Canelo’s Career & Legacy

[BKM-]

It depends how long he wants to keep going.

But physically he is still at his peak and mentally his boxing IQ and experience just keep improving.

It's not in his control. Mainly because his effectiveness is based on his youth, it's all about his explosion, speed and athleticsm. All of that is the first to decline and like I said, he was an early bloomer in the sport. He's got a lot of miles on him for his age.

[ShoulderRoll]

It's not in his control. Mainly because his effectiveness is based on his youth, it's all about his explosion, speed and athleticsm. All of that is the first to decline and like I said, he was an early bloomer in the sport. He's got a lot of miles on him for his age.

Pacquiao relies on explosion, speed, and athleticism too. And he's still going strong at age 41.

There's no reason why Canelo couldn't fight effectively for another 10 years if he wanted too.

Whether he has the desire to do that is the question.

[BKM-]

Pacquiao relies on explosion, speed, and athleticism too. And he's still going strong at age 41.

There's no reason why Canelo couldn't fight effectively for another 10 years if he wanted too.

Whether he has the desire to do that is the question.

You're talking about an exceptional ATG who could measure himself with the best who have ever laced them up. Floyd was another one in this era and they're the only ones. If you think Canelo is on that level of greatness and exception to the rule, it's a huge claim that is gonna smack you in the face the next couple of years.

[ShoulderRoll]

You're talking about an exceptional ATG who could measure himself with the best who have ever laced them up. Floyd was another one in this era and they're the only ones. If you think Canelo is on that level of greatness and exception to the rule, it's a huge claim that is gonna smack you in the face the next couple of years.

We will see.

But Canelo is constantly adding new things to his game. Even once his youth goes he will still have a bag of tricks he can dip into.

[QueensburyRules]

- -Canelo retires after his $365 Mil/ 11 fight contract up.

Gotta bum leg he's been lucky with so far. Milking his moment.

[_Rexy_]

He's going to have a fantastic legacy when he retires, because there won't be asterisks next to every fight with a weight clause or a catch weight or dodgy scorecards.

Generations forget that type of BS.

[juandabomb]

Not as overrated as cottos legacy but still made with safe match making decisions that benefits his side i.e. catchweights

[juandabomb]

He's going to have a fantastic legacy when he retires, because there won't be asterisks next to every fight with a weight clause or a catch weight or dodgy scorecards.

Generations forget that type of BS.

a few asterisks

[_Rexy_]

a few asterisks

What I meant was, there won't be asterisks in the official record books. We will remember, but new fans will just go on boxrec like they do now.

[killakali]

if canelo were to beat bivol or beterbiev that would be pretty big for him....alot of people have bagged him for picking up kovalev so if he could be someone they deem more "legit" than theyd have to respect him

i think hed have to go for that......there are a couple of fight with say benavidez or gilberto ramirez that might excite the mexican fans....maybe BJS or callum smith to get some brit money/intrigue.....other than that i dont think theres much more he can do....he fought floyd so young....he found a MW p4p machine waiting for him and he answered that question.....theres really not much more left for him to do

i could see canelo retiring rather young....unless something materializes over the next few years i dont think theres a ton left out there for him in terms of getting up for....and making money for the tv people

i dont know about historically...so hard to compare eras....so i dont even think about that...but his resume is probably, sans pac, the best of anyone of his era or active....i mean...yeah...i think his resume is pretty darn impressive....hes probably the fighter that defines the post pac/floyd era even though he was kind of part of that era and pac is technically still around

i wasnt big on canelo when he was coming up...but over the years ive learned to like him and hes won my respect

thank you Curtis