Do you think Canelo has true knockout power?

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  1. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i had a debate with some friends the other day about Canelo and his supposed knockout power.

    I argued that Canelo's power is smoke & mirrors. a mirage disguised through careful matchmaking..
    if you look at all the guys he's knocked out, who are they? almost all are chinny or not durable or shop worn or small like Angulo, Khan, Kirkland, etc.

    and all the guys who couldn't knockout like Trout, Cotto, etc.

    basically, I think that Canelo can only knockout smaller chinny shop worn dudes and if u put someone of similar size, durability, etc. he can't get the job done.


    thoughts?
     
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  2. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Also, do u think if Canelo fought Jacobs, Lemieux, Saunders, Stevens, etc and every top 10 middleweight right now, he could knock them out?
     
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  3. Ilikeboxing

    Ilikeboxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nope.
     
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  4. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    He has Chris Eubank Jr power. Looks and sounds like the shots should be putting you to sleep while in reality it wasnt really half as hard as youd expect. Like the opposite of GGG whose little short shots look like nothing but you can see his opposition beginning to back away and wilt under these shots.
     
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  5. Ricdog

    Ricdog Active Member Full Member

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    He does, at least he's knocked out everyone he should. The only exception being the Mosley fight.
     
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  6. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    Canelo can punch, its one of his strengths

    Is he a huge puncher at 160, NO, but he's a strong puncher and he's accurate
     
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  7. Howitzer1888

    Howitzer1888 Active Member Full Member

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    Not against proper middleweights I don't think. I reckon against people his own size he probably has 7 / 10 power, which is good but nothing special. All his proper knockouts are against smaller fighters who are known to be chinny like Khan or Kirkland.
     
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  8. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Kirkland was a regular feature on the glass jaw rankings. He spent years in the top 10
     
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  9. Ilesey

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    He can punch - I have no doubt.

    Is it devastating power that puts everyone he touches on bambi legs - no, absolutely not.
     
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  10. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    my breakdown.
    Canelo has a sturdy 160lb chin but the punching power of 154lb fighter imo.
     
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  11. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most 160 lbrs would not have withstood the best shots Canelo landed on GGG.
     
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  12. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Chavez did. Welter weight Cotto did. Eubank Jr would laugh off his best shots.
     
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  13. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't remember Canelo landing anything on Cotto or Chavez that resembled the power shots he landed on GGG's titanium chin.
     
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  14. Lady Girl

    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    its just gggs chin

    its supernatural
     
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  15. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    He's pretty heavy handed and explosive which can result in fighters getting stunned and hurt, plus he puts together his punches really well which increases the damage he can inflict. He's not quite as heavy handed as guys like Golovkin, Jacobs or Lemieux, but he can punch without a doubt.
     
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