The Boxing thread

mccity said:
I'm really fascinated to see if BJS could fare better.
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It's so tough to say. BJS is a very skilled boxer but Canelo is so compact and solid. He hits hard and then blocks nearly everything. Footwork will be key for BJS.
 
Canelo learnt a lot from that Mayweather loss. Excellent defence, superb ring craft and he is too quick for Smith. That said he refused to travel to the UK. Ali is the greatest he travelled the world, this guy had a near perfect camp, almost no travelling, zero jet lag and a spend of nearly treble on his preparation, compared to Smith.
 
oldius said:
It's so tough to say. BJS is a very skilled boxer but Canelo is so compact and solid. He hits hard and then blocks nearly everything. Footwork will be key for BJS.
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BJS would beat him. He is as quick and is a better mover round the ring. But as Canelo doesn't travel its not going to happen.
 
VOOMER said:
BJS would beat him. He is as quick and is a better mover round the ring. But as Canelo doesn't travel its not going to happen.
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Really? Can’t see it myself. Billy doesn’t hit hard enough to cause Canelo any problems in my opinion. On top of that I think Canelo closes the distance & cuts the ring down which would leave Billy with nowhere to run. Don’t get me wrong, I think BJS is an excellent boxer, but Canelo is levels above
 
VOOMER said:
BJS would beat him. He is as quick and is a better mover round the ring. But as Canelo doesn't travel its not going to happen.
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He would destroy Saunders mate . He is not on the sane level as canelo and even triple g . Out of all the opponents Saunders has faced what do you see what he has got that would trouble these elite fighters I mean his best win to date was against David Lemieux in Canada . Yes he can Move round the ring but sooner or later he would have to engage and that is were the problems start .
 
Paul1970 said:
He would destroy Saunders mate . He is not on the sane level as canelo and even triple g . Out of all the opponents Saunders has faced what do you see what he has got that would trouble these elite fighters I mean his best win to date was against David Lemieux in Canada . Yes he can Move round the ring but sooner or later he would have to engage and that is were the problems start .
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Yeah but Dubois though, what a fighter

stick to connect 4, pal
 
I know it's not allowed from some fanboy quarters, to say anything good about Canelo but full credit to Canelo for that performance from me. It didn't surprise me, that as soon as Golden Boy were out of the equation, there was no rehydration clause or any viable excuses for the haters to hide behind. He is simply one of the best boxers of his generation, who always has been willing to fight the best and he's improving with every fight.

Canelo only knew who his opponent was at the same time Callum did. BJS and Plant both turned it down, claiming they wouldn't be ready in time. That for me, is a poor excuse for a top level boxer, who should be living the life of a boxer in between fights. Also, if you believe you're better than someone, then where is the advantage in a slight short notice fight? There is none, most fight camps are around 6 weeks and it goes both ways, both fighters get exactly the same amount of time.

To their credit, both Callum and Joe Gallagher already said they were already training(Callum is always fit, never out of the gym, as it should be) specifically hoping for the Canelo fight because everyone in boxing already knew he was looking to fight the belt holders at 168 to unify the belts. They ended up getting 4 weeks which isn't far off, especially if they were already ready to take the fight.

As for not going to the UK to fight, for what reason? Canelo had a belt, Callum had a belt, one fighter already had a massive size and reach advantage(it was ridiculous how much bigger he looked), so no rehydration clause was a big win for him going into the fight and the other is also giving him the biggest payday of his career. Not to mention Canelo has a much larger fanbase to please and the venue allowed a much bigger crowd than would have been possible in the UK.

Those are all just poor excuses. If you can't credit that win you're just hating at this point.
 
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I do think BJS will raise his game for the Canelo fight and go with a gameplan that could make it a difficult fight(might not be pretty). I still think Canelo beats BJS though, possibly even by KO or TKO.

The Plant fight might be a better fight to watch because he'll probably fight in a similar style to Canelo but I think Canelo will again show he's just the better boxer.
 
Metalartin said:
I know it's not allowed from some fanboy quarters, to say anything good about Canelo but full credit to Canelo for that performance from me. It didn't surprise me, that as soon as Golden Boy were out of the equation, there was no rehydration clause or any viable excuses for the haters to hide behind. He is simply one of the best boxers of his generation, who always has been willing to fight the best and he's improving with every fight.

Canelo only knew who his opponent was at the same time Callum did. BJS and Plant both turned it down, claiming they wouldn't be ready in time. That for me, is a poor excuse for a top level boxer, who should be living the life of a boxer in between fights. Also, if you believe you're better than someone, then where is the advantage in a slight short notice fight? There is none, most fight camps are around 6 weeks and it goes both ways, both fighters get exactly the same amount of time.

To their credit, both Callum and Joe Gallagher already said they were already training(Callum is always fit, never out of the gym, as it should be) specifically hoping for the Canelo fight because everyone in boxing already knew he was looking to fight the belt holders at 168 to unify the belts. They ended up getting 4 weeks which isn't far off, especially if they were already ready to take the fight.

As for not going to the UK to fight, for what reason? Canelo had a belt, Callum had a belt, one fighter already had a massive size and reach advantage(it was ridiculous how much bigger he looked), so no rehydration clause was a big win for him going into the fight and the other is also giving him the biggest payday of his career. Not to mention Canelo has a much larger fanbase to please and the venue allowed a much bigger crowd than would have been possible in the UK.

Those are all just poor excuses. If you can't credit that win you're just hating at this point.
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Canelo is a modern day legend
 
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