit. Canelo better be ready to go 12 hard rounds, because even though he's the bigger man, he has never fought 12 hard rounds where he had to be on his toes the entire 12 rounds-Floyd has.

Floyd will look gangly in that ring with Canelo, and Canelo will look stocky. Floyd was a 5'8 1/2 sfw. Crazy right? He's a 5'8 1/2 jmw....taller than Canelo. Canelo will look a full weight class bigger than Floyd, but it won't matter.

What to look for from both guys:

Canelo's conditioning, jab and right uppercut.

Floyds jab, his inside fighting, and blazing right hand lead. Floyd's blazing left hook is gone forever. It's now a hook to the body.

Canelo's left hook to the head or body will not be a big factor unless he can gain Floyd's respect early because Floyds style is tailormade to block those shots. Floyd has faith in his chin and shoulder roll, but he can be hit, and hit clean up top. So far Floyd has shown a tremendous chin. Canelo will have to set Floyd up to land that his big right.

Who wins?

Floyd's hands are terrible which at times prevents him from going for the ko, and I expect a UD from Floyd in this fight. Canelo should come out unscathed, but if he runs out of steam, he could be stopped. I hope Big Bear was good to Canelo.

Floyd UD in 12...!

[Frank Ducketts]

There's nothing like fight week in Las Vegas, NV especially for a bout of the magnitude of Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul " Canelo" Alvarez. The fighters said their final words at the press conference Wednesday afternoon as now all that's left for them to do is make weight and get ready to tangle on Saturday night.

Mayweather's trainer and father Floyd Mayweather Sr gave his last thoughts as well when he spoke to BoxingScene. This fight will mark the second time Floyd Mayweather Sr has been back in command of his son's corner as they have rekindled their relationship and started training together again earlier this year.
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Floyd is looking to be flat footed more in this fight. They are committing to Canelo's body. Good approach.

[Frank Ducketts]

People who are thinking Mayweather will KO Alvarez are just clueless.

1) Floyd fights at a slow pace himself
2) Running out of gas doesn't = getting knocked out
3) Alvarez never been knocked down
4) Alvarez is going to be 15 pounds or so bigger than Floyd and has barley been hurt by anyone
5) Floyd got brittle hands, he will not attempt the KO, people who believe he will are buying into his game.

So who wins?

[heavyhands702]

People who are thinking Mayweather will KO Alvarez are just clueless.

1) Floyd fights at a slow pace himself
2) Running out of gas doesn't = getting knocked out
3) Alvarez never been knocked down
4) Alvarez is going to be 15 pounds or so bigger than Floyd and has barley been hurt by anyone
5) Floyd got brittle hands, he will not attempt the KO, people who believe he will are buying into his game.

floyds pace isn't slow its a moderate pace that graduallly increase after each round. Canelo running out of gas does equal him getting stopped. What does the ref do if he sees one fighter tired unable to defend himmself and taking excessive punishment?. It will be a stoppage by tko.