Canelo vs Froch at 168

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Both in their primes, who wins?
     
  2. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    Canelo wins pretty easily, I think. It's a horrible matchup for Froch; prime for prime, he's better than him in every department.
     
  3. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    I think Canelo gives him trouble but his workrate and stamina are so abysmal at this weight that Froch would end up outworking him. Those loaded up single shots won't deter Froch enough from his gameplan.

    Froch, despite his style, was also an underrated feinter which would sap Canelo's physical and mental energy even more.
     
  4. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo.

    Froch not that hard to hit and Canelo would have hit him and hit him good.
     
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  5. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Froch chins him

    What is this Canelo suck fest ya'll need to chill out big time
     
  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Froch beats him within an inch of his life, anyone who thinks otherwise, you're deluding yourselves and you really need to get a grip. Every great at 168 batters this stumpy little ginger featherfist all over the ring. Calzaghe, Kessler, Ward, and Eubank beat him as well. I wouldn't rule out Collins, Ottke and Benn either. He might be able to beat prime Arthur Abraham or Lucian Bute, but even that I wouldn't bet on.
     
  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Froch dominates Canelo
     
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  8. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree.
     
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  9. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    Ottke? Really?
     
  10. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    If they fought in Germany, absolutely.:lol:
     
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  11. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I dont disagree with him. I wouldn't call Canelo beating Ottke a foregone conclusion.

    Plant, BJS, and Smith are incredibly mediocre fighters compared to the super middle crop of the 90s-early 2010s.
     
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  12. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    I don't disagree with this, but I think they were all much better than Ottke. Ottke was arguably the most overrated and protected world champion in the history of the sport.

    The only fighter who has truly pushed Canelo back for 12 rounds was Bivol at light heavyweight, who is a much bigger and better boxer than Froch. Taylor and Groves both dropped Froch heavily, and Ward comfortably outboxed him. Canelo is slightly overrated, but Froch is even more overrated. Canelo has the better chin, better shot selection, and much higher ring IQ. In his prime, he didn't block punches with his nose either, like Froch did, beats him pretty easily on points, Canelo isn't Lucian Bute or Yusuf Mack.
     
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  13. Special one

    Special one Active Member Full Member

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    The Canelo we witnessed the other night!? A prime Froch would have stopped him, no doubt. Prime for prime tho it's a 12'round gruelling battle and battle of iron chins that could have gone either way on close scorecards.
     
  14. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Member Full Member

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    Why are you always so hyperbolic?
     
  15. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Because that's how I roll. Why do you care?