Is Canelo Alvarez the greatest super middleweight of all time? [url]According to Boxrec[/url], he is. I would place him in the top five, but not at number #1 just yet. In the poll, I did not include boxers like James Toney and Roy Jones who did most of their fighting in other divisions. In my opinion, Joe Calzaghe (46-0) is the greatest super middleweight of all time.
Hell no! He wouldn't even be in my top 10. It depends on what criteria you use Resume @168:- 1 - Calzaghe 2 - Ward 3 - Ottke H2H for fighters that have fought @168 1 - Roy Jones Jr 2 - Calzaghe 3 - Ward / James Toney Sure Canelo got undisputed, but it was in a ****-poor 168, with no one of the calibre of Froch or Kessler, let alone a Ward or Zags. My 2c
I wouldn't even rate him ahead of Froch. Kessler, Bute, Pascal, Abraham, Taylor, Groves x2, Johnson, Dirrell (albeit questionable) > Golovkin, Smith, Saunders, Plant, Fielding, Yildirim
If Canelo faced Ward's competition at 168lbs he likely would have lost to Kessler and Ward. Calzaghe would have pot shotted and danced circles around him.
He hasn't beaten a single other elite SMW Most of the other guys on that list would be too much for him similar to Bivol
I’ll go calzone While not a fan of his boxing style I was a fan of him clowning & showboating Roy Jones humiliating him & giving him a taste of his own medicine. i say this even though Roy Jones was my favorite fighter of that generation. ashes to ashes dust to dust. oddly enough , prime for prime I think Canelo might be able to stop CalSlappy late after being humiliated by him early.
