Canelo's odds of defeating the four kings at middleweight?

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  1. iii

    iii Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HA HA HA ...man foo foo...
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He`s powerful enough to stop Hearns but not as powerful as Barkley was, Hearns punched harder too and was a better finisher than Canelo.
     
  3. Hi-Tech

    Hi-Tech Active Member Full Member

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    Crawford been in comparisons against the kings recently, curious to see how Canelo fares...
     
  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Just some reminders about these guys for 160 and 168 fights:
    1. Hearns got rocked by Roldan and waxed by Barkley and Hagler.
    2. Hagler fought too penisivley against a fat and past prime Duran and basically blew it against a totally beatable version of Leonard by starting the fight with a stupid and egotistical gameplan.
    3. Leonard was a shell of himself at 160 and above and only turned in one standout performance at those weights.
    4. Duran was average at 160 and higher.
     
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  5. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    He has a shot vs Haggler and Herns i think Duran to slick and Lenoard dances around
     
  6. Hi-Tech

    Hi-Tech Active Member Full Member

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    I personally think Hagler and Leonard would clearly beat him. While Hearns and Duran would be closer, though I'm leaning more towards the two after the Crawford fight.
     
  7. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Well if they fight eachother, stands to reason they would have the same weigh in rules. So, Canelo may not have that big of a weight advantage.
     
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  8. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Hearns would not have had a problem with Canelo. His issue was big punchers, which Canelo is not.
    Hagler woukd have outworked Canelo, and assuming the judging was fair, a UD to Marvin.
    SRL is a better version of Crawford, do the math.
    Duran vs Canelo would be a war, but Duran's skills inside should give him a win.
     
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  9. travolt

    travolt Trolling the trolls Full Member

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    Canelita would have a great shot.....




    ......at hearing the final bell.
    But winning ??
    HA HA HA AH AH AH
     
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  10. SouthpawsRule

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  11. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    Hagler had a far better jab than Canelo.
     
  12. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    Hagler would have thrown and landed more than Bud did, Canelo only throws one punch at a time and gasses late in fights, Hagler's jab would be too long and consistent.
     
  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    It would be a case of inches and fractions but Canelo has more power than Duan had, there's no way Duran could KO Canelo.
     
  14. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    SRL looked poor vs Lalonde and sloppy in his rematch vs Hearns.
     
  15. travolt

    travolt Trolling the trolls Full Member

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    There's a reason Canelita looked, right at the start of her career, to have small advantages over her adversairies, and good reasons too, as we saw her lose to any great fighter she faced.

    Look now; she chose to drag up two divisions a much smaller fighter rather than face Benavidez, who would have decapitated her, as would have any of the big 4: these guys weren't joking around !They didn't care they were smaller, and unlike Crawford, would really have gone after her.
     
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