Clenelo Is NOT Too Small For 175.

So why is Canelo an exception to the rule?

 

While size did come into play here, I don’t think it was the deciding factor. I’d pick Alvarez to blow away certain 175ers.

Bivol was just 2 or 3 steps ahead all night. He could read what Canelo thought he was going to do, then did the opposite. Next level ****.

 

Just because Canelo came in at those weights for 2 of his 175 pound fights doesnt mean he belongs at that weight class to begin with. Look at Kell Brook against GGG. Are you going to tell me that the size desparity wasnt obvious? Did he belong at mw or was it a one and done just to see how well he matched up with GGG?

 

He’s just too small for the weight. He was gassing and didn’t look nearly as explosive as he did at 168. The Kovalev fight wasn’t a good performance and he only won that cause Kov was shot. Bivol’s power is only above average for the division and he was backing Canelo up and forcing him to shell up at times. Canelo doesn’t have the height, reach, and would probably be terrified to even throw against a prime LHW puncher.

It isn’t that big a deal though, there’s still good fights for him at 168

 

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He is though. Alvarez clearly looked smaller and I have never seen his punches look so powerless. He barely budged Bivol with the hardest shots he threw. As the fight went on Bivol took advantage of the disparity more, standing right in front of him and banging "Canelo" with punches that had more effect. That's on top of Alvarez's looking more winded, his feet appearing more heavy, his reaction to heavier shots more noticeable, and his general discouragement.

 

Not even. Its not a weight class where hed be effective in due to the guys at the top being much bigger than he is along with possessing good attributes as well. Canelo is too small for 175, just like Pac was too small for 154, De La Hoya was too small for 160, Jmm was too small for 147, ect. Theres weight classes for a reason.

 

I agree Canelo's punches were generally harder but he was throwing almost exclusively power shots.

Bivol's punches were affecting Canelo more.

Completely disagree about speed, Bivol seemed to have faster hands by far

 

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