Why is canelo so popular?

Wasn't Kukulkan a white guy with red hair/beard?

 

wtf Floyd did NOT shut him out. he beat him in a straight up skill vs skill match.

canelo is a very very good fighter. NO ONE beats him at 154 from here on out. he fights Floyd again I would fully expect canelo to be victories.

ONLY problem is he is heading towards GGG which is really bad

 

He appeals to key demographics in the US. He's white enough for the white guys, Mexican enough for the Mexicans, and Oscar De La Hoya spent a lot of time grooming this guy to be the next big thing. He's being very carefully matched and managed right now so it will take time for the luster to wear off if it ever does.

 

once he puts lara to sleep he'll be in the top 10

 

This ^ along with white people claiming him Irish and being able to identify with him.

 

most on here truly cant see true talent when it smacks them in the phucking face.

pathetic "fans"

 

From the looks of it, they'll still be shitting on Puerto Rico for a good time to come:deal

 

WTF are you talking about as an Irish man i can tell you i've never once heard anyone try and claim Canelo to be Irish!

 

Among some of the other things mentioned, Canelo was promoted the proper way since he was young. He earned he fan base
by putting on exciting fights.

 

cuz oscar dumped all his money on canelo thats why he is popular.

 

You got it backwards. Oscar invested heavily in the Canelo business cause of his popularity!

 

hype job and marketing.

 

Red hair, freckles and GBP power team.

 

Yeah both whites and latinos like him plus he's a good looking kid with a model girlfriend

 

second to none summarizes it well. Young, powerful, very light skinned, red haired, telegenic and a Latino fan base. What is interesting, in many parts of the world, light skin is generally regarded as superior. The thinking being, if you are light skinned you do not have to labor in the hot sun each day to earn a living. That is a gross oversimplification but that is the gist of it. It is this way in Mexico, Spain, India, any place I can think of that has "color awareness."