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First of all, a big congratulations to Canelo and his team. He looked very good last night. I liked how he carried the weight, his strategy and tactics, and his conditioning. I'm also very excited the Canelo vs GGG fight is happening this year. I know I gave Canelo a hard time for a minute here, but I also knew it was mostly his promotion company delaying the fight. Respect to him.
Now to the subject at hand... Will Canelo carry his power to the MW division? I know he can punch hard, period, but what's going to be the effect of his punches against the naturally bigger men in this new weightclass. We've seen that against people his size, that aren't considered to have a weak chin i.e. Kirkland, it takes him a while to put his opponents out, and this is after landing heavy artillery on them, much like he did against Chavez jr.
How will this translate as a factor in his fight against GGG? Canelo is a sharpshooter, and with his skills and accuracy he will earn everyone's respect in the ring to a certain extent. My question is; can he make GGG reluctant to stay in the pocket, how I think Danny Jacobs did?
I think it will be very hard for GGG to get the decision against Canelo. So if Canelo can discourage GGG from applying effective consistent pressure, he wins, however, if GGG can establish his pace I think he will hurt Canelo and can potentially stop him or dominate enough rounds to maybe get a decision.
Against Chavez jr., who I'm considering similar in size to Canelo, he didn't look very powerful per se. Maybe by the time he gets in the ring against GGG, and the 160 weight limit vs 164.5 might help too, his body will be even more accustomed to the higher weight and his punches will be crisper. But then again, Canelo has been criticized for fighting smaller/weak chinned guys for a while now. Some believe this has been a significant factor for him looking impressive and powerful.
Usually the truth is somewhere in between two extreme opposing views. Where do you stand on this, and how do you think this will affect the Canelo vs GGG fight?
Now to the subject at hand... Will Canelo carry his power to the MW division? I know he can punch hard, period, but what's going to be the effect of his punches against the naturally bigger men in this new weightclass. We've seen that against people his size, that aren't considered to have a weak chin i.e. Kirkland, it takes him a while to put his opponents out, and this is after landing heavy artillery on them, much like he did against Chavez jr.
How will this translate as a factor in his fight against GGG? Canelo is a sharpshooter, and with his skills and accuracy he will earn everyone's respect in the ring to a certain extent. My question is; can he make GGG reluctant to stay in the pocket, how I think Danny Jacobs did?
I think it will be very hard for GGG to get the decision against Canelo. So if Canelo can discourage GGG from applying effective consistent pressure, he wins, however, if GGG can establish his pace I think he will hurt Canelo and can potentially stop him or dominate enough rounds to maybe get a decision.
Against Chavez jr., who I'm considering similar in size to Canelo, he didn't look very powerful per se. Maybe by the time he gets in the ring against GGG, and the 160 weight limit vs 164.5 might help too, his body will be even more accustomed to the higher weight and his punches will be crisper. But then again, Canelo has been criticized for fighting smaller/weak chinned guys for a while now. Some believe this has been a significant factor for him looking impressive and powerful.
Usually the truth is somewhere in between two extreme opposing views. Where do you stand on this, and how do you think this will affect the Canelo vs GGG fight?
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