He's not a P4P fighter as he has barely fought anyone his own weight. He's a MW who's amazing at shedding weight. He didn't get much respect for beating smaller Khan, Golovkin didn't get much respect for beating smaller Brook. There's no reason why Canelo should get respect for beating the guys who can't hurt him such as Cotto.
This, this and this. Plus, some of his wins against guys his own size are extremely unimpressive, unconvincing.
Good fighter. Hard to make an argument for top 10 p4p just yet.
You're right, Canelo definitely has the skills. Trout and Lara are light punching and are still smaller than him. They can't hurt him. Kirkland and Angulo are garbage, not sure why people keep bringing them up. Kirkland was KOd by Ishida who had 50 losses, and Angulo lost to crappy opposition before their fight.
When Canelo beats a legitimate fighter his own weight (MW), he's going on my P4P list.
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