Canelo's grade as a fighter

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  1. camden1nj

    camden1nj Active Member Full Member

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    Look at it like this. Canelo has only looked like an A level fighter v. Rhodes, Matthew Hatton, Cintron(who was shot), Vasquez(who was a good deal smaller), and Angulo(who never had a belt and was beaten to pillar to post v. Kirkland). He was pedestrian most of the time vs. Trout and Lara and juvenile v. Floyd. B- fighter at best.
     
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  2. modernfonzie

    modernfonzie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    B+ fighter with A fighter upside. I label Guerrero, and Broner, and Maidana B fighters, and he's better than all of them
     
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    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    canelo is a hype job.........
     
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  4. ValentinePrince

    ValentinePrince Well-Known Member Full Member

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    B+/A-

    Even fights with Trout and Lara prove he's a credible contender, but was clowned off the stage by the one A+ fighter he fought.
     
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    Capitan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    B+ Fughter ...Opie will always be a Gatekeeper !!!
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    B+
     
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  7. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'd give him a B at this point. I can't say he's that much better than Trout or Lara.
     
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  8. weegriffin

    weegriffin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Depends how you rate Lara and Trout his best wins.

    He is only 24 though so his level can increase.
     
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd made Canelo look like a C fighter.
     
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  10. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd rate him a solid B+/A- a loss to Mayweather isn't bad and 50/50 fights that he won vs fighters who were supossed to blow him out in Trout/Lara shows he has some skills to complete with his divisions best.
     
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  11. boxing_master

    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    what did he make maidana look ?:nut
     
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  12. rhin0z>

    rhin0z> Boxing Addict Full Member

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    H+ hyperbole
     
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  13. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Strictly B level!
     
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  14. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Seems an obvious B+ grade.

    Looked pedestrian against Trout and Lara, eh? How about he has beaten the #2 ranked JMW in Trout and Lara by the age of 23?
     
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  15. Scorpion

    Scorpion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    B, no higher than that imo.
     
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