Am I the only one who finds Canelo extremely overrated?

[QueensburyRules]

I'm sorry but I just don't see any one thing that he does that separates him from everyone else at the elite level. Sorry but he just doesn't blow me away.

- -No need to be double sorry.

Just embrace that you're sorry and you blow...sorted!

[aboutfkntime]

wait, so ... Golovkin fans... think that Canelo... is overrated ?


how very amusing

[Slicc]

Canelo fought a PRIME Lara and beat him. GGG coasted to not fight Canelo.

His win against Lara was questionable. As for GGG, he was entitled to a title shot against Canelo, but the latter vacated and moved back down to 154, when the WBC tried to enforce their rules. This isn't news.

Context is everything. If Canelo beats Kovalev in great fashion - no jokes - even though we never saw GGG or Lara move up themselves - then it’s safe to say a Prime Canelo destroys a PRIME GGG. How many rounds did prime GGG go with Ouma, Rosado, or Murray?

An old GGG fought a 27 and 28 year old Canelo, should've won the first time and arguably won the second. If a prime Canelo couldn't clearly beat an old GGG, then I don't think he'd exactly destroy a prime GGG, regardless of whether or not he manages to beat Kovalev in great fashion.

Keep in mind... in those times GGG wasn’t even subjected to VADA even though HBO promoted it since 2011. Abel Sánchez is on record telling Greisman nobody told them to do it (VADA).

There’s another pic of GGG more roided than this.

I guess we'll never know if GGG was doping or not, but we do know that the rematch was set back, because Canelo wasn't clean. Also, those photos don't even look ridiculous to me.

[Joe Beamish]

Hes a really good fighter but definitely overrated.

He's very good. What I don't understand, however, is all the fanboys who deride Golovkin as a crappy fighter....and then applaud Canelo to the heavens for squeaking out a win and a draw.

Be consistent. If Canelo is a tremendous fighter, then Golovkin isn't half bad himself.

This works both ways.

Either they both suck, or they're both pretty good.

[QueensburyRules]

I'm sorry but I just don't see any one thing that he does that separates him from everyone else at the elite level. Sorry but he just doesn't blow me away.

- -We know you're sorry and Duh too.

[Bandman]

Bull****. Not even close.

Who is then? Lol. Canelo is the king of boxing.

[moochi]

its a shame that Golovkin was never good enough to execute that model

That's not actually right. I believe GGG is very popular in his circumstances.

GGG cannot change the fact that he is Kazakhi and only been in the USA for 8 or so years now.


Ask yourself this question...if GGG was Mexican, would be have been more popular? If yes, how much more? Probably 5x more popular.

But anyway FML this is a thread about Canelo, not GGG, but obvious that Canelo ain't much without GGG.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Canelo is underrated. His best, most memorable fight, is against Floyd.

[aboutfkntime]

That's not actually right. I believe GGG is very popular in his circumstances.

GGG cannot change the fact that he is Kazakhi and only been in the USA for 8 or so years now.


Ask yourself this question...if GGG was Mexican, would be have been more popular? If yes, how much more? Probably 5x more popular.

But anyway FML this is a thread about Canelo, not GGG, but obvious that Canelo ain't much without GGG.

if GGG was Mexican, he would not have received a free pass for avoiding guys like Lara and Ward...

if Golovkin was Mexican, appropriate questions would have been asked about his poor opponent selection

if Golovkin was Mexican, his fans would have much higher expectations

[thedarkdragon11]

Yes, he's overrated... But we can't deny the fact that he's a very "gifted" boxer thanks to GBP...