At 27 Years Old, GGG Was Still Fighting Journey Men!

[Boxnation fan]

GGG turned 27 Years old in April 2009 and he'd already been a PRO for 3 Years!

GGG was still fighting complete nobody journey men like Anthony Greenidge (13-2-1) and John Anderson Carvalho (19-3-1).

At 27 Years old, Canelo has already faced Mayweather, GGG, Erislandy Lara, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Austin Trout, Amir Khan, Julio Caesar Chavez jr, Migual Vasquez (Future world Champion), Carlos Baldomir(Ex World Champion), Liam Smith(World Champion) Lovemore Ndou (Ex World Champion), Ryan Rhodes, Alfonso Gomez, Kermit Cintron, James Kirkland, Alfred Angulo and Josesito Lopez.

[DumpkinsPlus5]

What's your point? He is where he is now. On top of the division with a win over a really good fighter in Danny Jacobs and a Draw that could've went either way against Canelo.

[Tom Cruise]

At 27 B-Hop was as well.

Different fighters have different circumstances in their lives and careers.

For all we know Canelo will be burned out by 29 and taking beatings by his early 30s. Or maybe he takes an early retirement after making a bucket load of cash. Probably not but who knows.

[GGG Gloveking]

After being a pro for 3 years, Alvarez was fighting guys with losing records between fighting for the WBA fedecentro title

[Boxnation fan]

After being a pro for 3 years, Alvarez was fighting guys with losing records between fighting for the WBA fedecentro title

He would have only been 18 Years old by then lol

At 15 Years old, Canelo fought Future Lightweight World Champion Miguel Vasquez, a better opponent then GGG has ever faced up untill 2017!

[satiev1]

To even compare the two fighters and their opportunity to turn pro and path to stardom is so moronic I don't even know where to begin.

[Vlad_]

GGG had hundreds of amateur fights. Canelo didn’t. What’s your point? Prime Canelo still ran away from old and slow GGG...

[Boxnation fan]

GGG had hundreds of amateur fights. Canelo didn’t. What’s your point? Prime Canelo still ran away from old and slow GGG...

Actually it was GGG who pussied out.

Canelo sat on the ropes for half the fight, about as far away from running as you can get? and it was GGG who didn't fully commit to attacking him on the ropes.

[Redd Foxx]

At 33 he was still fighting journeymen. Anyway, he's #1 right now and you can't take that away from him. The next year will be interesting for sure, especially if the Canelo rematch happens or he fights Charlo (which won't happen).

[JuniorTorres720]

It's not like it was Golovkin's fault. Canelo had the luxury of being scouted early and his career has been carefully managed. Golovkin's story is public, he wasn't satisfied with his promoter back in Europe because they weren't able to secure him better fights. Thus, that's why he came to the states in and finally started receiving more exposure in 2012. But the fact that he was a relatively unknown guy knocking out all of his opponents meant fighters weren't willing to fight him for low-reward, high-risk. Canelo has just been managed better.