Originally posted by bigdramashow
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And it's Floyd Mayweather. Arguably the best fighter of his time. A 22 year old getting outboxed by Floyd isn't some knock on Canelo.
He also beat Lara and had Lara not just on the backfoot but full retreat. Fact is..he actually fought these people and GGG hasn't fought that type of competition. Who looks good against Lara? It's impossible with his style unless you put him to sleep.
That's like saying GGG didn't look so hot in moments against Brook or other fighters.
In all honesty it speaks a lot about a person who can't admit Canelo has real skills. I may not be his biggest fan but I'm also not delusional. Even if I sometimes lean more towards GGG at times it's a weird situation. GGG isn't the best fighter Canelo has fought but Canelo is BY FAR the best GGG will have faced. Lately I've been leaning more towards Canelo because of the style clash. GGG may not be as defensively sound or have the reflexes, hand speed, etc but he has heavy hands and knows how to apply his offense. Is GGG's application of his offense enough to overcome Canelo's combination of defense, offense, agressive counter punching and will/supreme confidence? Confidence and will got Danny Jacobs far against GGG who's used to guys wilting. Canelo will not run and actually hopes GGG comes straight him. We see him come forward a lot but Canelo is actually even better fighting off the backfoot and ropes. He's a true and true counter puncher.
This is going to be a freakishly intense fight.
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