Canelo Alvarez or Andre Ward: Who rates higher all-time?

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Who rates higher historically?

  1. Andre Ward

    28.3%
  2. Canelo Alvarez

    71.7%
  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Eubank Jr is not a world class fighter and Saunders is better than Charlo.
     
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    Aussie Invader Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    hopkins' fight style wasn't fan friendly, but damn it was effective, which at the end of the day is all that matters.
     
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  3. guncho

    guncho next champion! Full Member

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    Canelo
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No it`s an easier way of fighting, he wa a spoiler, Canelo`s work rate isn`t that good but he lands more shots tthan B-hop did and that takes skill, also evading shots while coming forwards is tougher than when you stand off the way B-hop did.
     
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  5. Aussie Invader

    Aussie Invader Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    i'm not disagreeing with that, the point i made had nothing to do with what you've just posted though.
     
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  6. bsCallout

    bsCallout New Member Full Member

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    A bizarre hunch. I rate Canelo highly, to the point I expect him to win all those fights, I'm just pointing at that to date his wins/accolades, as far as i'm concerned are better on paper than in reality.

    Edit: And why do you act like there are no questions that can be asked of Canelo's career, stan?
     
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  7. bsCallout

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    I agree. I just think Eubank Jr has a style(and the chin), that would ask questions that Canelo hasn't been asked by anyone else yet.

    & I think BJS is better than Charlo too, but they are both great fighters and different styles that if Canelo won, I couldn't question his status.
     
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  8. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Both are cheats.
     
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  9. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    Had ward fought someone with such a reach disadvantage as canelo had yesterday, ward would have been beaten to a pulp. Ward's IQ is awesome, but his boxing heavily relies in reach and control. And I mean HEAVILY.

    Canelo is fighting giants. He's fighting giants and winning. Wtf.

    Btw, froch, really? caveman froch. Whose better boxing skills are to have a brick instead of a head and to maul relenteless for 12 rounds. Man! give me a break.

    Canelo, and not just by a little bit. BY FAR.
     
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  10. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Has to be Ward.Canelo lost to Mayweather got gifted decisions v Golovkin and has feasted on second rate british fighters
     
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  11. Puroresu_Fan

    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo and its not even close.
     
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  12. BCS8

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    I think the only argument to be made for Ward is that Canelo has been on peds and that he's an outrageous deck stacker, tainting the quality of his wins. I mean the version of Kovalev that Canelo beat was extremely shopworn. The version that Ward (barely) beat was much better.
     
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  13. BCS8

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    Going just by name value Canelo blows Ward out of the water.
     
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  14. drenlou

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    Just. Like drenlou blows BCS8 out the water.
     
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  15. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Canelo and it's not close anymore. Ward deserved to lose to Kovalev the first time. Overall Canelo has just beaten so many more great fighters now over more weight classes.
     
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