Could Canelo as he is now have beaten Hopkins the same year he beat Simon Brown?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Someone on another tread said Brown could have gone toe to toe with Canelo but if you lok at how strong Canelo was against tripple G to how bad Brown was vs Hopkins surely Canelo would have fared much better againsy Hopkins at that stage of Brown and Hopkins careers, am I being too simplistic or not?
     
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  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Simplistic moronic one way (1996) blinders vacuous idiotic dull witted puerile simple minded slow vapid imbecilic astigmatic myopic dim dense...
     
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    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Doltish obtuse idiotic imperceptive ignorant........
     
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  4. BCS8

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    Canelo could win a decision over Hopkins easily

    in Vegas
     
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  5. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo's speed is what would help him beat Hopkins. Hopkins knew how to pick. Winky Wright and Tarver were great picks and good wins.
     
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  6. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    “Could” Canelo at his best beat a pre-prime Hopkins? Yeah, probably. Wouldn’t bet on it though.
     
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  7. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No
     
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  8. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    It's telling when a thread i made comparing Canelo to Rex Layne got a more positive response than this

    I wouldn't bet on Canelo beating Hopkins
     
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  9. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I know Hopkins was a super-duper ATG and all but a guy who struggled with Robert Allen before jumping out the ring under suspicious circumstances is beatable by a non-ATG, imo. I’d bet on Hopkins but he wasn’t invincible or unbeatable. Even the greats have off nights and Canelo is a strong, skilled, durable middleweight who knows how to fight.
     
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  10. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Canelo's speed doesn't impress me
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    His slipping and countering is amazingly fast.
     
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  12. Mendoza

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    With Oscar's judges yes. With fair judges, maybe. Hopkins didn't look good vs speedy fighters or counter punchers.
     
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  13. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He doesn't look to have fast hands...I'll give him another look though
     
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  14. BCS8

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    Canelo might well beat Hopkins even without his "special" judges. He does what he does very well.
     
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  15. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Funny how Canelo now gets all this credit after getting 2 gifts against GGG … Hopkins takes him to school
     
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