Canelo walks around at 190, 185 pounds, says Oscar De La Hoya

[Thuglife Nelo]

Fighters have been cutting wait since weight limits were put into place over a hundred hears ago. It's just the way it is. Some fighters are more able to cut weight effectively, it gives them a bigger advantage, that's part of boxing. So walking around weight has little to do with what weight a fighter competes at. I bet people would be shocked at the weights some of the little guys walk around at. Little doubt there are 160 lb guys who can effectively fight at 126 or 130.

Canelo has a weird body for a boxer, more of a welterweight frame, but he's thick and carries 160 well. He just fought one of the biggest MWs out there and didn't look small at all. I think 168 is his limit though and he will likely find someone too big for him in that division if he pursues it.

i think Canelo going to 160 has been the primary reason that his stamina issues have become lessened. He's able to fight complete rounds now and doesn't fade late like he used to.

Nice assessment, but a lot has to do what many say, EXPERIENCE and RESUME.

People don’t realize that Canelo fought Trout, Floyd and Lara at an early age, and those guys were elite level, so a lot of adjustments and figuring out made Canelo exert more and focused on the limelight to throw multiple combinations that many fighters simply can’t do ACCURATELY, and created a narrative about stamina “issues.”

As Canelo grows, now in his prime, the intuition to not make mistakes improves and will Coast the way Floyd did in his post era.

[Johnny2x2x]

Nice assessment, but a lot has to do what many say, EXPERIENCE and RESUME.

People don’t realize that Canelo fought Trout, Floyd and Lara at an early age, and those guys were elite level, so a lot of adjustments and figuring out made Canelo exert more and focused on the limelight to throw multiple combinations that many fighters simply can’t do ACCURATELY, and created a narrative about stamina “issues.”

As Canelo grows, now in his prime, the intuition to not make mistakes improves and will Coast the way Floyd did in his post era.

His power is also less effective at the higher weights. He's not going to be a KO artist at MW or SMW. That's one reason why going up in weight is so tough, your power doesn't follow you as the bigger fighters can handle it. Your boxing skills have to carry you the higher in weight you climb.