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Agreed! He did forget Lara though, but Lara was not an ATG either. Who did Lara beat? Lara was very good at a few things but lacked power, variety, punch output, body work, punch resistance, etc etc. There's a reason he struggled with guys like Carlos Molina who he should not have struggled against.
And Canelo did poorly in that fight anyway.
That's what Canelo does. He does pretty well, not great, vs prime A- or B+ opponents, like Lara, or former A- now B+ smaller guys like Cotto, or he does pretty well vs guys who used to be A-level like GGG but now declined and are no longer better than A-.
That's what Canelo is. An A- type of guy. Like Lara, he does certain things spectacularly, but not enough of them, and his punch output is limited too.
The problem with Jacobs is, at his peak he was an A- guy too, and now he's probably not in his prime either. He says he's the only one but he's 32. That's when most guys start declining even ones who have been healthy their entire careers, and who don't overly drain themselves to stay at one weight class their entire careers, and dont have to do rehydration clauses.
So I'd question whether Jacobs is any more in his prime at this point than GGG was when GGG fought Canelo and Jacobs. But other than that, and forgetting about Lara, I agree with his overall point.
And Canelo did poorly in that fight anyway.
That's what Canelo does. He does pretty well, not great, vs prime A- or B+ opponents, like Lara, or former A- now B+ smaller guys like Cotto, or he does pretty well vs guys who used to be A-level like GGG but now declined and are no longer better than A-.
That's what Canelo is. An A- type of guy. Like Lara, he does certain things spectacularly, but not enough of them, and his punch output is limited too.
The problem with Jacobs is, at his peak he was an A- guy too, and now he's probably not in his prime either. He says he's the only one but he's 32. That's when most guys start declining even ones who have been healthy their entire careers, and who don't overly drain themselves to stay at one weight class their entire careers, and dont have to do rehydration clauses.
So I'd question whether Jacobs is any more in his prime at this point than GGG was when GGG fought Canelo and Jacobs. But other than that, and forgetting about Lara, I agree with his overall point.
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