Has Canelo's losses

I am actively laughing at this thread along with everyone else that have responded.

 

I guess I disagree with the overall premise. I don't think Canelo has been living under Mayweather's shadow. I never got that feeling. I think the biggest thing with Canelo was him constantly having to prove people wrong because he never truly passed the eye test. What I mean by that is many people (fans, boxers, and writers) looked at Canelo as someone who is good but he's not special. He's not a generational talent. The reason people thought that is because in his first big fight, he arguably losses to Austin Trout. I thought Canelo edged it but he didn't dominate. Then he gets dominated by Mayweather. I thought Canelo showed some talent in there. It wasn't like Floyd beat Canelo up. Floyd just schooled him. But then Canelo arguably losses to Lara. He beats Cotto but doesn't try to get Cotto outta there. Then he fights GGG in the first fight and arguably loses. Some even thought he didn't win the second fight (I did but it was close). I think having so many close fights made people question how good is Canelo. They know he's good but is he generational? Is he Mayweather, Pacquiao, Roy Jones, etc.? I don't think Canelo ever truly convinced everyone he was that level of talent. So him losing twice after Floyd was just confirmation. He's a great fighter but he's not generational. That's Crawford, Inoue, and Usyk.

 

As the years went on, I actually have come to like Canelo. Yes he was A side and had everything in his favour but he's a damn good fighter. A little overrated and many past greats would have done a number on him.

He reminds me of Djokovic from tennis, as the years went on I've taken to him.