Mayweathers win over Canelo is one of the greatest in boxing history

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  1. herbzg

    herbzg Euro-Level Athlete Full Member

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    A washed up, past prime near 40 mayweather beat a young, Dominant world champion who also significantly bigger, outweighing mayweather by over 20 pounds
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    No.
     
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    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    One of, you say? What other fights from the history of boxing are you comparing it to? List your top 5 all-time wins. Should be no problem for a boxing historian such as yourself...
     
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    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Canelo is a very overrated PED user, who needs robberies go win.
     
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    Heavy_Hitter, Mar 1, 2020
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Canelo was not that good at the time and has improved significantly, Ray Leonard beat Tommy Hearns for God`s sake.
     
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    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Arguably the best of the last decade no doubt.
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It was a great win, no doubt.

    I think Canelo is a very overrated guy, but there is no denying that it is a win over a highly respected, multi-division champ, and a much naturally bigger man.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Eh KO6 is hard to argue with.
     
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    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Looks even better with time.
     
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    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was a no doubt a great win but:

    1. Canelo was green
    2. Canelo's not as good as his record suggest, he should have at least another 2 losses on his record, Lara and GGG I
     
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    GGG should have a win over a better version of Canelo
     
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    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    :(:rolleye::vomiton:
    Wait...So Floyd, who went on to beat PAC who is still kicking aze as an old man, was washed up when he beat the Green Canelo???:sleeping:
     
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  13. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Floyd was a -300 favorite in that fight.

    Curious as to where you rank Loma-Rigo, as those odds were nearly the exact same: Loma closed a -325 favorite.
     
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    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not really. Canelo was essentially Trout/Lara level at the time. Very good win, but there's nothing "win of the decade" caliber about beating a guy you're soundly favored to.
     
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    He drained the inexperienced young Canelo down in weight severely
     
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