Cuauhtemoc1520's take on Canelo vs Angulo

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

First I was very disappointed with Figueroa and Molina being taken off the card. I thought those two would have made it worth while.

Ricardo Alvarez vs Ya Yo Thompson

Ricardo better thank god Figueroa hurt his writs because Figueroa would have hurt him. Terrible outing by him, overrated power and bad defense. I think Paulie said it best when he said Thompson can't miss.

Linares vs Arakawa

Linares looked good as always, faded a bit in the later rounds. Arakawa has no power so that helped Linares. Shame because if Arakawa had power, he would be one exciting fighter.

Santa Cruz vs Mijares

I thought Mijares used all of his experience to last in this fight. He was getting hit with some hard body shots, and was hurt late in the fight but he knows how to go the distance. Santa Cruz looked good, real good. I know some fans might not think so because he didn't get the KO but he dominated that fight easily against a very experienced fighter.

Canelo vs Angulo

There's a couple things I want to address here. First off, why was Angulo looking like he was throwing with no power. Well the answer to that is easy. When a fighter is faster, and pushing you backwards, they take that from you. It's the same reason fans didn't understand why Canelo wasn't doing this vs Mayweather.

Angulo IMO was set up to make Canelo look good. Perfect style, no speed and the game plan against Angulo was ballsy and genius. Push him back, be the aggressor. Don't allow Angulo to come forward and be the bully.

It worked and I thought Canelo looked very good. His speed was impressive, his defense has grown leaps and bounds since 2 years ago, and he can **** with the best of them. By the way, to those saying it was fixed are ***in idiots that need to stop watching boxing.

I thought it was an EXCELLENT stoppage. With the heavyweight Russian going into a coma, boxing refs and officials I think will be more careful in allowing a fighter to take serious damage. Don't think I'm exaggerating when I say Tony Weeks might have saved Angulo's life, or at least his brain. He was being punished and not throwing anything in return.

When a fight is competitive, then you let it go. When it's not, there's no reason to allow a fighter to take this amount of punishment. It's for nothing, he couldn't win and Canelo was literally toying with him at one point. Putting his hands down and standing in front of Angulo, slipping all his shots.

Canelo will fight the winner of Martinez vs Cotto and that will bring big money. I also think he will fight Lara in the near future as well. Kid is talented and has a very bright future and the scary thing is, he's 23 years old.

I believe Angulo is done. His career is on the line and I don't want to see him take punishment like this anymore. Love his character, style and heart but he might need to call it a career.

[DeadLikeMe]

Dont use knowledge and reason in NSB.

[bojangles1987]

If Arakawa could just learn to throw real punches instead of wide, sloppy slaps, he could be a real factor. The man's toughness is inhuman, I can't believe how he walked through those body shots like it was Paulie Malignaggi throwing them.

Santa Cruz is awesome. His accuracy and leverage for his volume always amazes me, every time. I will stand by it no matter what anyone says, I think he gives Rigo a fight.

And Alvarez proved a lot of things I wanted to see from him, that I doubted going into the fight. While he does get a lot of hate around here, he's on the right path lately and is one of the potential superstars to take the mantle when Mayweather and Pacquiao GTFO. Hopefully he keeps the momentum with his opponent choices up.

[Tom Cruise]

I think as well as pushing Angulo back, Canelo's ability to throw hard counters inbetween Angulo's punches made El Perro very tentative to throw.

Against Lara he was able to spend periods of time throwing at Lara without anything coming back, Canelo never gave him that luxury. Angulo would start by trying to set his shots up with probing shots (like he always does) but before he could line up the harder shot Canelo would hit him with a big combo and push him backwards again.

Perfect gameplan. Ive underrated Alvarez twice now. It wont happen again!

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

If Arakawa could just learn to throw real punches instead of wide, sloppy slaps, he could be a real factor. The man's toughness is inhuman, I can't believe how he walked through those body shots like it was Paulie Malignaggi throwing them.

Santa Cruz is awesome. His accuracy and leverage for his volume always amazes me, every time. I will stand by it no matter what anyone says, I think he gives Rigo a fight.

And Alvarez proved a lot of things I wanted to see from him, that I doubted going into the fight. While he does get a lot of hate around here, he's on the right path lately and is one of the potential superstars to take the mantle when Mayweather and Pacquiao GTFO. Hopefully he keeps the momentum with his opponent choices up.

I agree about Santa Cruz, people think Rigo just destroys him but they are wrong. His pressure style and combinations are tough to deal with.

I knew this about Canelo a long time ago, I can work the mitts with someone for 5 minutes and tell if they are talented. Canelo can be special if he keeps learning.

One thing I heard was how Mayweather Sr. said he would like to train Canelo, not trying to diss his current trainers but I think going to someone more experienced might be what takes him to that next level.

He is fighting a lot on natural talent at times, especially inside. He could be much better if he worked with a trainer that could bring that out of him.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

I think as well as pushing Angulo back, Canelo's ability to throw hard counters inbetween Angulo's punches made El Perro very tentative to throw.

Against Lara he was able to spend periods of time throwing at Lara without anything coming back, Canelo never gave him that luxury. Angulo would start by trying to set his shots up with probing shots (like he always does) but before he could line up the harder shot Canelo would hit him with a big combo and push him backwards again.

Perfect gameplan. Ive underrated Alvarez twice now. It wont happen again!

Well that's what I said in the VIP section and what most fans don't get. When you are in the ring getting hit, it's much different than when you are watching it from the outside.

Angulo felt Canelo's power and had to rethink coming in like that. I said it before and I will say it again, Canelo is a much harder puncher than Lara because he doesn't move as much as just counter. He sits on his shots much better and will make you pay when you miss.

[ShoulderRoll]

Canelo looked so much faster and explosive than Angulo. It was surprising.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Canelo looked so much faster and explosive than Angulo. It was surprising.

I know Angulo is slow, but Canelo looked incredibly fast.

[Public_Enemy]

All great points made in this thread. I was also impressed with Canelo. He did exactly what he was supposed to do and even exceeded expectations. He basically toyed with Angulo.

I would also point out the efficiency of his jab. That's exactly what you're supposed to do to an opponent that lacks head movement. He never allowed Angulo to get in rhythm. Canelo's jab was strong and well-timed.

[FrankieClutch]

Dont use knowledge and reason in NSB.

This. That's rule #1 of NSB.

(Good post bro lol)