Canelo's sparring sessions/"don't punch too hard" fights

Kovalev earned a two fights DAZN deal only in case of defeat.

 

A lot of Canelo's career is an asterisk...especially starting with literal PED use.

Then the Trout, Lara, Mayweather, GGG 1 and Bivol scorecards. The Kovalev fight also seemed...off.

 

I think some people are just jealous of everything Canelo does.

 

I find it interesting how his biggest supposed haters are actually his biggest fans and keep him relevant on a daily basis.

 

"fangil" are you in secondary/high school?
(I couldn't help myself, sorry)

 

Thinking about this, I don´t get why Kovalev would let himself get KO´d after a clearly close fight, yet Smith can go the distance? And Smith got his bicep mangled, nose bloodied and he was clearly stunned on a couple of occasions.

And if his fights are just setups, then why fight Bivol? Because clearly Bivol didn´t agree to anything. Did they just not try to pay off Bivol? If so, why even fight Bivol?
Could have easily paid off someone else.

 

But he used his jab... the entire fight. One of the main criticisms was the mainly used to jab to create distance.
Buddy had already been shaping Kovalev to a new mold. He said something like: "You have power, you don´t need to punch hard. You need to use your skills." This change happened before the Canelo fight and it was due to Kovalev´s clear stamina issues.
We saw it in the Eleider rematch:

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And it is still the same after the Canelo fight:

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The viciousness and power are gone from his right hand. Heck, even his body jabs are light now.

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Highlights from the Kovalev fight. The first 2 minutes show Canelo beautifully countering Kovalev´s right hand. So it´s no wonder Kovalev was reluctant to throw it.

I think enough people don´t seem to realize that Kovalev at that point was a completely different boxer and an old one at that.

Also, Canelo has clearly improved his punch technique. He used to be an arm puncher who landed a lot of slapping hooks. Now he puts his weight into shots and lands with the knuckles.

If you have time, I recommend checking out this video.
The yapping aside, he explains really well why Canelo is generating so much power now.

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Was no pay off. Kov had a very short camp and was simply shot.

 

Op you seem to be confused, most of Canelo's opponents since around the time of the 1st Golovkin fight all seem to suffer the same symptoms. Punching less and committing less to punches. It's almost like something Alvarez does makes them think twice about taking risks and sitting on punches. (Hint hint, counter punches don't feel good) So what you might call not coming to fight is in fight risk assessment and adjustments from his opponents. Don't throw a stupid amount of punches less chances he counters you. Don't commit to the body , you Don't have to leave your head open to that uppercut that split Saunders wig. Not sitting on your punches gives you a quicker opportunity to get your hands back to safety. You watch the show and miss the fight.