WHO was the harder fight for Canelo; Lara or Golovkin??

[All in]

There's a lot of biased posters here, but the bottom line is Lara is the better, more skilled fighter over golovkin. Had canelo not had stamina issues, I have no doubt golovkin would not see the final bell, or it would've been a very wide UD.

He had stamina issues because of the pressure and pace of the fight. Ggg didn't let him rest.

[wladavit]

Golovkin was harder. But both won.

[j.razor]

Not playing any angles. Just asking an honest question. It's not about who is better, as these happened at different times in different weight classes. Just who did Canelo have a harder time with. Would like to get a discussion going.

Physically: lil g
Tactical: Lara

I think he had a harder time with lil g cuz lil g kept coming after taking all those punches & he couldn't hurt lil g.

Lara used the ring more & put no pressure on Nelo.

I have Nelo winning both fights.

[keepemup]

Lara by far. Canelo kicked GGGump's ass.

Lara got Canelo when he was lacking boxing experience.

Even with that said, he adjusted and come on strong late with Lara managing to time him with harder and harder shots even though he lost that fight IMO.

[FrankieClutch]

That's how I feel.

Guys were saying Canelo would hit G when he pressed so maybe that was more in Canelos wheelhouse?

He's not a seek and destroy fighter so hunting down Lara was hard. G was right there all night.

Canelo likes to be flashy and that's his problem.

My sentiments exactly. And Canelo does a great job of being flashy. His punches land sharp and clean, and his combinations are a thing of beauty. But his stamina issues make him fight in spurts for the second half of fights. If he gets that fixed, he'd be HARD to beat!

[BoxingFan85]

Lara was a tricky fighter for Canelo mainly because Canelo couldn't cut the ring off and Lara moved all night..
Golovkin came at Canelo so he tried to box him on backfoot..
Both were tiring at the end but I had Canelo-Lara an even fight because Canelo was tagging Lara in later rounds but was not getting hit as much and GGG-Canelo a 7-5 for GGG..
But Lara was the tougher fight for him at that stage of his career..

[LoadedWraps]

Golovkin because he got both outboxed and beat up, Lara only outboxed him.

I also had Lara winning that night.

People don't know how to score fights, it's just crazy.

[Thraxox]

Phyisically, GGG. Tactically, Lara.

[Squ□redCircle34]

Lara!

Had Canelo winning that one by barely a point!

In the GGG fight he won by 2 points IMO!

GGG's style is a delicacy for a counter puncher like Canelo!

While Lara's is tougher cuz he's faster, knows how to use his reach, Southpaw, and is excellent on the backfoot on creating space and using the ring!

It's a beauty to watch Canelo evolve as a fighter, you can tell that he really works hard on his craft and that's something the fans on Saturday nite in that arena took for granted!

[BillyBoxing]

Not playing any angles. Just asking an honest question. It's not about who is better, as these happened at different times in different weight classes. Just who did Canelo have a harder time with. Would like to get a discussion going.

I would say that the Canelo who fought GGG was slighty better, he somehow fully moved up to 160, but he was more grown, mature and experienced.

I had a draw in the Nelo vs Lara fight.

I had GGG winning 8-4/7-5 so I would say GGG gave a harder fight.