How would Canelo do at middleweight?

[B-Bomber]

Alvarez is unfortunate -- he's short and thick.
You all know that he will not become an undisputed champion among the middleweights.

So were Julio Chesar Chavez, Mike Tyson, Jake la Motta, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran ...

[Tom Cruise]

So were Julio Chesar Chavez, Mike Tyson, Jake la Motta, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran ...

I agree with you and your point, but I dont think Duran was that short for a lightweight/JWW/WW.

[LOWBLOW_CHAMP]

Cant say he would do good. He's in a tough spot. Too big for JMW and will be small at MW.

Sort of like Broner at WW. Too big for 130 and 135 but was small at 147.


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broners not too small for WW by any means, he just doesn't have the skills to comepete there, hopefully he gets it together and gains that skill but we'll have to see. he took a lot of bombs from maidana and surivived. if he can polish up his skills he'll be fine at welter but no higher

[B-Bomber]

I agree with you and your point, but I dont think Duran was that short for a lightweight/JWW/WW.

No, he was not, but neither is Alvarez at JMW/MW in my opinion.

At 5'9 (175cm) with a 70" 1/2 reach he is by no mean tall for the division , but he is not a dwarf either. Golovkin is only slightly taller and has the same reach (half inch less, for the sake of precision ), according to compubox.

[BafanaBafana]

No, he was not, but neither is Alvarez at JMW/MW in my opinion.

At 5'9 (175cm) with a 70" 1/2 reach he is by no mean tall for the division , but he is not a dwarf either. Golovkin is only slightly taller and has the same reach (half inch less, for the sake of precision ), according to compubox.

The man is 5'7 maybe 5'7 1/2, he was clearly shorter than Mayweather--even with the fluffy hair I think.

[B-Bomber]

The man is 5'7 maybe 5'7 1/2, he was clearly shorter than Mayweather--even with the fluffy hair I think.

He is 5'9 according to Boxrec , Wikipedia, and Golden Boy promotions.

Maybe he is 5'8 without the fluffy hair? joke asides, I don't think he's too small at MW.

In any case, I don't think an inch or two in height will make such a huge difference. If he is good, he will prove it, else he will lose.

In my opinion , and I'm not a fan of his, he has the potential to do well at MW.

If he will struggle, it will probably be against movers, since he is a relatively flat footed fighter. I don't see his height or reach as a big problem though.