stop saying Mayweather should fight Canleo!

Not really, that was the gameplan. Making Trout lead, Trout was cautious of closing the distance and this is why he was throwing so many arm punches. He's far more comfortable bringing opponents on to his shots, Canelo didn't do this. Good generalship displayed by him.

 

maybe your definition is different. there were times were alvarez was backing away and not throwing anything. this gave some people the impression that trout was bringing the fight which is why, despite alvarez's more effective punching and defense, the fight was still close and hard to score because of saul's inactivity. had alverez countered more effectively, not would there be no doubt he won, he may have even won by stoppage.

 

Alvarez was in full control. Being the aggressor does not neccessarily equate to being the ring general. Trout had success at times, but a lot of his work was not effective.

Example: Donaire was the aggressor (moving forwards) against Rigo. He was far from being the general in there.

I do agree that Alvarez made the rounds close due to inactivity, but first and foremost the rounds are scored on clean, effective punches, this was Alvarez in about 7-8 of the rounds.

 

Floyd could potentially win this but Canelo is a legit threat so hes not going to fight him.

The days that Floyd took dangerous fights are long gone, i fully expect Alexander next and then maybe Khan if he gets some wins in.

 

IMO it was a bit of both. Canelo knew that Trout was less comfortable pressuring, and Trout was determined to come forward and try to exploit a predicted weaknesses in Canelo backing up, but he wasn't prepared for Canelo's movement whereas Canelo was prepared for Trout's pressure. But at the same time, Canelo often takes a step back when feinted and is easily discouraged from closing the distance at times where he has opportunities to cut the ring off and throw at close range. He lets his opponents off the hook too much while he takes a breather.

Hanging back and being measured while coming forward and giving Floyd less space to counter isn't a bad strategy, but it would have been more encouraging to see him pull a Tyson on Trout.

 

Mother ****er is getting paid 50 million a fight, he can earn that money take on a big kid for that check he sure as **** shouldnt be allowed to Cherry pick Guerreros for this last few fights he has at 50 mil per fight **** that.

 

Mayweather is too small for Canelo

 

thats the thing, it seems like you're giving alvarez too much credit for his punch output. there is no doubt, just because you come forward and throw punches, it does not equal ring generalship.

however, if one guy is not letting his hands go when the other throwing though most if it is ineffective, who do you favor? thats going to have to be a matter of perception. its called make him miss and make him pay. alvarez didnt make trout pay enough to win a clear decision. but he made him pay enough to win a close decision. but thats just one viewpoint.

 

Nah, I'm very critical of his punch output, if he didn't have GBP right behind him, that decision on Saturday would have been closer on the judges cards. I do agree that you have to make an opponent pay after making them miss, but if the opponent is still struggling to land, or land anything effective, no matter how many punches they are throwing, the round goes to the boxer who lands the clean, effective punches, which the majority of the time was Canelo.

 

Dont think the weight is that much of an issue.

Ortiz was 164

Oscar must have been 165-170

Cotto was 160+

Baldomir was 161

 

completely agree with you here.

he did at times, but he also took off in moments were he landed nothing. thats why the fight was close. it depends on how often you feel each case happened but its not really debatable that each happned.

having said that, alvarez did prove he was the more skilled fighter. but hes gotta let his hands go more, and improve his stamina if thats the key issue.

 

Same day weigh in?

 

Floyd is gonne get killed by the Ginger!

 

All these opinions change after Floyd fights. I'm personally hoping for Guerrero to rough him up and if by some miracle from God Guerrero does win though.. Guess who Canelo fights next lol.
I think Floyd's legs are gone, he's slown down a good bit, but he still does have skills and seems to sit down on his punches more. I am definitely not a fan of Mayweather, but honestly he has more to worry about against Guerrero (aggressive, rough, a bit dirty you could say, southpaw) at 147 than a 154 pound Canelo IMO. Styles make fights and I saw absolutely nothing from Canelo that would really trouble Floyd except Canelo's power that he won't land much of. Canelo coudln't finish off Trout even though he did the chicken dance, it took him how many rounds to stop a 140 pound fighter in Lopez?, he didn't really hurt Mosley, etc, etc. He has power, he landed a beautiful shot on Trout, but his power is OVER RATED. Canelo's stamina is poor, or he just didn't want to do any work since it was in Texas.
Again, even as a person who dislikes Mayweather, I don't care if he fought Canelo at 200 pounds.. Unless Floyd is beyond shot, the only chance I give Canelo is landing the bomb and I don't think his bombs are enough. Floyd wins by decision via 10-2 rounds.