Bivol, Floyd, Bud, Who fought the better version of Canelo?

Crawford has never fought a top level mover besides Madrimov and that fight was close, he also struggled with Kell Brook at long range until he caught him with a KO shot so I actually like Mayweathers chances here.

Crawford prefers come forward fighters so he can set traps. Mayweather might actually be a stylistic nightmare for Crawford

 

It was obviously Bivol if we don't count the GGG robberies.
Floyd demanded Canelo weigh in at 152 which is not a real weight division he was compromised.
Crawford fought an older washed Canelo.

 

So you're saying that Canelo was a good stylistic match for Crawford and Mayweather would be more complicated. I can buy that, on the other hand, you could say that Mayweather isn't as suited to be as effective as Canelo or Crawford at higher weights due to his limits. I think we can agree that both Canelo and Crawford are bigger punchers than Mayweather, at least 147/154 Mayweather later in his career.

Both 147 Crawford and 168 Crawford were pretty good, compared to how he was at 154. You take the Spence version of Crawford against any version of Mayweather, it's hard to call but I think it would be very competitive. But if Crawford can go up higher in weight than Mayweather ever could, then maybe Crawford's physical advantages are the problem, for both Canelo or a hypothetical Mayweather. It's those physical advantages Crawford has combined with his High Ring IQ that makes him tough for anyone to beat.

But as Great as Both Mayweather was and Crawford is, Their victories over Canelo were not against the Best Canelo. That is not their fault that Canelo was pre-prime or post-prime but that's the general consensus. I would personally have to favor Prime Canelo over Mayweather or Bud, but neither fight would be easy, and they have both shown the blueprint on how to beat Canelo. But if we're talking about Mayweather vs THIS Bud, I would personally have to favor Bud, for one because we have never seen Mayweather at such a high weight (during his career, not these post-career circus exhibitions) and we don't know how he would handle it. I just do not see how the Mayweather who beat Canelo Certainly not the Mayweather who struggled with Maidana in his next fight could do to a 168-lb Champ what Bud just did. Now, could a 147-lb Mayweather handle the 147-lb Crawford who beat Spence? I don't know about that either, maybe an earlier version. Bud against Spence looked unbeatable. Bud did not look unbeatable against Canelo, he looked vulnerable but Canelo was not able to fully exploit that vulnerability. What I would say is that Crawford would be a serious problem for Mayweather at any weight!

 

Andre wanted no part of Canelo that's for sure!

After he saw what Canelo did to GGG, he said bye ya'll I'm done.

 

It's all hypothetical. In the end we know the Canelo prototype style doesn't work against Mayweather. Canelo did not drastically improve, he just got bigger and more defensively responsible, but Mayweather was already past his prime.

Mayweather beats any version of Canelo. His size only matters as much as he lands his best shots continously and that would not happen here

 

Bivol, but also not the best. Canelo was best against ggg

 

Bivol and it's not really close IMO

 

shakur vs canelo who wins

 

Bivol fought the best version out of those three, but probably not THE best version of Canelo, because I feel he was slowing down even then. The Floyd version was young and weight drained.

 

Yes I agree, the Bivol version was the best but the first GGG fight was Peak Canelo. I would loved to have seen the GGG that beat Canelo fight The Bivol that beat Canelo.

 

Crawford. The Canelo Bivol fought was the same stylewise, but his preparation seemed worse and he gassed very quickly (though some of that might’ve just been what Bivol was making him do).

 

That first L is always special. The first hard fight. Floyd still ups DM.