Canelo's game plan was all wrong.
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His initial plan early was jab coming in and then work the body, but every time he even thought of going to the body Mayweather countered it. He couldn't get in on Mayweather's at all like they were planning so he spent the whole fight basically idling. Late in the fight Alvarez became gun shy because his jab and combinations were getting countered so much.Comment
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Thank you...it amazes me how people act like Canelo should have just rushed him...anytime he tried he got smacked with straight rights and peppered with jabs...only time he got in is when floyd took time off...even then he didn't land anything significant.His initial plan early was jab coming in and then work the body, but every time he even thought of going to the body Mayweather countered it. He couldn't get in on Mayweather's at all like they were planning so he spent the whole fight basically idling. Late in the fight Alvarez became gun shy because his jab and combinations were getting countered so much.Comment
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That's the thing about Mayweather - not only does he make fighter's miss, he can make them hesitate to throw because of the constant counters.His initial plan early was jab coming in and then work the body, but every time he even thought of going to the body Mayweather countered it. He couldn't get in on Mayweather's at all like they were planning so he spent the whole fight basically idling. Late in the fight Alvarez became gun shy because his jab and combinations were getting countered so much.
It was a masterclass from Mayweather. From Alvarez's point of view, I thought he was very flat on his feet and didn't have enough variation in his attacks. Still a very young man with a great future ahead as he keeps learning.Comment
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There never was a game plan, he did the same thing he does in all his fights, Saul tries to impose his power and has been getting so much praise cause of it that he actually thinks that's all he needed.
It seems to me, that Floyd is so adept at using angles and controlling distance for both defensive and offensive purposes that fighters in front of him give up and become inactive.
Truth is that even if a professional fighter was to figure this out and try to prepare for it he would still be a a disadvantage because it would be to late, tradition dictates that fighter learn the craft by focusing on traditional concepts of boxing where Floyd's style is never even encouraged.
Maybe that should change.
I hope Floyd wins out the rest of his contract and then gyms, coaches and fighter may start to value the skills he has.
Here is my wish list for his next fights:
Cotto
Kahn
Martinez
PacquiaoComment
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