Is Canelo being underrated now due to the hype?

I have been a fan of Canelo since i saw his first fight. He obviously has some tools that will make him a top fighter in the future. His composure is unreal for a 20 year old. I think some of the hate also comes because he is not our typical Mexican fighter who comes forward non stop with exciting aggression.

I just watched the fight again last night and i have to say i was impressed. Right after watching it live i was very disappointed he didnt TKO Hatton and got hit too much. However i made some observations.
-If you watch the first few rounds you see Canelo taking a similar approach to what PBF did against Shane. He would press forward but never really make himself vulnerable to big shots. Obviously he wasnt landing as flush as PBF and thats because PBF is the most precise fighter in the sport and Mosley is alot easier to find than Hatton.
-After those first rounds you can tell Canelo could see Hatton would not be able to hurt him and even if he did right after Hatton would land flush he would back up and cover up.
-Hattons defense is awkward as hell. He really left very little angles for Canelo to hit him with. He would jab throw hooks then do something similar to what Darchynian does with his crablike defense. Also he would turn his body and leave only a wide left hook or a straight right to nearly the back of the head for Canelo open. Also that left hook he was blocking pretty well with his hands. The right hands were sneaking in from time to time but like i said they looked borderline illegal at times.


Right after the fight i came on here and agreed with people on how it was not a good performance but in retrospect. He beat a decent fighter with a difficult style 12 rounds to 0. He even had him hurt at times despite not being able to find him cleanly for the majority of the fight.

I think i will have to wait to see his next fight. He is still 20 years old and needs to take it easy to be built properly. However next time they should give him someone with a less difficult style.
Also is it just me or are those left to the body his best shot. He hurt Hatton with it a few times and i have no idea why he didnt throw much. Maybe its just his age.

Oh yea i do agree he is very overrated in the Mexican media however you can not deny that you see shades of greatness in him.

 

Exactly. His defense always has seemed fine to me. He only gets hit when he mixes it up which lets face it only PBF can get away with not getting hit while mixing it up. Watch the first few rounds of that fight and Canelo very rarely got hit. After he saw Hatton didnt have much behind his punches then he started slacking off on his D and just marching forward. I think thats why towards the end of the fight i was disappointed with him until i rewatched it again.

Hell if a guy cant hurt you why not just walk him down. Im sure it was even more to do because Hattons style was awkward and wanted to get the KO so he just said **** it and just wanted to trade to try to open Hatton up.