Alvarez 's Legacy Suffers Because He Didn't Fight The Best Champs

[ruedboy]

No doubt Alvarez is an exciting fighter and fun to watch.
Maybe that's all a fighter really needs because, let's face it, boxing is as much entertainment as it is sport.
However fans love to talk legacy and ATG status. When bringing up Canelo's name, there will always be the claim that his risks were very calculated ones.
These days, with multiple champs in each division, there will always be a wide range of ability, among champs in the same weight class. There is a case to be made that guys like Liam Smith, Cotto, Fielding and Kovalev were not the top guys in their weight classes when Alvarez took their titles.
That said, kudos for Alvarez for moving up and fighting good fighters in each class, but there will always be the question, if ha wants to be known as "best of his era" why not fight the best?

[Thuglife Nelo]

Technically Canelo moved up to 160 and fought GGG twice, your idol! Don’t confuse an actual fight vs scorecards. A fight happened!

You said “didn’t” fight. This isn’t AJ vs Wilder or Crawford vs Spence. Those will brew for another 50 years. AJ has better things to do too

[jack_the_rippuh]

Doubt it.
No one who is praised while active is discredited once their career is over.

He'll only be spoken against bu that, "Why didn't DLH fight Winky" crowd.

[ramses07]

dude still has 8 more years

[icha]

No doubt Alvarez is an exciting fighter and fun to watch.
Maybe that's all a fighter really needs because, let's face it, boxing is as much entertainment as it is sport.
However fans love to talk legacy and ATG status. When bringing up Canelo's name, there will always be the claim that his risks were very calculated ones.
These days, with multiple champs in each division, there will always be a wide range of ability, among champs in the same weight class. There is a case to be made that guys like Liam Smith, Cotto, Fielding and Kovalev were not the top guys in their weight classes when Alvarez took their titles.
That said, kudos for Alvarez for moving up and fighting good fighters in each class, but there will always be the question, if ha wants to be known as "best of his era" why not fight the best?

canelo is only 29 and you already talking about his legacy and atg status... you must be very high on him...

[mcdonalds]

Imagine criticizing Canelo's resume when he currently has the best resume in the sport excluding Pac

Dumbass

[pretty ste]

Exactly idk what's wrong with these casuals

[ruedboy]

Imagine criticizing Canelo's resume when he currently has the best resume in the sport excluding Pac

Dumbass

Interesting. Which do you think are Alvarez's best 3 wins?

[JakeTheBoxer]

I think even Ward has better resume. Ward fought and beat all the best men in 2 weight classes.

[BoloShot]

I think even Ward has better resume. Ward fought and beat all the best men in 2 weight classes.

Good point, very true, except the latter point. Definitely didn't dominate 175.