Does Canelo have a chance of ever surpassing Mayweather?

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  • Larry the boss
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    #41
    Originally posted by djtmal
    Quality over quantity all day, every day. That's what you blind Floyd fan boys overlook.

    Hell Keith Thurman beat two prime, noteworthy, ww champs. Floyd ain't got one dude in that category. Oh excuse me. I guess the all time great Guerrero, Ortiz, and Maidana fit in that category.
    Judah was also prime, also Thurman started at 154 and moved DOWN to 147, why compare that to Floyd who fought at 147 at his 4th weight class?? makes 0 sense

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      #42
      Originally posted by Bloodvenger
      By the time his career ends does Canelo have a chance of surpassing Mayweather in terms of accomplishments in the ring? Skill? Money made?
      definitely not in skill

      Mayweather was beating other all time greats who could only win 3 rounds off of him.

      Getting 3 rounds off Floyd was viewed as an accomplishment in itself for the losing fighter.

      While Alvarez is a very good fighter he has a DLH problem. They don't dominate when facing very good opponents

      Floyd most skilled fighter since Whitaker and Duran. Canelo isn't in that league of ability

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      • hugh grant
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        #43
        Nelo still has many years of career left so his resume will overtake Floyd at any point if not already. Nelo might not have won convincingly like Floyd in many fights. But careers aren't judged by that. Its about who you fought and risks you took. Floyd won convincingly against people who weren't that good in first place or past it names.
        FLoyd needed to use his skills against people expected to beat him. He was favourite all the time as he fought people at the right time, or people who were smaller so weren't likely to be favourite like Pac or JMM. He was favourite against DLH as he was old and lost too many times. Floyd didn't take risks whether fighting outside country or whatever.
        Floyds made it easy for people to overtake his career and resume.

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          #44
          Originally posted by Viral Larry
          Judah was also prime, also Thurman started at 154 and moved DOWN to 147, why compare that to Floyd who fought at 147 at his 4th weight class?? makes 0 sense
          So Floyds best win is a prime Zab Judah?

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          • STREET CLEANER
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            #45
            The more Canelo wins the better that win for Floyd will look, same thing with Manny

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            • deathofaclown
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              #46
              Nope

              Too many gifts, drugs cheat etc.. plus most of his fights end in very close decisions and questionable decisions

              Floyd dominated most of his opponents with ease, even if it wasn’t exciting, he dominated Canelo too..

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              • JakeTheBoxer
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                #47
                He is just the same. Mayweather fought old washed up guys and many fans felt he lost against Castillo and Maidana.

                Yes, Canelo is on Mayweather`s route. Call me when he fights a prime guy in any division.

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                • Citizen Koba
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                  #48
                  Skills, no, Canelo's very good but he's not on Floyd's level, accomplishments and money - it's quite possible.

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                  • Boxing101_
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                    #49
                    Originally posted by Bloodvenger
                    By the time his career ends does Canelo have a chance of surpassing Mayweather in terms of accomplishments in the ring? Skill? Money made?
                    NEVER......I mean Canelo definelty will have his legacy, but he will never compare or be same on the same level as floyd mayweather. If canelo was fighting in 2002-2005 like floyd mayweather I gauruntee he wont be on the same level some cats put him on today.

                    Guys like Tito Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr, Benard Hopkins, Calazage, Oscar delahoya in his prime, Vernon Forest, James Tony WOULD have absolutely SMOKED Canelo.

                    Then you cat's have the nerve to put this kid #P4P and ATG, TBE ect BS.

                    mannnn please.

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by Real King Kong
                      He climbed higher in weight, but I’m not sure that version of kovalev is better than the de la Hoya mayweather decisioned. If canelo unified titles with beterbiev, that would eclipse any accomplishment of floyd’s.
                      Floyd never held titles at 3 different weight classes simultaneously

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