Question for True Canelo Fans

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  1. J Jones

    J Jones Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Will one of you please explain how Canelo’s achievement equals Henry Armstrong’s.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    J Jones, Nov 4, 2019
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  2. Oakland Billy Smith

    Oakland Billy Smith Active Member banned Full Member

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    I believe he does hold titles in 3 weight division simultaneously.
    That was what Armstrong was most famous for, was it not?

    -not a Canelo fan, but not a pointless hater either . I was actually hoping GG would knock him out, but he never came close
     
    Oakland Billy Smith, Nov 4, 2019
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  3. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I don't count Rocky Fielding's belt as a legit world title. Now cue some Canelo super fan crying about Golovkin's fake defences record which I don't think is real either due to the bogus nature of his interim belt he held when making a lot of those.
     
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  4. mono

    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    As a Canelo fan, that smw belt doesn't mean squat.
     
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    Lazy Bones Regional Prospect banned Full Member

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    Did you count Kovalev’s belt as a “legit world title”?
     
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    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    LOL, Armstrong did that when there were only 8 divisions and 1 champ per division. Similar, but the differences really separate their accomplishments.
     
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  7. Serge

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    Rocky From Stocky>>Lou Ambers
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Robbery win over way past prime GGG at 160
    Win over Rocky Fielding at 168
    Win over shot Kovalev at 175

    vs

    Win over Petey Sarron at 126
    Win over Barny Ross at 147
    Win over Lou Ambers at 135

    Sarron's final record 104-23-12 only stopped once and that was by Armstrong

    Barny Ross final record 72-4-3, ranked #21 by The Ring in their Best Fighters of the Last 80 years feature from 2002) never stopped

    Lou Ambers final record 89-8-7, stopped only twice
     
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    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Why wouldn’t he?. He won the belt Ward vacated for retiring. Do you expect these titles to become irrelevant forever after Ward retires?.
     
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  10. J Jones

    J Jones Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Although he holds a title in 3 weight classes, he’s really only a world champion in one (Middleweight).

    I think Canelo’s a great fighter, but he’s not on Armstrong’s level. I just didn’t care for the hyperbole of the promotion trying to put his accomplishment on the same level as Armstrong’s. It’s not even close and any objective boxing fan should agree.

    Three things will NEVER happen again in boxing.

    1. A World Champion simultaneously ruling over 3 of the original 8 weight classes. Forget the fact that Armstrong nearly added a 4th title but settled for a draw against Ceferino Garcia.

    2. 17 year old World Champion...Benitez.

    3. 20 year old HW champion...Tyson.
     
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  11. J Jones

    J Jones Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great post. Has Canelo even mentioned fights with Benavidez, Plant, Saunders, Smith, Beterbiev?
     
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  12. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Well you dont really have a say in that lol!
     
    RingKing75, Nov 4, 2019
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    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ain't boxrec great!
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Shut up you clown, you aren't worthy of even quoting Serge.
     
    ellerbe, Nov 4, 2019
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  15. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Go suck him off on another forum meanwhile get off my nuts.
     
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