Best Canelo performance

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  1. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Of the fights I've seen of his I think it's the Kirkland fight but I'm curious what others think. It can be the fight where you think he was the most dominant, showed the best skills, or had the best knockout, whatever your criteria is for best performance.
     
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    If I could only pick one it would be against Sergey Kovalev.
     
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    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    A match that he still lost 7 rounds in.:lol:
     
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    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Probably against Caleb Plant.
     
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    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Plant or Saunders. He did well surviving in the first GGG fight, even though he, in reality, lost, he fought bravely.
     
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    That's fair considering the OP is asking for all around performance. Canelos fight against Kovalev is my favorite though.
     
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    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    As one of the biggest Kovalev fanboys on the site, I ****ing hate it.:ohno Especially when you consider all that The Krusher had stacked against him in the lead up and he was still comprehensively outboxing him, if he could've just last another round and a half, he too could've had the honor of being robbed by Canelo.
     
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Ok you convinced me that fight sucked. Im going to pull an audible and switch my choice to James Kirkland, final answer.
     
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  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jacobs. Fight wasn't one sided but he was peak there.
     
  10. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    He had a lot of one sided fights at 154 and looked great in his 168 unification run. Imo though, it’s GGG 2. Controversy aside, they both dished out beautiful offensive performances. I was rooting for G too but couldn’t help but admire Canelo’s sharpness that night.
     
  11. drenlou

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    I liked his performance against Cotto.
     
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    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    my pick as well. he was just better than g that night. and both looked on their game. high level stuff.
     
  13. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Best Canelo showings IMO:

    James Kirkland
    Callum Smith
    Jaime Munguia
    Caleb Plant
    Danny Jacobs
     
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    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Best Canelo performance has been...
    avoiding Benavidez for so long.
     
  15. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Just stop lol
     
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