If Canelo Alvarez beats Kovalev, would he be the best Mexican boxer of all-time?

If Canelo beats Kovalev at 175 with no BS catchweight, crippling rehydration clause, or failed drug tests? Then he's knocking at the door of Mexican GOAT. BUTT—

Canelo still got GGG problems and needs to actually beat him fairly. Then I have no problem calling him the Mexican GOAT.

 

Shockingly decent thread from you, Ant Boy.

 

GGG is Kazakh GOAT and that’s it.

 

Not even close.

 

Another mental thread. Are you seriously saying the ginger judge whisperer will go down in ATG history as a better fighter than somebody like Cesar Chavez? Really? Really?

 

All great fighters have been given help from the judge's, Pacquiao had his all the times he fought Marquez, Tito had his when he beat dlh, Mosley had his in his rematch with dlh and the list goes on....

 

History has proven that Canelo will not fight Kov until it is clear that Sergei is shot which, frankly, might be true now.

 

No , because Kovalev is old and past prime.
No, because Canelo lost to GGG
And biggest NO is because there’s one truly great mexican boxer JCC .

 

I doubt Canelo will surpass JCC but he is earning the right to at least merit discussing his ranking among some of Mexico's best. Something that would have been sacrilege a mere few years ago.

Objectively speaking his resume is arguably comparable to JCC's at the same age.

 

One exception is Marvin Hagler. EVERYTHING went against him

 

Nope

 

Maybe one of the GOAT Chemically Enhanced.

 

GOAT candidates don't need to cheat.

 

This.