Judging by his display v GGG is Canelo now better than anyone Floyd faced in his prime?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Canelo has developed into a fantastic middleweight and looked great in beating a super middle the other day, if he meets and then defeats Callum Smith wouldn`t that rank him above all of Floyd`s former opponents?
     
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    tealt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If this version of Canelo fought Mayweather when he did I think the fight looks different. Maybe not a win but he seems to be getting better. He is only 28 and just entering his prime.
     
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    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    Have you moved on from AJ to Canelo now, Mark?
     
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    inner2deepz Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Lol Canelo will always have lead feet. Floyd is too fleet footed for him and was toying with him I hate to see what he did if he actually cared and tried lol
     
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    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    P4P? No.
     
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    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    He'd also have an absurd weight advantage.
     
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  7. Leoh

    Leoh Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo is like AJ. He's not great by any means but his size coupled with his decent technique makes him very difficult to deal with. Only someone who can baloon up like he does can deal with him. Some candidates would be; every full champ at SMW, Jacobs/Charlo/BJS at MW, Hurd or Munguia at SWW. Those would be proper wars.
     
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  8. Above Deck

    Above Deck Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No version of Canelo beats Floyd. Some judge called the fight a split decision. Hopefully I don't get a ban on this site for suggesting that the fight was wide in favor of Floyd Mayweather, but I thought the fight was wide in favor of Floyd Mayweather.
     
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    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think if a 28 yr old Canelo fought a 35-36 year old Floyd at 154, Floyd would win 8-4 and lose via robbery
     
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    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd didn't fight this version of Canelo
     
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    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Floyd was 36 years old when he beat Canelo easily winning just about every round except for the corrupt blind judge who made it a draw.
     
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    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, but he's also a full fledged middleweight. I wouldn't pick anyone on Floyd's resume to beat him H2H.
     
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  13. Official Scorecard

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    As you said it yourself, he developed since. That's the key word. At the time he was a very talented fighter but it wasn't nowhere near today's version of Canelo. Floyd still fought a great fight that night, so U'm nit trying to discredit him, but on the other hand his fans are going to the opposite extreme, acting as if it was a similar version of Canelo as the one Golovkin fought, while it clearly isn't for many obvious reasons.
     
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    Floyd in his prime was fighting blown up 135 and 140 pounders, and a few past it welters. So yes, current Clenelo would be Floyd’s best opponent. Except that Floyd would never get in the ring with the current Clenelo.
     
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who is the best opponent in their prime that Floyd had ever fought?
     
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