The reason Canelo is disliked by Mexicans

[SAINTSTEVE]

Canelo fought Mayweather when he was 23 years old. Who cares what anybody thinks?

[Pechorin]

Are you saying this because you think hes an Alt or because hes Chicano?

Because Mexicans don't hate Canelo.

[maxberlin61]

Nobody has denied Canelo is a good fighter.

You, however are a troll poster with multiple bans but your life revolves around Mayweather, GGG, Lomachenko (who you predicted would be destroyed by Rigo then spammed the board for weeks). You'll probably be banned again soon but come back under a new alias.

c'mon dawg. I'm heterosexual. Let's talk about why Mexican fans dislike Canelo. please stop poking my nuts

[turnedup]

Canelo is a talented fighter but what do you expect from someone who has been the meal ticket for so many people around him since he was a teenager? It's not different than Floyd and many other athletes, performers, entertainers. Years upon years of always being told you are right, you are never wrong, you haven't done anything wrong and people falling over themselves to be at your beck and call and fulfill your will. It's easy to sit on the outside and ignore that, it's what he knows, its what he's surrounded by, most of us found ourselves in his same situation for as little as a year we might turn into arrogant pricks too.

[ramses07]

I’m ok with Mexicans being arrogant

Too many sissy quiet Mexicans that want to be humble and proud

Need more of him

[Real King Kong]

He's not a true Mexican fighter. I'm not saying that as a fan of golovkin either, I've never warmed to him even before that fight was touted. True Mexican warriors are like Marquez, Castillo, Morales, Vazquez.

he's a poor man's mayweather. the way canelo conducts himself in the sport is a byproduct of Floyd's legacy in the sport.

[Madison Boxing]

early in his career marquez didn't get the shine of barrera and morales because he used his legs after he landed his counters or his combinations. he didn't start to develop a reputation as a blood and guts guy really unitl he fought diaz and katsidis and went life and death, and that was after he'd slowed down. believe me, prime marquez doesn't do that on purpose.

yes, he went to war with pacquiao in 1 and 2, but those were actaully fought at a much more deliberate pace than the diaz and katsidis fights. both marquez and pacquiao were content in those first two fights particularly to take breaks and box. they were wars and classics because of how good they both were, the stakes, and because their styles meshed so well for them to trade leather and for them to both be effective offensively. neither pacquiao nor marquez came forward exclusively looking to slug.

so was marquez not a mexican fighter in his prime because he was so good that he didnt' need to take one to land one? this "not a true mexican" fighter stuff is usually coming from guys who aren't really in a position to talk about how the mexican greats actually fought.

golovkin didn't have the speed and wasn't young enough to really test alvarez. yeah, he ahd the power, a great jab, but he didn't have enough to put the former on canelo after the latter landed. in time he will fight somebody who can! give him a chance to, you know, actually fight out a career, before you indict the guy for not being mexican enough for you.

ive never seen marquez refuse to engage as much as canelo did v golovkin. you dont have to stand there with your chin in the air but at least try and trade shots occasionally or come forward.

[Curt Henning]

Canelo is a talented fighter but what do you expect from someone who has been the meal ticket for so many people around him since he was a teenager? It's not different than Floyd and many other athletes, performers, entertainers. Years upon years of always being told you are right, you are never wrong, you haven't done anything wrong and people falling over themselves to be at your beck and call and fulfill your will. It's easy to sit on the outside and ignore that, it's what he knows, its what he's surrounded by, most of us found ourselves in his same situation for as little as a year we might turn into arrogant pricks too.

this is true....

imagine ur 27 and literally have a group of guys following you around willing to do any menial task you need done....how could you not be a little arrogant?

[Curt Henning]

Strangely enough not all non-Mexican's are GGG fans. You are obsessed with that dude. Let it go.

you equally obsessed with defending him and your other boxer crushes...lol

speaking of obsessed...why does golovkin pretend hes mexican?

[chrisJS]

you equally obsessed with defending him and your other boxer crushes...lol

speaking of obsessed...why does golovkin pretend hes mexican?

Actually, I'm not. I'm not even a GGG fan. I just think his obsessed detractors are a bit weird with the dude. I've never heard him say he's Mexican. I've heard him say "Mexican style" which is a term that I don't like because it's disrespectful and there is not one defined Mexican style. I understand it's marketing though and don't take everything literally.